C5 - How fast can It Go ?
Heel & Toe
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 22
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From: Oklahoma City Oklahoma
166, and felt like it was hungry for more (99 coupe,intake, exhaust, computer, TB), all alone early one Sunday morning. I trust myself and the car just not the others on the road. I'm not a traffic weaver! I drive the darn thing 100 mph all the time. If your not going to drive a vette the way it was designed and just want some sort of status symbol, go to the Jag dealership, they would love to have you (and your fifty grand).
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,640
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From: . New York
No aversion to doing it the safer way btw, just have no idea where to go (other than drag strips, which dont really interest me) or how much track time would cost.
Would love to do a road course :-)
Would love to do a road course :-)
Drifting
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 1,904
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From: London(UK)/Troyes(France)
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 1999
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From: Buy USA products! Check the label! Employ Americans
Drifting
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 1,904
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From: London(UK)/Troyes(France)
189mph is not that bad, I am happy
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,162
Likes: 0
From: Dubai
UAE-VETTE,
I disagree with your comment on how sturdy the vette is ( Have had first hand experience with this - took my old 99 for a flight of 77 feet
).
To each his own though. Likewise about driving skills and Dubai's roads. Not getting into an argument with you, just stating that it is not right to make assumtions based on personal experiences. I think we have a good number of excellent drivers out here
.
On the point of the the thread, Joel ( aks JBSBLOWNC5 ) has taken a C5 Coupe to 200 so it is possible You just need the ***** lol. I have personally seen the high 170s in my own before letting off.
I disagree with your comment on how sturdy the vette is ( Have had first hand experience with this - took my old 99 for a flight of 77 feet
). To each his own though. Likewise about driving skills and Dubai's roads. Not getting into an argument with you, just stating that it is not right to make assumtions based on personal experiences. I think we have a good number of excellent drivers out here
. On the point of the the thread, Joel ( aks JBSBLOWNC5 ) has taken a C5 Coupe to 200 so it is possible
You just need the ***** lol. I have personally seen the high 170s in my own before letting off.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 310
Likes: 1
From: St.Louis Missouri
UAE-VETTE,
I disagree with your comment on how sturdy the vette is ( Have had first hand experience with this - took my old 99 for a flight of 77 feet ).
To each his own though. Likewise about driving skills and Dubai's roads. Not getting into an argument with you, just stating that it is not right to make assumtions based on personal experiences. I think we have a good number of excellent drivers out here.
On the point of the the thread, Joel ( aks JBSBLOWNC5 ) has taken a C5 Coupe to 200 so it is possible You just need the ***** lol. I have personally seen the high 170s in my own before letting off.
I disagree with your comment on how sturdy the vette is ( Have had first hand experience with this - took my old 99 for a flight of 77 feet
). To each his own though. Likewise about driving skills and Dubai's roads. Not getting into an argument with you, just stating that it is not right to make assumtions based on personal experiences. I think we have a good number of excellent drivers out here
. On the point of the the thread, Joel ( aks JBSBLOWNC5 ) has taken a C5 Coupe to 200 so it is possible
You just need the ***** lol. I have personally seen the high 170s in my own before letting off.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,720
Likes: 3
From: East Hampton CT
Does anyone know of any legal places in the Northeast for me to take my C5 WOT? I'm at around 425rwhp/400tq and I'm sure it can exceed the oem top speed of 176 but I can't find anywhere to do it legally!
1/4 mi is fun and all....and occasional empty highway sprints into the mid 100's is fine (though extremely unsafe) but it would be cool to find an airstrip or similar that I can "legally" test my top end on.
1/4 mi is fun and all....and occasional empty highway sprints into the mid 100's is fine (though extremely unsafe) but it would be cool to find an airstrip or similar that I can "legally" test my top end on.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,006
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From: Cincinnati OH
Not all of us were lucky enough to get exposed to racing when were eight years old by our wealthy fathers. It takes a lot of time and money to climb the ranks in the racing world.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 307
Likes: 0
From: Warrington Pennsylvania
I have n 02 Z so i dont know id this counts in this thread but yesterday, i just beat my previous top speed(156mph) with a new personal record of 168mph. Best part of all. i get cutoof right at top speed by a soccer mom in a minivan. Talk about good brakes and an excellent handling car. Also at 168, still had rps to go!Be careful guys, im not a regular high speeder but i know some of you are! -wip-
