With the talk of going 200mph... - Lateral-g Forums

nitrorocket · #1 01-04-2007, 06:14 AM

200 mph is fast. I have buddies that go over 180 mph in the quarter mile! From a standing stop in less then 8 seconds they are going over 180 mph. With a gear change they could do 200 in about 9-10 seconds from a standing stop.
I would have to say the more power you have, the safer it gets. You spend far less time at dangerous speeds. For instance. My Chevelle will do say 150 mph in about 10 seconds if I want. My Audi A6 took me over a mile to hit 130 mph. To me this was much more dangerous. I was traveling very fast for a very long time.

I saw a video of a new vette that went 200 mph, I think it took him about 3 miles, most of the time was spent at speeds over 150 mph.

All I am pointing out is that I feel it is much safer to go 200 mph is a VERY powerful car rather then a low powered car that could potentially take up to 10 times longer to get there.

Make sense? I typed this very quickly!! About 200 mph!

zbugger · #2 01-04-2007, 09:29 AM

I hate to say it, but I'm dumb enough to try it. I giggle at 130. I find it enjoyable. And I know the difference is enormous, but so is the difference between 100 and 120. Hell, I know people who say they aren't afraid of speed, yet won't do over 90. They think 75 is fast. I've gone a speed limited 135 and I got bored. I went 130+ in my own Camaro, but the speedo only went to 130 and I know I was going faster. Did that with a broken shock, too. Oh yeah, and 110mph rate tires. So, yeah, us dumbasses are out there. I'd love to try and go faster.

CRCRFT78 · #3 01-04-2007, 10:15 AM

I topped out my GSXR750 at 145 on the Great Highway in San Francisco and that was fast to me. I haven't been on anything faster since. My Harley "ONLY" goes up to 110 before it tops out. Like I need to go any faster on that. At a certain point it felt as if I was at a standstill while everything else rushed backwards and all of a sudden I was at the end of the run with a Honda about to cut me off. Very stupid on my part to try that on a public road but at 3am you don't expect anyone to be around. I wouldn't mind breaking 200 at Bonneville in my Malibu if that were ever possible.

**Stuart Adams** · #4 01-04-2007, 10:21 AM

I would rather go from 0-100 in 4 seconds than go 200 mph. I like that torque rush, I know I'm old but you can't pick your parents.

nitrorocket · #5 01-04-2007, 10:24 AM

I love the acceleration rush too!! It is awesome.

427 · #6 01-04-2007, 01:33 PM

204 did not feel bad to me, I really liked it. On the next lap the car went 205 and it seemed way faster and scary, but that may have been from the steering shaft stripping on the second run!!

Kurt

deuce_454 · #7 01-04-2007, 02:02 PM

just out of morbid curiosity... how what would it take to go 200 mph (actually i think that 300 Kph would be enough ..191mph i think) in my BU? im installing an 01, ls1 and a pair of turbos.. but im not sure that an 4l60e can be built to handle more than 650 Hp... i have a full manual AOD/gm, hybrid that should take 900 ponies no problem, but it doesnt have lockup..

what kind of tranny/rearend would it take??