Thread 28602695

If not, why?

>>28602695 (OP)
The top speed is 189mph and I haven't been on a road that's smooth enough yet to try and vmax

Fastest I've gone in it is 140mph

Hell yeah, brother

>>28602695 (OP)
I've owned 5 vehicles but only topped out 3 of them
Miata, motoguzzi v7, and fzr400 all topped out around 120
C5 corvette and sti I never buried the needle. Fastest I went was 150

>>28602695 (OP)
my car's speedo shows 120 or something, but it goes into limp mode before i reach 90.

>>28602695 (OP)
Fastest i've gone is 126mph in a 2010 Cadillac CTS, driving my wife, 1 year old daughter and a trunk full of luggage through Wisconsin. After hitting that speed, and thinking I wasnt as well planted on the road as I thought was safe, I let off the gas and let a hill brake my as I went up. As soon as I crested it I ran in to a state trooper in a speed trap. Cost me ~$600 later and a 2 week license suspension after he said I was going 110mph in a 70mph zone. I was just grateful I didnt get arrested for child endangerment or something.

>>28602695 (OP)
nope all the cars i've owned have topped out near 300kmh

>>28602716
>Cost me ~$600 later and a 2 week license suspension after he said I was going 110mph in a 70mph zone.

in australia that would be like 3kusd dollar fine and year suspension of license lol

>>28602695 (OP)
My tires are rated to only 120. Feel quite nice at at 110. What I drive is good to 140 for days. but why push it?

>>28602732
Doubt it

>>28602716
I'd never go at any such rate except when hauling my scrawny ass across corn country where there's no one else in sight.

>>28602695 (OP)
Yeah, took my Audi to the electronic limiter @ 155. Felt like I didn't need to do that again, even though it felt stable as can be, not much different from how it felt at 75.

>>28602716
damn, you really have to try to get got by a speed trap at the top of a hill.

>>28602716
Certified nigger doing that with your family in the car.

>>28602695 (OP)
Speedo goes to 140mph
Turn 1, 148mph 100% throttle at Pacific.

my lil yuro shitbox has a speedometer that goes to 200kmph but it can't even reach 120 on 5th

>>28602716
That cop should've throatfucked you right there.

158, 150, 130 top down.

>>28602695 (OP)
speedo goes up to 160 mph (250 kmh), but I never went faster than 140 mph (230 kmh).
I dont know why, I got scared I guess. Don't like high speeds anyways.

>>28602703
cool 911 man
i like the stock version, i find it so clean and beautiful

Not this current shitbox because defeating the limiter requires disabling shift torque control and I'm an idiot, but not a reckless fool.

>>28602866
hey how's the bmw z3 roadster?
im thinking about getting one as a first car if i cant find a mx5 nb/nc in good condition and a good price
do you recommend it? any reliability issues? i would appreciate your thoughts

>>28602972
Most American roads are a death sentence at those speeds. Random shitty pavement on freeways, potholes because some tow truck driver didn't secure a car correctly, black people paved it years ago, I could go on.

>>28603014
this is actually the truth
above 100 in some states you're basically a low-flying aircraft

>>28602703
Lmao, skill issue. I hit that speed in my 170hp E46 easy

>>28602695 (OP)
i ran out of road to hit 220 kph. barely hit 200

>>28603064
Good for you, next you'll tell me you ride drunk on your donorcycle.

>85mph
>110mph
Yep

>>28602695 (OP)
Yeah, it's not exactly hard to do. I always like to to try and top my cars out at least once, just to see what they're capable of. I got up to 164mph in my M3, but I ran out of road before I could top it out. Was still pulling pretty strong, too, I reckon it could've got around 180 with little issue.

Yep. I always like to to try and top my cars out at least once, just to see what they're capable of. Fastest I've been was 164mph in my M3, but I ran out of road before I could actually top it out. Was still pulling pretty strong, too, I reckon it could've got around 180 if I found a long enough road without cameras.

