Fastest you've ever been on four wheels

[Fire It Up]

90- Dads Accord
36 - bike

[SJ_GTI]

Fastest I have been was 125 mph in my previous car, a BMW Z3. It was "rev limited" because I was in the top gear and at redline. Power felt like I could still accelerate, but I didn't want to blow the engine.

I have been up to ~110mph (180kph) in my A4, but only once late at night. There just isn't the room to drive up here like there was in South Jersey, nor are the roads here in as good shape.

[thewizard16]

A Suburban- 90 and it was scary.
A Honda Jazz in Germany- 195 km/h  (121.17 mph)
The old Camry (XLE V6)- 122mph (I don't know how fast it's supposed to be able to go. That much surprised me.)
Newer Camry- 90 or so, and that was getting around a semi on the interstate that was being a jackass. Never had any opportunity or reason to go faster
Bicycle- 15-18mph or so.  :D  

[Raza]

132mph.

[giant_mtb]

Me and my friend Chris busted the 48 mark the other day on our bikes.  He got an odometer/speedometer/whatever else and so we wanted to test 'er out.  Went to the biggest hill we could find...(by our ski hill...obviously) and went down.  48.5 MPH on our mountain bikes.  Quite the rush...especially when we were passing cars around the corner it goes around (the speed limit around the corner's 45).          

[thewizard16]

Me and my friend Chris busted the 48 mark the other day on our bikes.  He got an odometer/speedometer/whatever else and so we wanted to test 'er out.  Went to the biggest hill we could find...(by our ski hill...obviously) and went down.  48.5 MPH on our mountain bikes.  Quite the rush...especially when we were passing cars around the corner it goes around (the speed limit around the corner's 45).        

Sounds downright frightening.  :o  

[Fire It Up]

A Suburban- 90 and it was scary.
A Honda Jazz in Germany- 195 km/h  (121.17 mph)
The old Camry (XLE V6)- 122mph (I don't know how fast it's supposed to be able to go. That much surprised me.)
Newer Camry- 90 or so, and that was getting around a semi on the interstate that was being a jackass. Never had any opportunity or reason to go faster
Bicycle- 15-18mph or so.  :D

Thats it?

[giant_mtb]

Me and my friend Chris busted the 48 mark the other day on our bikes.  He got an odometer/speedometer/whatever else and so we wanted to test 'er out.  Went to the biggest hill we could find...(by our ski hill...obviously) and went down.  48.5 MPH on our mountain bikes.  Quite the rush...especially when we were passing cars around the corner it goes around (the speed limit around the corner's 45).       

Sounds downright frightening.  :o

It was pretty scary, but it was more of a rush of adrenaline than fear.  The feeling of speed overtakes the feeling of fear at that point on a bike, and it's freakin' awesome.

[thewizard16]

A Suburban- 90 and it was scary.
A Honda Jazz in Germany- 195 km/h  (121.17 mph)
The old Camry (XLE V6)- 122mph (I don't know how fast it's supposed to be able to go. That much surprised me.)
Newer Camry- 90 or so, and that was getting around a semi on the interstate that was being a jackass. Never had any opportunity or reason to go faster
Bicycle- 15-18mph or so.  :D

Thats it?

I don't know. I've never clocked myself on a bicycle. It didn't feel all that fast. Most of the biking I've done is Mountain Biking though... not racing style.

[giant_mtb]

A Suburban- 90 and it was scary.
A Honda Jazz in Germany- 195 km/h  (121.17 mph)
The old Camry (XLE V6)- 122mph (I don't know how fast it's supposed to be able to go. That much surprised me.)
Newer Camry- 90 or so, and that was getting around a semi on the interstate that was being a jackass. Never had any opportunity or reason to go faster
Bicycle- 15-18mph or so.  :D

Thats it?

I don't know. I've never clocked myself on a bicycle. It didn't feel all that fast. Most of the biking I've done is Mountain Biking though... not racing style.

You can easily reach 20 MPH on some trails on a mountain bike, especially downhill singletrack...you'd be surprised.  

[thewizard16]

A Suburban- 90 and it was scary.
A Honda Jazz in Germany- 195 km/h? (121.17 mph)
The old Camry (XLE V6)- 122mph (I don't know how fast it's supposed to be able to go. That much surprised me.)
Newer Camry- 90 or so, and that was getting around a semi on the interstate that was being a jackass. Never had any opportunity or reason to go faster
Bicycle- 15-18mph or so.? :D

Thats it?

I don't know. I've never clocked myself on a bicycle. It didn't feel all that fast. Most of the biking I've done is Mountain Biking though... not racing style.

You can easily reach 20 MPH on some trails on a mountain bike, especially downhill singletrack...you'd be surprised.

Then maybe I've been faster than I think.  

[giant_mtb]

A Suburban- 90 and it was scary.
A Honda Jazz in Germany- 195 km/h  (121.17 mph)
The old Camry (XLE V6)- 122mph (I don't know how fast it's supposed to be able to go. That much surprised me.)
Newer Camry- 90 or so, and that was getting around a semi on the interstate that was being a jackass. Never had any opportunity or reason to go faster
Bicycle- 15-18mph or so.  :D

Thats it?

I don't know. I've never clocked myself on a bicycle. It didn't feel all that fast. Most of the biking I've done is Mountain Biking though... not racing style.

You can easily reach 20 MPH on some trails on a mountain bike, especially downhill singletrack...you'd be surprised.

Then maybe I've been faster than I think.

I'm sure you have been...

[RS200]

In my 5.0 I've done probably 130+ MPH with about 2500-3000 RPM left in high gear. I'll top 'er out one day, probably around 150.    A couple of days ago I did about 112 in a '91 240SX with 1500 RPM left in 4th.

