I want to see how fast my car will go

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thomsbrain

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haha, you thought it could actually go as fast as the speedo indicates. bwahaha.

BTW, I hit some "interesting" speeds the other day, driving a brand-new Porsche 911 convertible. When you get on the gas in that thing, with the pipes and motor blasting behind your exposed head... you KNOW. i got my uncle to agree to a "quick spin" when he was drunk, then held him to the promise, and went out with my brother and gf. i won't say how fast, but let's just say it was a fair bit quicker than the tiberon can manage, and it got there just seconds after i opened it up. afterwards, i looked back at my gf in the back "seat," and her hair was this giant explosion. she said her bobby-pins were literally flying off of her head and she felt like her scalp was going to be ripped off. it was a twisty mountain highway but triple digit speeds were obtainable on nearly every straight, even allowing for conservative braking distances and curve speeds. the brakes were unbelievable, stopping us from 70 so fast my skinny brother was literally hanging in the air against his belt going "WHOA!", and my gf reported that her entire seat got hot from the massive heat dissipation.

nice car, but i shouldn't have driven it because now i MUST own one.
 

Stumps

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Jun 18, 2001
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nah your not evil, I do it all the time in my V8 Falcon, nothing like the open country road and the roar of 6.3litres of Ford V8 running up to redline in top gear, pity my speedo only goes to 240km/h.
 

AgaBoogaBoo

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Nebor

Lifer
Jun 24, 2003
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Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Originally posted by: dxkj

Actually


http://www.newtiburon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49400



Try that, there are reports of the top speed, manual 6 speed should be able to do 150+ at red line



So no governor...

That's the theoretical limit based on gear ratios... nothing else

The car lacks the power to reach it though, I highly doubt it will redline in 6th

I agree. Those cars are not fast, quick, or anything of the sort.