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C6 2005 top speed is 186mph which is faster than any other production model.
I am not sure if that is the top speed or where they cut it off.
I believe for an 04 it is 175mph if you have a coupe and like 10 mph less for a vert.
I am not sure if that is the top speed or where they cut it off.
I believe for an 04 it is 175mph if you have a coupe and like 10 mph less for a vert.
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From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
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From what I've read, if you hit 200 mph, the Hud will flash twice (I think 00). The top speed of the C5 is 176 mph with 2.73 gears if I'm not mistaken. You've got to make alot more horsepower than stock while keeping things light to make it to 200 mph.
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Originally Posted by ykp53
what is the top speed of a stock 2003 vette? also i have been told that if you break the 200 mph mark do the heads up display changes is this correct?
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If you look at the hud with sunlight hitting it directly from in front, you can see all of the display elements. In the "hundreds" position of the speedometer, it only has the led's to create a "1", not a "2", so it cannot display 200 or over correctly.
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Some of the guys pushing 700+ bhp might be able to break it, but assuming a top speed of 178, they need to be able to push 22 more MPH...that's a lot 
I'm sure someone has a 200 MPH streetable Vette somewhere, just never seen it. Also, I have no idea where the heck they would test it.
I'm sure someone has a 200 MPH streetable Vette somewhere, just never seen it. Also, I have no idea where the heck they would test it.
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Originally Posted by rockrz
If you look at the hud with sunlight hitting it directly from in front, you can see all of the display elements. In the "hundreds" position of the speedometer, it only has the led's to create a "1", not a "2", so it cannot display 200 or over correctly.
(The things you notice when you're stuck in a traffic jam! )
(The things you notice when you're stuck in a traffic jam!
)I suppose one could test this by switching the gauges to metric and going 201 KPH or 125 MPH and see what happens.
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From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
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Originally Posted by AdamC5
Some of the guys pushing 700+ bhp might be able to break it, but assuming a top speed of 178, they need to be able to push 22 more MPH...that's a lot
I'm sure someone has a 200 MPH streetable Vette somewhere, just never seen it. Also, I have no idea where the heck they would test it.
I'm sure someone has a 200 MPH streetable Vette somewhere, just never seen it. Also, I have no idea where the heck they would test it.
The lingenfelter twin turbo C5 has made it to a clocked speed of 230 mph. That's where I read about the flashing 00's.
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Originally Posted by 4RE Killer
At 200, the HUD will not display numbers, but rather display "You Da Man".
I went over 200mph once and the DIC scrolled a message saying,....... "welcome aboard and thank you for flying the friendly skies, you are now free to move about the cabin"???? I got confused by this though.....
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Originally Posted by alex1217
The lingenfelter twin turbo C5 has made it to a clocked speed of 230 mph. That's where I read about the flashing 00's.
I was told this by one of the guys that built that car so I know its a fact.
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From: aachen nrw
I from Germany, and have a Vette. Our HUD goes up to 299 but not higher. If you reach that speed, you have to switch to MPH and then it could go up to 299MPH .
I have a 2002 A4 with a Vararm, B&B Route 66,a TR 224 cam and 3.15 Gears.
Two weeks ago I hit 192MPH on our Autobahn, but I still was accelerating. I swear I could have seen 200MPH.
But the tach of euro models have about 5% deviation every 100kph (about 60mph). So I was driving about 182 real MPH.
.I have a 2002 A4 with a Vararm, B&B Route 66,a TR 224 cam and 3.15 Gears.
Two weeks ago I hit 192MPH on our Autobahn, but I still was accelerating. I swear I could have seen 200MPH.
But the tach of euro models have about 5% deviation every 100kph (about 60mph). So I was driving about 182 real MPH.