Top Speed
#13
Originally Posted by 90_GTU_jeremy' date='Nov 25 2002, 10:55 AM
question.. why were you doing 175 with your windows down and sunroof open? im thinking it might have hurt aerodynamics alittle lol
louis
#16
dom - I hadn't even looked over and noticed you were in Germany. So I guess you do have alot more opportunities to open it up than us poor suckers over here. However, if I were over there I'd want my car to be as strong as possible in the 80-150mph area. Chances are, if you and "other car" hit it at around 100mph, if you can pull 3 or 4 car lengths on him by 150, you can shut down and will have made your point. But if top speed is your thing, more power to ya.
#19
Yeah, non stop accleration is something that was engineered real well on the FD. I didn't know it was geared stock to 200mph. I haven't been on roads suitable for speed testing for a couple months though. If I'm out running around by myself on the weekends, there's a few places I'll get up over 100 pretty easily, but I get more pleasure out of the turns and the pedal workout on the backroads. Top speeding becomes exponentially dangerous once you get over about 100-110. Its not that you can't plan well to slow down in time, its just that without a perfect conditioned roadway, you have to be easy on the breaks and steering over bumps. Bigger wheels and tires are a must. I can't wait until I get that stuff done. But either way, FD drivers are nuts, right guys?