Your top speed in a c4
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89, 115 max it took awhile to get there. Felt ok long as the tops on
90 Z 158, caught a bad side gust almost blew me off the road. MIle later coyote ran out in front of me. THen realized at that speed youre just along for the ride, lost the itch for high speed. 0-120 fast is good enough .
The shocks were old so it didnt feel quite right. outside that above 100 the car squatted down some and felt great. 100 all day comfortably.
These days its a quick sprint into 4th then backing right down. Love my cheap insurance.
90 Z 158, caught a bad side gust almost blew me off the road. MIle later coyote ran out in front of me. THen realized at that speed youre just along for the ride, lost the itch for high speed. 0-120 fast is good enough .
The shocks were old so it didnt feel quite right. outside that above 100 the car squatted down some and felt great. 100 all day comfortably.
These days its a quick sprint into 4th then backing right down. Love my cheap insurance.
#22
Intermediate
89, 115 max it took awhile to get there. Felt ok long as the tops on
90 Z 158, caught a bad side gust almost blew me off the road. MIle later coyote ran out in front of me. THen realized at that speed youre just along for the ride, lost the itch for high speed. 0-120 fast is good enough .
The shocks were old so it didnt feel quite right. outside that above 100 the car squatted down some and felt great. 100 all day comfortably.
These days its a quick sprint into 4th then backing right down. Love my cheap insurance.
90 Z 158, caught a bad side gust almost blew me off the road. MIle later coyote ran out in front of me. THen realized at that speed youre just along for the ride, lost the itch for high speed. 0-120 fast is good enough .
The shocks were old so it didnt feel quite right. outside that above 100 the car squatted down some and felt great. 100 all day comfortably.
These days its a quick sprint into 4th then backing right down. Love my cheap insurance.
#23
Drifting
I'd love to take mine out on an oval NASCAR track and also a long straight away to test it out. I think I'd lay off the gas pedal even if I was able to hit 150, just to make sure I don't hurt anything... like myself.
#24
Melting Slicks
Not mine, but here's a log from a supercharged 86 w-4L80E trans and 3.73 gear at 140 mph. This car will run out of gear around 175 mph, but should have more than enough power to get there at ~530 rwhp.
https://datazap.me/u/tequilaboy/140-...2480&mark=1485
https://datazap.me/u/tequilaboy/140-...2480&mark=1485
#26
Racer
130 a week ago in my stock 88 Vert. Very stable, the car felt like it knew exactly what it was doing.
Comparatively speaking, my 03 1.8T Jetta scares me at 90mph. Not a very confident feeling car.
Jared
Comparatively speaking, my 03 1.8T Jetta scares me at 90mph. Not a very confident feeling car.
Jared
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My Lady and I hit 123 on a back country road and we said good enough. I'm sure She could go faster, but not my head.
As usual, She did like She always does when I'm along for the ride, point and She goes.
As usual, She did like She always does when I'm along for the ride, point and She goes.
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It's interesting to see how slow so many cars are being touted in a thread about, "Top Speed"
#32
Melting Slicks
My completely stock 1995 would do 150+ for sure. I am the limiting factor, 110 and pulling hard was plenty enough for me, nothing to prove.
It sounds like you might want to start a thread asking people who have run their cars flat-out. That would be truly "top speed."
#33
Safety Car
My 93 at 140MPH drives great auto at that but has new springs, lowered , shocks tires ECT. These old C-4s refreshed will go way faster than people think and drive good doing it .. Will it go any faster I think so .. I was not done at 140 , I was . I think it will do 160 ,with the 25whatwver rear gear it would take 10 miles to find out .. this one drive really good at speed ..
#35
Racer
When you are going that fast it’s not that stability of the car that is scary. It’s when you pass a car going half that speed and the Air off the slower car pushes your car.
#36
Safety Car
My old C-4
Forget top speed for a minuet . I was in a pack of Corvette a few weeks back with about 10-12 Corvettes we were on a track with big swiping turns , there were some new Zs a few newer Grand Sports a few C-6Zs and me in my old 93 LT-1 now it has been rebuild , lowered ( NOT THE MOTOR ) 125,000 miles has the 253 rear , auto very good tires shocks ECT. I was in mid pack we hit 140 hitting 90% turns 70 -80 MPH braking hard . This old 93 was pulling away from the guys behind me a little sure all they had to do we gas the newer Zs and be right on me . The point is people put down these old C-4s like ,old C-4 piece of crap . I got $10,000 in this one and I am sure I had as much fun as anybody out there and drove home 150 miles back to Houston TX with the old C/D going A/C blowing cold air and people checking out my old C-4 as I drove down the road .. Just saying fun ride for the money .
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#39
Team Owner
I94 is a closed course, right?
120 in my 85 4+3 on a straight line.
Didn't want to push it anymore, vaibrations started to bother me.
120 in my 85 4+3 on a straight line.
Didn't want to push it anymore, vaibrations started to bother me.
#40
Forget top speed for a minuet . I was in a pack of Corvette a few weeks back with about 10-12 Corvettes we were on a track with big swiping turns , there were some new Zs a few newer Grand Sports a few C-6Zs and me in my old 93 LT-1 now it has been rebuild , lowered ( NOT THE MOTOR ) 125,000 miles has the 253 rear , auto very good tires shocks ECT. I was in mid pack we hit 140 hitting 90% turns 70 -80 MPH braking hard . This old 93 was pulling away from the guys behind me a little sure all they had to do we gas the newer Zs and be right on me . The point is people put down these old C-4s like ,old C-4 piece of crap . I got $10,000 in this one and I am sure I had as much fun as anybody out there and drove home 150 miles back to Houston TX with the old C/D going A/C blowing cold air and people checking out my old C-4 as I drove down the road .. Just saying fun ride for the money .
Man that sounds like a fun day. I have only been 112 in mine. Way too many troopers on my stretch of interstate.