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MoclovFlop
07-03-2007, 04:04 PM
...In my legacy :twisted:
Before you start....Yes I know it's unsafe and realllllly dumb.

But me and 2 friends went to Sterling here is Colorado on Sunday. It's a town that is pretty desolate and similar to Nebraska. Anyway, we were there for a party for one of our friends who live on a farm; they have their own private two-lane, paved, straight road that's about 3 or 4 miles long to get to their house. And on our way home I decided to see what my car can do.


I was able to hit 130+ MPH before some limiter kicked in (speed limiter I'm assuming because I felt it cut something suddenly, either timing or fuel) .

Car pulled ALLLLLLL the way to close to red-line and the speedo needle went way past the 120MPH mark, so really I'm assuming it was 130.

I was really surprised that it pulled the whole way to red line on flat ground, and the car felt really stable the whole way.

Now like I said, it was a thick headed move I know, And I'm lucky nothing bad happened because our cars in stock form are not meant to handle that kind of speed safely. So please keep the "bad move" comments to a minimum, It was just a test that, luckily, went well for both me and the car.

Remember, my car is stock aside from a CAI.

Huffer
07-03-2007, 04:17 PM
I've no problem with sanctioned speed on private land.

I've hit 230km/h in my 2.0l impreza wagon...
Never gone above 90mph in my Legacy over here in the US.

MoclovFlop
07-03-2007, 04:29 PM
Wow, 143 MPH!.....was it stock? Downhill? Please elaborate!

Wiscon_Mark
07-03-2007, 11:35 PM
Wow, 143 MPH!.....was it stock? Downhill? Please elaborate!

2.0l =/= slow you know :lol:

AJM
07-04-2007, 12:33 AM
Nice. :grin:

I can hit the 110 mph limter on mine all freaking day with no problem flat ground or not.


I've been at 120 easy in my old 1st gen 1.8 eclipse. :lol: NOW that was hairy.

MoclovFlop
07-04-2007, 01:49 AM
Wow, 143 MPH!.....was it stock? Downhill? Please elaborate!

2.0l =/= slow you know :lol:

No, but NA might not be as fast/powerful as a NA 2.5. If he meant wrx 2.0 then that's a little more self explanatory.

But if I remember correctly, he was in New Zealand before here, with a NA impreza, So 143MPH is something for that kind of engine.

Huffer
07-04-2007, 03:53 PM
In answer the q's... it's a NZDM 2.0l engine, 5mt with lowered suspension (think a tad lower than v5/6 STi). Same bracing as the Legacy, it's an Impreza wagon.
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 tires at 36/34psi.

I didn't hit a speed or fuel limiter, though the engine was very close to redline.
Flat road, probably about 75F ambient air temps.
10w40 dino oil too. 91RON gas, same as 87 here in the USA.

Sarra
07-07-2007, 03:11 AM
I got my BE, with oversized tires, to tag the governer. It requred a very steep hill, though...

MoclovFlop
07-07-2007, 03:34 PM
Mine is also a BE running 205-55-16, so believe me, I was shocked that I hit 130+ on flat before hitting a governor. I was only 1 or 2 hundred RPM's from hitting red line too....I felt bad for the engine after wards and have been nice ever since. :oops:

Sarra
07-08-2007, 01:45 AM
Mine is also a BE running 205-55-16, so believe me, I was shocked that I hit 130+ on flat before hitting a governor. I was only 1 or 2 hundred RPM's from hitting red line too....I felt bad for the engine after wards and have been nice ever since. :oops:

Is yours a GT, or is it an L? My L still had at least 400 rpm left before redline when the cut kicked in.

MoclovFlop
07-08-2007, 10:18 PM
GT, your's a manual?

Reason
07-09-2007, 06:03 AM
130 pssh :roll: I did 168 on my old gixxer.

Sarra
07-09-2007, 05:57 PM
GT, your's a manual?

My BE was an L. Longer fifth gear. I think my BK GT would be in the same place yours is.

Lemanschamp
07-09-2007, 11:13 PM
i was heading back to school after thanksgiving, going a steady 100, when an idiot in an eclipse decides to draft me going up a hill then passes me at the last second, ala nascar.

I just matted it, and he never seemed to get by me. He hit his limiter before I did, but I did right after. It seemed to be 112 or 115. at that speed, in the dark, i wasn't looking at the tach.

MoclovFlop
07-10-2007, 02:20 AM
130 pssh :roll: I did 168 on my old gixxer.

HA! I can speed walk faster than that!