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well i had it going faster but thats what it was at when i took the pic, and i dont see why you guys think its impossible, my buddy had a genI SHO that we had just about at 140, and it doesnt take as long as you think to get up that fast, granted it was a long empty highway, but still
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Originally posted by RespectTheContour:
well i had it going faster but thats what it was at when i took the pic, and i dont see why you guys think its impossible, my buddy had a genI SHO that we had just about at 140, and it doesnt take as long as you think to get up that fast, granted it was a long empty highway, but still
If you guys haven't checked his sig, he has a SVT. It's entirely possible.
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Originally posted by ModBoss:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by carzyjay:
130, yea right, must have heavy mods. its hard to get over 140 in a csvt. must have took you a very long time. i had a probe se. 110 was all with all bolt ons.  because of the limiter, so i think 120 was the most
It's very possible, just takes a long long time. Anyways comparing to other cars is stupid. I have a basically stock escort that will top it's 120mph speedo out pretty easily, but that doesn't have anything to do with a contour.
I doubt it. Mustang GTs of the late 80s were good for only about 135mph.
And the CSVT is good for 143mph - drag limited.
Like the other guy said - must be heavily modded.
Only 10mph difference in drag limited top ends with around 70hp difference?
Again, comparing to other cars doesn't matter.
I'm telling you, an auto zetec can hit 130. It takes forever, but it is very possible. Believe it or not.
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He has a SVT
His friend had a SHO
I've got a SVT
But we're ?ing Zetecs that go 130mph
At least I thought so
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by ModBoss:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by carzyjay:
130, yea right, must have heavy mods. its hard to get over 140 in a csvt. must have took you a very long time. i had a probe se. 110 was all with all bolt ons. because of the limiter, so i think 120 was the most
It's very possible, just takes a long long time. Anyways comparing to other cars is stupid. I have a basically stock escort that will top it's 120mph speedo out pretty easily, but that doesn't have anything to do with a contour.
I doubt it. Mustang GTs of the late 80s were good for only about 135mph.
And the CSVT is good for 143mph - drag limited.
Like the other guy said - must be heavily modded.
Only 10mph difference in drag limited top ends with around 70hp difference?
Again, comparing to other cars doesn't matter.
I'm telling you, an auto zetec can hit 130. It takes forever, but it is very possible. Believe it or not.
or not
Im betting that your performance mods won't begin to get close to making the HP needed to get your power-to-weight ratio up enough that you'll gain 15 or so mph on the top end.
We're dealing with the facts of physics - thats why a 200hp CSVT peters-out at 143mph when it hits its drag limit.
I've probably done more performance mods and I'm guessing that my top-end might have increased 2 mph - maybe.
You'd need major mods not an inaccurate speedometer to go by.
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Haha. There is something you don't get here. Comparing any car vs. any car. Even very similar cars (contour vs. contour). Also going by manufacturer's said "top speed".
So what is the top speed of a stock atx zetec contour. I don't believe anyone knows the exact number of that, so even beginning to guess a top speed of a modded one is crazy.
BTW, I told you the story. Told you how long it took. Told you that I know the speedo isn't exact but know roughly what speeds feel like and that it was still pulling.
It doesn't really matter to me. If my car can do 130 (with a 20 mile straight ) and your's can't, that's just the way it is I reckon.
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Thats cause ou painted everything yellow!!!! 
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Originally posted by Bk4293L:
Thats cause ou painted everything yellow!!!!
exactly
Though really. If someone else came on here saying the same thing. I'd doubt it too. I guess it's one of those 'don't believe it till you see it' kinda thing.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
It doesn't really matter to me. If my car can do 130 (with a 20 mile straight ) and your's can't, that's just the way it is I reckon.
right on brother!!
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