I've topped out several before. Took the current one (base 2.5 impreza) to 125-130mph, it still had a while left in 5th iirc.

We have an 04 silverado that I got to 100 once with a 120 speedometer. That was on flat ground and it was screaming for dear life, I could probably get it up to 110 if I found a good hill

Just to inform anons ITT that the max reading on the speedometer has no relevance to the actual top speed of your vehicle.
Now to answer OP
>>28602695 (OP)
>Have you ever topped out your car?
No. Current weekend car is rated to about 170 mph. I don't have the roads in my country to do that if I want to keep my licence.

>>28602695 (OP)
I've topped out every vehicle I've owned, except this VW MK4 Jetta with the ALH.

I have no desire to top this car out. It's slow, but the fuel economy is incredible.
>Did a road trip from northern Michigan down to Ohio/WV and back on a single tank
>Put in 16 some odd gallons with 980 miles clocked
>Still had ~1 gallon left

If I drive for fuel economy I can average 55+. If I drive with traffic I see low 50's. Anything past 80 and the fuel economy is high 40's.

Maybe someday I'll top it out, but not yet.

>>28603005
It's a great car. 2.3 (which is a 2.5), 2.8, and 3.0 will all work. The 3.0 has zing.
Remove the spare and put in a strut brace.

It's a 23-30 year old car. Bits break.

>>28602866
*oh yeah, 2007 Jetta 2.5 Wolfsburg will do 130.

>>28603500
Depends on how well calibrated your speedometer is. Mine is spot on up to at least 160 mph, judging by GPS readings

>>28603529
>Depends on how well calibrated your speedometer is.
No it doesn't. It depends on where the OEM decided to stop the graphics.
And I doubt your speedo doesn't read about 1% over if it's very good, as it's illegal (in EU) to sell a car where the speedo under-reads, so all OEMs deliberately make their speedos optimistic, particularly to allow for tyre wear, etc.

>>28603533
(cont)
Ignore my tyre wear comment - I think I had a mini-stroke

>>28603533
It's an analog speedo so it may be off by 1-2 mph at 100+, but the electronically limited speed (before I removed it with a tune) was exactly 150 mph as advertised on both the GPS and speedometer.

the fastest ive seen my car go is 147mph and I don't have the nerve to do it again without putting a new driveshaft in it.

>>28603554
>It's an analog speedo
Makes no odds - the law applies to all speedos, and everything has a tolerance

>>28603500
my car don't got a speedo i use phone gps.

>>28603568
>my car don't got a speedo
Then it's illegal on public roads in most, if not all, jurisdictions
> i use phone gps.
OK -it should be accurate without the OEM offset, but
> How accurate is GPS for speed measurement?
>As with positioning, the speed accuracy of GPS depends on many factors.
>The government provides the GPS signal in space with a global average user range rate error (URRE) of ≤0.006 m/sec over any 3-second interval, with 95% probability.
>This measure must be combined with other factors outside the government's control, including satellite geometry, signal blockage, atmospheric conditions, and receiver design features/quality, to calculate a particular receiver's speed accuracy.

>>28602695 (OP)
I've topped out every car I own except my C4. "Only" got it to 160.

>>28602695 (OP)
I've had full tank of gas multiple times, yes.

>>28603567
mhm
You know they're supposed to overreport by a MAXIMUM of 10 percent, right? Which means that a speedometer could be 0.5-2 percent overreporting and be just fine?
I don't know how else to tell you that my speedometer is pretty accurate

>>28603581
>Then it's illegal
good.

>>28603590
>Which means that a speedometer could be 0.5-2 percent overreporting and be just fine?
Could be. But most target about 5%

>>28603594
>good.
psycho or underaged response. You choose

>>28603078
>going to jail for speeding
Aah, Amuricah.

>>28603602
you mean every country?

>>28603598
We're not talking about your speedometer, or even the average speedometer. We're talking about my speedometer and my test results

Yes. My 94 F150 stops indicating past 80.

