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Old 02-27-2018, 12:04 PM
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180. Plenty more in it but boy does that front get mighty light feeling
Old 02-27-2018, 02:33 PM
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I've gone 135 in three or four different cars, haven't had a chance to open up the Vette yet. Of course my last car was much quicker, but I never did any high speed runs with it, not a lot of open roads in MN. I do have about 350 timeslips with 0-120mph runs in it though.
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190 in my 2006 coupe

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Old 03-02-2018, 10:25 AM
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You guys want to post your top speed or the fastest you've ever drove your Corvette. Any gen
279 MPH, and that was down a mine shaft, with a tail wind, oh, I almost forgot, with 120 fence blocks behind the seats!
Old 03-02-2018, 11:50 PM
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I have had my 2013 ZR1 for two weeks. Going up a hill I went from 30-98 in the blink of an eye. Not sure if I am excited or scared about when I have an open road...
Old 03-09-2018, 08:07 AM
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184 and had room to go according to the tac, coming up on traffic fast and had to get off of it. Trying to see the "193 mph" that Ive heard of or if it can do more. Got video of the speedo during the run too.
Old 03-09-2018, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by OilfieldVette
184 and had room to go according to the tac, coming up on traffic fast and had to get off of it. Trying to see the "193 mph" that Ive heard of or if it can do more. Got video of the speedo during the run too.
I guess ican't upload avideo here so this is a screen shot just before i let off. One hand on the wheel, one holding the camera.
Old 03-09-2018, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by OilfieldVette
184 and had room to go according to the tac, coming up on traffic fast and had to get off of it. Trying to see the "193 mph" that Ive heard of or if it can do more. Got video of the speedo during the run too.
You'll have to turn off the speed limiter if you want to exceed it, if you haven't already.
Old 03-09-2018, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
You'll have to turn off the speed limiter if you want to exceed it, if you haven't already.
I have not. Didn't know for sure if there was one but have been trying to find out.
Old 03-09-2018, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by OilfieldVette
I have not. Didn't know for sure if there was one but have been trying to find out.
There most definitely is one. I turned mine off when I put in a 93 octane tune with my Diablo Tuner.
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
There most definitely is one. I turned mine off when I put in a 93 octane tune with my Diablo Tuner.


Wasn't there something in the Diablo instructions not to turn it off? I recall something when I loaded mine but I forget.
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Originally Posted by Cockroach
Wasn't there something in the Diablo instructions not to turn it off? I recall something when I loaded mine but I forget.
I bought mine used, but don't really see any reason not to turn it off. I'm not planning on going that fast, but it was one of the first things that popped up on screen when I did mine.
Old 03-09-2018, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Cockroach
Wasn't there something in the Diablo instructions not to turn it off? I recall something when I loaded mine but I forget.
I'm sure there was something in the DMV manual about not exceeding 65 mph but. ....
Old 03-09-2018, 05:09 PM
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138 @ Vettes for Vets @ Talladega a few years ago.
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Originally Posted by Jon2kZ
On the 405 on a Friday afternoon?
Old 03-09-2018, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
165 in my C5 coupe, and 145 in my C6 vert. Both had plenty more to give.
130 on Texas 130, but had to shut diwn.

155 in my Hemi Challenger at Texas Mile is my top number.

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Old 03-10-2018, 01:01 PM
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Old 03-10-2018, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Ca
On the 405 on a Friday afternoon?
Haha definitely not, sometimes I think I could walk home faster than taking the 405
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162- Texas Mile
Old 03-13-2018, 01:04 AM
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160 in my C5 and on freeway, then I chicken out. I was going to break that record with my C6 GS on the same freeway one day, until I saw a CHP SUV with their lights on the shoulder, then I chicken out again.


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