alright I will rid myself of the 255/55 and put back on a set of 215/50 then lower about 1 inch more than before. I will look into teh suggestions and see what happens.

thanks
dan

I agree. You're an idiot because: 1) you went so fast on an open road, and 2) you came here and posted about it. And like Horse said, who cares about maxing through 5th. It's meant as an overdrive gear, not a race gear.