>>28603647
speeding is a victimless crime.

>>28603647
Lol, no.

120 in my 04 Accord, felt near its limit and was when I had absolutely fucked tyres so not recommended.

>>28603701
based

>>28602695 (OP)
Thanks, Germany. I did reach the rev limiter. Road was open, so it was essentially flat out for about an hour.

Have to change diff oil now.

>>28603974
>110 mph
That's slower than a decade old Prius. You will try again when you get a real car, yes?

>>28602866
Take another turn "a little too fast" again.

>>28603982
Next post, please.

Yes. 205Km/h on a FIAT Seicento. Car tops out at 180, at 205 is hard cut limited by the top gear.

Let me tell you, it's scary as shit.

>>28603581
>using chatbot output in an argument

>>28602695 (OP)
Not in a long time. Any speed over 100mph/50mph over the limit is jail time and car impounding (where your car will get fucked up by tow lot scumfucks) and there is too much traffic now to try it unless I were to go out in the wee hours of the morning because the population has exploded since 2020. I've topped out cars in the past, with my personal top being 178mph. My current fastest car is gearing limited to around 180mph but I have no intent on trying that out with the state of the roads and laws.

Tops out at 196, but I've had it a bit over 170 on the autobahn. Traffic stopped me from pushing it more, but I doubt I would have gone that much faster anyway.

>>28602695 (OP)
Longitudinal cracks on my 2017 dated Michelins. Also I run 87 in my 93 tuned engine.

>>28602695 (OP)
Yep. My 90 K5 had a speedometer that went to 85, I would routinely bounce the needle off the trip odometer post about a half inch past that. I miss that old truck. It was cool.

>>28602695 (OP)
I don't think I've ever bought tires rated for over 90mph.

>>28602695 (OP)
110 limiter once and in this car ive hit 114 but it was on a twisty road and it can go faster. 80-90 is usually the top end for the roads I drive

>>28602695 (OP)
No but I topped your dad last weekend

>>28604069
I bought fifty dollar whitewalls that are rated at 112. Where in the fuck are you buying 90 mph tires?

>>28602866
You did 158 in that Pontiac? Wtf

>>28602695 (OP)
my tacoma governs out at 94 mph. I hit that once when i was getting out of the way of a runaway semi.

My old Mk.4 golf wouldn't track past 75, the needle would just start swaying. It'd do 100 with some effort tho

>>28604150
Confusing the load index for speed rating?

My 350gt was imported from japan so it's limited at 180km/h, but I make the most of it when ever i've got to head out west to mine sites.
not sure if it'll be worth the hassle removing the limiter considering their few roads i can make the most out of it.

>>28602695 (OP)
160 on speedo which means low 150s, I would have and could have gone faster if not for coming up on a cluster of traffic

>>28604454
I back off much above 130mph. I'll play with people up to that speed but corners can become problematic on public roads if you don't know who is around them.

>>28604463
Yeah I was driving on a stretch of highway I'm comfortable with, with no turns for another few miles. I normally don't do more than 110 because I drive with the windows down and at that point road and wind noise gets too loud for me to comfortably listen to music

>>28602695 (OP)
>Go on highway
>Get up to 70 mph
>Check engine light comes on at ~60 mph
False light but it comes on after going over 60 and a couple of times before, I blew a headgasket on a ~30 mile trip.
>>28602716
They will arrest you for over 100 in my state now.

>>28604581
100mph plus is insta-ban in most places, try to do it where cameras and cops aren't about.

Speeding is illegal


I keep it under 20 over

>>28604587
10 over is $300 plus a court date... Ask me how I know.

Also I know of a good road, just my car still has engine trouble despite working on it (and even taking it to a mechanic) to check it out. It might just need a new engine, which sucks as the odometer is at 60k (for a Jap car that I was expect 100k from at least). I am the second owner, but I bought it off of my mother, so I know the maintenance history. Excuse the minor rant, but it is what it is.