[giant_mtb]

In my 5.0 I've done probably 130+ MPH with about 2500-3000 RPM left in high gear. I'll top 'er out one day, probably around 150.    A couple of days ago I did about 112 in a '91 240SX with 1500 RPM left in 4th.

Nice.  5.0's are awesome!      

[footoflead]

In my 5.0 I've done probably 130+ MPH with about 2500-3000 RPM left in high gear. I'll top 'er out one day, probably around 150.    A couple of days ago I did about 112 in a '91 240SX with 1500 RPM left in 4th.

Nice.  5.0's are awesome!    

My bros got an '89 5.0....nicknamed "THE BEAST"(he used to have a clutch in it that was really hard to push in...that and the cars is crazy fast...thus the name the beast)

To bad the dont put the 5.0's in the reg. V8 moosestang's

I know a guy that put a 5.0 engine in his RX7 :D  

[BMWDave]

In my 5.0 I've done probably 130+ MPH with about 2500-3000 RPM left in high gear. I'll top 'er out one day, probably around 150.    A couple of days ago I did about 112 in a '91 240SX with 1500 RPM left in 4th.

Wow, pretty nice...I didnt know 5.0s went that fast.  Very cool B)

[BartsSVO]

Back in the day one of the car mags reported the top speed of a 5.0L LX to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 145 mph.

[footoflead]

Back in the day one of the car mags reported the top speed of a 5.0L LX to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 145 mph.

That sounds about right ....my bros best guess on the top speed of his mustang was in that neighborhood....its hard to tell when the speedo is pointing straite down and the odometer..



If you cant tell the speedo is  center right

[RS200]

In October of 1986, Road & Track did a comparo between the 1987 IROC-Z with a 350, automatic and 3.23:1 gears vs. a 1987 Mustang GT hatch with a manual and 3.08:1 gears. The cars were basically dead even, but the Camaro reached 149.20 mph on a proving ground, whereas the Mustang did 148.10. The Ford engineer told the driver to keep the Mustang in 4th, because the car didn't have the power to wind out the tall overdrive. About 100 yards from the speed reader, the Mustang blew its' engine from going 5900 RPM too long, and that would have put it north of 150 mph. I have put a better gear in my car, so theoretically I should be able to hit the same speed, or maybe better. One person on StangNet has done over 145 on a highway, and the person driving behind him said the bumper was ready to fall off.

[footoflead]

In October of 1986, Road & Track did a comparo between the 1987 IROC-Z with a 350, automatic and 3.23:1 gears vs. a 1987 Mustang GT hatch with a manual and 3.08:1 gears. The cars were basically dead even, but the Camaro reached 149.20 mph on a proving ground, whereas the Mustang did 148.10. The Ford engineer told the driver to keep the Mustang in 4th, because the car didn't have the power to wind out the tall overdrive. About 100 yards from the speed reader, the Mustang blew its' engine from going 5900 RPM too long, and that would have put it north of 150 mph. I have put a better gear in my car, so theoretically I should be able to hit the same speed, or maybe better. One person on StangNet has done over 145 on a highway, and the person driving behind him said the bumper was ready to fall off.

:blink: sounds like he should've had an overdrive gear that the car could pull....

[Fire It Up]

In October of 1986, Road & Track did a comparo between the 1987 IROC-Z with a 350, automatic and 3.23:1 gears vs. a 1987 Mustang GT hatch with a manual and 3.08:1 gears. The cars were basically dead even, but the Camaro reached 149.20 mph on a proving ground, whereas the Mustang did 148.10. The Ford engineer told the driver to keep the Mustang in 4th, because the car didn't have the power to wind out the tall overdrive. About 100 yards from the speed reader, the Mustang blew its' engine from going 5900 RPM too long, and that would have put it north of 150 mph. I have put a better gear in my car, so theoretically I should be able to hit the same speed, or maybe better. One person on StangNet has done over 145 on a highway, and the person driving behind him said the bumper was ready to fall off.

thats what duct tape is for.  

[ragnacor1234]

About 122 mph in a base Volvo S60 on I-95 in MA.  I would have kept going but I was redlining pretty badly so I decided to stop before my engine blew out.

[footoflead]

About 122 mph in a base Volvo S60 on I-95 in MA.  I would have kept going but I was redlining pretty badly so I decided to stop before my engine blew out.

Not blowing your engine was probably a smart idea...


Welcome to CarSPIN :)  B)  

[Colonel Cadillac]

The base S60 can only go about 120? According to the owner's manual for my 850, it can go up to 141.

[giant_mtb]

Me and my friend went 38 down a city street the other day on our mountain bikes...we were passing cars through the intersection...I felt like a guy on a crotch rocket.      

[Mr. Breeze]

Fastest for me was 126 or so in a V-50 T5. It's governed to 130 but I had to slow down for a curve (and an upset wife  ^_^ ).

[TBR]

Fastest for me was 126 or so in a V-50 T5. It's governed to 130 but I had to slow down for a curve (and an upset wife  ^_^ ).

How are you liking the V50?

[JYODER240]

I have hit 139 in my accord.

This is kinda off-topic but how fast do you think Lance Armstrong hits on his bike?

[Raza]

I have hit 139 in my accord.

This is kinda off-topic but how fast do you think Lance Armstrong hits on his bike?

I've personally clocked him at 249.  He also raced an Enzo 0-60 and beat it!  He lost 2 out of 3 to the fighter jet though.  

[Tom]

I have hit 139 in my accord.

And where did you safely do that?