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Old 04-14-2005, 01:37 PM
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I know a lot of you guys and girls have fast cars, but how fast have you gone.
Old 04-14-2005, 01:43 PM
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I guess I can't post a thread like this and not answer it myself. 140 mph
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Old 04-14-2005, 02:10 PM
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I've hit 120 in the CLS before, but I won't go over that on public highways.

My last car, a 94 Tbird V8, was electronically limited to 110mph... where the CLS has a cutoff of 149mph (or so).
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147 then the governor kicked in.

125 in the Eclipse, hit an aerodynamic brick wall.
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About 125.
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just a hair under 120 in my CL-S .. havent really tried

130 in my 94 camry ... when she had over 175k miles on her (and multiple times before - miss that car)

and 156 on my old 735i ... a dozen years ago on the baltimore beltway at around 3am ... (rev limiter)



guess i should really slow down
Old 04-14-2005, 02:26 PM
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135 miles/hour
Old 04-14-2005, 02:27 PM
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147 with limiter

My VW saw 160+ several years ago on the I-5... that was intense
Old 04-14-2005, 02:50 PM
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130+ in my GTP...although its kind of hard to tell because my gauges only read up to 115, but I've pinned the needle itself well past that, and it was still pulling.
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Old 04-14-2005, 02:54 PM
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160 intense, to say the least.
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Indicated 154mph (actual 147/fuel cutoff) two times.
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CLS 147 maxed out. I went 151 on my non limited 300M. 170 in a co workers Viper
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About 140 in my CL-P
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181 in my civic racing a S/C-NOS M3 Evolution.. this was in 1996 - we used his speedo to determine how fast as mine was pointing straight down and going back towards 0!

Civic - build B20C motor... LS tranny... 5th gear 9.2K RPMs

17x in my NSX

14x in my CL (gets there the quickest! )
Old 04-14-2005, 03:21 PM
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pinned mine at 140 racing an A6 down the highway
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Was driving a friend to the airport, didn't want him to miss his flight.
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indicated 147-148mph
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165 on my CBR, 135 when I had my Civic SI, still need to top out the CL-S
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I thought you just meant in the CL.

I went about 185 on a Hyabusa before.
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140MPH and it scared the hell out of me.
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147 on the limiter
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125....at about 2am
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Hey, hit about 130MPH in my 97 CL.
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My friends said 130+. I was looking at the road and not my speed.
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149 or so in my cls. right around 165 in my chrysler 300g.
Old 04-14-2005, 06:46 PM
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160-165 in a 1970 dodge charger 440 6pak with 323 gears. no shit.
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176 in 2003 Viper, and 147 in 1999 Camaro SS
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65 mph.
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186+ in my 911 and on my Carbon Fibre GSX-R 1000
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186+ in my 911 and on my Carbon Fibre GSX-R 1000



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Old 04-14-2005, 08:48 PM
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[/QUOTE]I went about 185 on a Hyabusa before.[/QUOTE]

Isn't that a riding lawnmower????

130 in the CLS.

How fast do jets go right before they take off?? Love that, and the smell of jet fuel
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140 in the cls when i first got it. felt like I was lifting off the ground...much more planted after i lowered it
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I hit 279 mph once...


















































... in my dreams
Old 04-15-2005, 12:08 AM
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142 and the seals where gone about 130
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i hit 140 before
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Originally Posted by Smitty
65 mph.

Add a hundred
Old 04-15-2005, 12:38 AM
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