>>28604593
I f* hate people that do 20 all the way to work,
that may be fast in LA but get a move on please.
Put your phone and c0ck away before the lights change.

>>28602695 (OP)
110 mph, so 7 mph off from topping out. The car just doesn't have enough power to top out without flooring it for minutes.

140 mph in a van, I'm pretty sure the governor was removed because these things are supposed to top out at 106 mph.

>>28604635
I've had a Transit Van off the top of the speedometer behind a car on the highway. Maybe 100mph or so. We were making good progress.

>>28602695 (OP)
I clocked 130mph on my bike at 3AM on a dual carriageway then noped out when my vision started closing in and is suddenly occurred to me what a fleshy meatbag I am.

>>28602695 (OP)
No but I've been topped in my car

>>28604672
Coasting up behind people at about 100mph with the lights off and then giving them all the noise is a memory I will always treasure.

>>28604691
Eww, I hope you weren't driving, that might have been naughty.

>>28604672
>130 on an RSV4
So like 5 seconds of WOT in third gear?

>>28604737
Yeah, and therein lies the problem with litrebikes. Not much fun unless you're on the track or you got nothing to live for.

>>28602711
The v7 is sus at top speed lol

>>28602695 (OP)

yes, though it's a Honda, and the max speed I could get was 160km/h, or 100mph.

that's more than enough to have fun, at least for me, since I like going through curves rather than straight roads.
It's a 5th gen coupe (EJ2), so it's light, and absolutely fun to drive.

>>28602866
*oh yeah, I forgot about this one. 140.

>>28603521
thanks man!
if i were to buy one used, anything to check?

>>28604004
How the fuck are you alive I fear for my life going 100km/h in these little shitboxes

>>28602841
Donno if its a thing specific to euroboxes where the top of the spedometer is nowhere near the actual top speed of the car.
I know that we never had the retarded 55 or 85 laws, and germany has the autobahn, but still most top speeds only reach up to about 1/3 of the spedometer
You'd think it would be useful to keep the spedometer a bit shorter, make the first 100kph a bit more readable

>125cc bike
all the time, but that means nothing
>moms 1l kei-car
does 160 km/h and the engine could've done more but it wouldn't keep straight, needed two lanes of straight road. Never again.
>97hp Corolla
yes, speedo above 190 km/h, was more focused on the tach at red-line but couldn't let off the gas because an Audi was 1m behind me
learned a lesson with that one though after having to emergency brake from 180 on 12yo bald tires. That was fucking scary
>300CE
nah, let off at 180km/h (should do 225 but it's old)
>Focus ST
became too twitchy for my taste somewhere around 225 out of 250 km/h, haven't found an empty enough Autobahn since getting decent tires

>work cars
>eUp!
130 km/h governed
lame
>e Smart (MK3)
140 km/h goverened
surprisingly comfy but battery-gauge in free-fall
>BMW 520d
accidentally went 190km/h felt like 120 in my shitbox
>Peugeot Partner 1.2
had mercy with it at 160 km/h


>>28605031
In the past when you could read the speedo turned off it was a status thing. You'd have people go 'Dude, the speedo goes to 200!' not knowing that the thing would top out at 160.
Also offers some room for improvement if you install some go-fast addons

>>28602695 (OP)
No, because it is illegal. And scary.

>>28602695 (OP)
All 5 motorcycles I've owned I have, but they're all slow shitbikes or dirt bikes. XT225, Honda shadow, xt250, klx300r, and coleman b200r. I maxed my work truck once (taco) at like 112 or 118, my old corrola at the same as the taco, and I maxed my 2019 colorado v6 out before I removed the governor. With the governor gone it gets squirrely after 100mph, so I've never taken it to the theoretical 120+ limit.

My dirt bikes I measured with phone gps, the rest were speedometer.

