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Originally posted by David Z:
I've had it in redline in 5th gear once, back end felt kinda floatly... I forget whom, but someone did the calulations once and for you to readline in 5th it's around 160 or so, which unless u have massive power adders is a little unlikely..unless maybe u are on the dyno :p
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Originally posted by Pete D: Originally posted by David Z:
[b]I've had it in redline in 5th gear once, back end felt kinda floatly... Like a 3L maybe. TB
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It's very stable...this depends on the tires your using. Yes I know what the stock tires are/were, still different tires perform differently.
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Originally posted by javaContour: Originally posted by Pete D: [b] Originally posted by David Z:
[b]I've had it in redline in 5th gear once, back end felt kinda floatly... I forget whom, but someone did the calulations once and for you to readline in 5th it's around 160 or so, which unless u have massive power adders is a little unlikely..unless maybe u are on the dyno :p [/b]
TB[/b]Or a slipping clutch.....
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Originally posted by mbb41:
Or a slipping clutch..... How would a slipping clutch increase your top speed. Speed is determined "Downstream" of the clutch. So if a clutch were slipping, the tach would rise, but the speedo wouldn't. But that's what you meant, right  TB
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I do the 140 thing every so often (my tires can handle it) fells real good..extremely stable (you can tell normally when friends freak out @ high speeds, mine don't mind speed in this car)
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Max speed attainable at 7k and stock 24.5" tires is a hair below 169mph...
However the 200HP SVT is drag limited to 143-144mph...
150mph at ~240HP (~195FWHP)
160mph at ~290HP (~240FWHP)
170mph at ~340HP (~275FWHP)
(rough estimates)
Also like stated before. The stock speedo is quite generous once you get above 100mph.
Deviation from stock tire size will make this exponentially worse.
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Well, I have well over 275fwhp and a 7500rpm redline, and the gps indicated 172.8mph w/ 6 satellites tracking.
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Originally posted by javaContour: Originally posted by mbb41:
[b]Or a slipping clutch.....
But that's what you meant, right
TB[/b]Just saying that if the clutch were slipping and the speedo was inacurate (yes I know 2 variables). however unlikely it could happen. Of course if pigs could fly...... :p
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Originally posted by WorldTour:
Well, I have well over 275fwhp and a 7500rpm redline, and the gps indicated 172.8mph w/ 6 satellites tracking.
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