your C3 Top Speed??
Burning Brakes
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From: Scottsboro Alabama
Originally Posted by xcelciador
I have gone 187 mph in my c3.
Interesting...I remember former forum member "Grutzy" boasting of this speed. Before "Grutzy" he was known as "Alexarz"......
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Last edited by rihwoods; Jun 14, 2006 at 05:39 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Scottsboro Alabama
Originally Posted by rihwoods
Proof!
Glad I only made an observation instead of a accusation!
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
Originally Posted by Kalway
with a 3.07 rear, 1:1 final tranny gear, and 27" tires at 5000 - 5500 rpm you'll be doing ~140mph.
My speedo only goes to 85...
I've taken it to like 4500 in 3rd gear, though...
My speedo only goes to 85...
I've taken it to like 4500 in 3rd gear, though...
I would probably have to lift around 240 MPH
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by MotorHead
According to the Keisler speed analyzer my TKO-600 5-speed (.68 OD) with 3.08 rear end and 295/50/15 tires will be hitting 265 MPH @ 7000 RPM.
I would probably have to lift around 240 MPH
I would probably have to lift around 240 MPH
RPM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
1000 8 13 19 26 38 0
1500 12 20 28 39 57 0
2000 16 26 38 52 76 0
2500 20 33 47 64 95 0
3000 24 39 57 77 114 0
3500 28 46 66 90 133 0
4000 32 53 76 103 152 0
4500 35 59 85 116 171 0
5000 39 66 95 129 190 0
5500 43 72 104 142 209 0
6000 47 79 114 155 228 0
6500 51 86 123 168 247 0
7000 55 92 133 181 265 0
7500 59 99 142 193 284 0
8000 63 105 152 206 303 0
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bout 100 in my 69 350/300 vert.
i dont have a speedo or tach in my car right now (ok, hasnt been one in it for over 25 years...) so i cant say exactly. all i know is that the C6 behind me took a picture of the group of us, and you can see he was doing 70 in hte picture. the rest of us were all pulling away.
of course, looking back on it now, it may not have been the smartest idea. the entire suspension is well over 20 years old. the only thing new is brakes and tires. i would have gone faster but i didnt want to push the motor too hard. felt incredibly stable at those speeds too.
oh, and of course this was all done on a track
i dont have a speedo or tach in my car right now (ok, hasnt been one in it for over 25 years...) so i cant say exactly. all i know is that the C6 behind me took a picture of the group of us, and you can see he was doing 70 in hte picture. the rest of us were all pulling away.
of course, looking back on it now, it may not have been the smartest idea. the entire suspension is well over 20 years old. the only thing new is brakes and tires. i would have gone faster but i didnt want to push the motor too hard. felt incredibly stable at those speeds too.
oh, and of course this was all done on a track
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From: DFW TX
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St. Jude Donor '07
Same here with the 6th speed. Somewhere around 165 would be my top speed. I've only had up to 125+ with the old 350 on the Nascar track. No speedometer now, which makes it easy to not know and not be scared of it.
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From: Southaven MS
I've been about 110 in my 72 vert with top down, and it scared the **** out of me. Funny I got put in jail for doing 164ish when I was young and dumb(that was in a souped up 86 trans am, which was extremely smooth..no brakes though 
. The vette scared me b/c my father was driving and forgot that the calipers needed to be replaced..we almost ended up in a cotton field where the road T'd.
. The vette scared me b/c my father was driving and forgot that the calipers needed to be replaced..we almost ended up in a cotton field where the road T'd.
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From: Virginia USA
140 on I35W going to Ft Worth. A BMW 5 series and I were pacing each other. I got nervous about getting a ticket and shut her down after 20 miles or so and he kept going. When I got to the outskirts of Ft. Worth guess who was on the shoulder with the blues flashing....you got it, a 5 series BMW.
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From: Upstate, New York
My boss (woman) years ago had a 69 350/350 4 speed that used to let me take the car all the time. One night we were hauling down the thruway with the top down and got her up to 148mph before I let off and asked her how old the tires were. Young Dumb and full of you know what back then.
These days I have a 71 350/270 4 speed that hauls *** - but I let off around 125mph because I don't want to break anything. And yes my tires are new ! Plus my tach isn't working either.
These days I have a 71 350/270 4 speed that hauls *** - but I let off around 125mph because I don't want to break anything. And yes my tires are new ! Plus my tach isn't working either.