155 bald eagles per school shooting, electronically limited, US290 in Texas the day I bought it.

>>28605023
Strut mounts for mushrooming.
Cooling system.

>>28604391
That is so cucked get it removed, my 350z did 100mph in third gear. I never took it out and didn't do that speed, I've done it on bumpy country roads.

>>28604391
For the 1 or two times you *might* do it, I'd say it's worth it.

https://litter.catbox.moe/pg5ofy.mp4

https://files.catbox.moe/qo8bwb.mp4
I think this car would pass 150mph, fastest I have seen it do is 147 cause 5ths kindof a bitch.

>>28605721
Why does it sound like a bicycle with a card in it's spokes?

>>28605721
Sounds like it's about to launch into orbit

https://files.catbox.moe/xzujqm.mp4

>>28602695 (OP)
Only once or twice, it takes quite a lot to max out the speedometer

>>28602695 (OP)
actual topping out?
Nope
close to?
yes
my first car was a 03 punto 1,2. Top speed 160. one day while going home i reached 150. It was also a 90 road.
God it was scary since the lil fiat was narrow, short and had soft suspension.
My current car is an 318d. top speed is roughly 200 but i did reach 160 when going home from work.
My friend also has 318d and with his i reached 180/190 on autobahn like it was nothing.

>>28605798
>https://files.catbox.moe/xzujqm.mp4
what engine in your cayman anon?

>>28605942
I hit 180 going downhill in a Europcar Punto back in '99. That was one of the bigger 4-door ones.
Also had a 2 door rental and had that at 160.

Hmm, I don't think I took a single picture when I was in Sicily for 2 years.

>>28605974
Caymans don't have 5 pods, but that probably isn't obvious with the aspect ratio setting on my action cam. That's a 3.8L at about 5,300ft above sea level.

>>28605031
Putting a 300kmh speedo on a vw polo is not German efficiency

>>28605509
>>28605673
I'll get it done when I start actually having to tune the ECU, but i've got a bit of suspension work to do before i start bolting shit to my engine.

>>28604653
In practice, the fastest cars on the road are rental cars and white vans. That's just how it is. No one cares about a rental and tradies have places to be and zero fucks to give.

>>28604004
>Let me tell you, it's scary as shit.
I'd believe it. Suspension is completely overwhelmed on economy cars and the pizza cutter tires don't help either. The car feels like it's going to float off the road whether you like it or not.

one car can do over 300kmh and i dont have the balls, my other car literally cant make it to the end of the speedo.

>>28606469
I made a v6 chevrolet loaded with toolboxes go like 120 one time knowing full well that they gps track it and have warnings.
heard NOTHING from the boss about it.

>>28602695 (OP)
all my first cars.
opel 1,6, would cruise at 160kmh all day and didnt take much time to get there, topped out at 180
ford sierra 2,0, cruised at 180, topped out at 220
vw transporter van, topped out at 180, cruised at 160 while towing a suzuki samurai on a trailer
dads '75 toyota wagon, 130
grandpas ford escort, 170
ford e series van 7,3 diesel 140
then i started to chicken out a bit/growing up/buying cars where the top speed was just to high for the roads here. alfa romeo and volvo 850 i never went above 180, their potential was probably in the 250 range. some of my later vans & 4x4s have been purely utilitarian and would shake themselfs apart if driven above 130-140 despite having the grunt to go faster.

>>28603075
>e46
>donorcycle
anon, are you retarded or just pretending?

>>28602695 (OP)
Speed isnt appealing to me anymore. I like to snail around as slow as possible. It feels so cool.

>>28605027
Cold steel balls my man

>retards itt think their speedo is correct
by that logic I did 150mph in pic related that has 160ish hp

>>28607113
Mine is, I adjusted it using the GPS as reference, after the rest of the drivetrain was built.

>>28602695 (OP)
I only ever topped out my A3 1.6TDI at ~225 km/h but that required going downhill.

>>28602695 (OP)
my moms car was a punto 2004 1.4 furio i think
did like 180 on speedometer
>first car starlet
it did like 168 maybe but the engine was really slow idk sold it quickly
>some 2018 mercedes sprinter
was limited at 165kph without limiter you could do 200kph for sure in that van engine and box make for great driveline in a van like that (it was like 7 speed dtc i think
>mx5 NB idk the gearing and power fucking sucks in a car like this however it has very little drag or resistance so top speed was pretty good
210 kph
> audi 2016 A3 etron
was limited at 250 kinda sucked,i think you could do 280 in it pretty easy
>k20 eg
had a six speed but idk above 225 that shit gets kinda scary could do 250kph easy im sure of it.
>mercedes C220D 2013
230kph car drives like a fucking tank one of the nicest cars i drove for constant high speed traveling
>2004 yaris sport 1.5
did like 202kph got there suprisingly quick
toyota made final drive and engine match pretty good in this car.
>Audi S5 3.0TDI quatro
did like 285 nice car also

>>28607113
I think those of us with functional cars can be confident that we're within a few percent of speedo indicated speed. Sorry for your broken shitbox.

>>28605721
Is the speedo broken or is it riding the pin maxxed out? I like it. Major road warrior vibes.

>>28605027
If you can master it then you will outdrive 99% of people with faster cars

>>28607861
it doesn't work the speedo gear in the transmission is moving around on the shaft.
it's only an 85mph speedo anyways.

>>28605721
You're clearly going 0 thoughbeitevern't've

No, gotten up to 142 mph. Max should be 180+mph.

There is a highway nearby with a 15 mile long section that is literally straight as an arrow that would be perfect for a top speed run at 2 am on a Sunday. Except faggot cops will randomly camp on it even at 2 am. And since it's completely straight they can probably tag you from miles away. Actual cockblocking bullshit.

>>28602695 (OP)
Yes but it wasn't even near impressive as the little Suzuki Swift's speedometer tops out at 90mph

My car tops out at 190 and I’ve been too scared to attempt it. Hit 130 tho

I just did.
Going downhill, too. This is all she's got.

>>28608153
maybe you are right i wanst sure myself

>>28606484
At my dad's work they fired one of the service techs for doing 80 in a 45 in a work van with the company name and phone number on it.
On the flip side, they're about to take away the work van from a different service tech because anytime he has to go somewhere he refuses to use the interstate and does 45mph max in 55 zones

>>28608871
you know what's funny is I actually went the extra mile to drive the work truck at my next job correctly and I got fired in like 3 months, I think they just decided they didn't want me but I did go on loud anti semetic and racist rants in it, wonder if they were recording.

>>28602695 (OP)
yup. Went feral one night and did ~130 in an automatic CM accord. Did well handling-wise, but the transmission overheated.

I knew a guy who threw back 10 beers (raging alcoholic so that is roughly ~4 for a sober man) and sped at 140 mph in a rental across 2 states to get to a party w/ his 2 buddies. Didnt get arrested. Buddies shit themselves big time and got a cab home.

no I have a fucking limiter

Yes, I topped out in a Mini Metro (100mph indicated) Ford Ka (100mph indicated) and Peugeot 306 D Turbo (110mph indicated)
Fastest I ever went was 120mph in an E36 328i but I never maxed it.

I usually do this from time to time just to check if the engine's still got horsepower in it; and always after a fresh oil and filters change just to be sure that at least the lubrication is doing its job. Possibly on low tank and unloaded trunk/whatever to reach top speed a bit faster since I do not have any good straight road to just floor it to heart content.
Still does 140 mph and I feel that I have some 200/300 RPM more to squeeze but then my testing road goes uphill.
2.0 liter diesel from 2007.

>>28602695 (OP)
yes, e39 530d at 230 km/h (143 mph)

>>28606998
I'm suggesting you also own a motorcycle and ride like a retard on that, too, you retarded shitdick.