crazycooter Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 How many of you have had the limiter removed and what was the top end you quit at? Also how was the stability at that particular speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIRENTERGT500 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 165mph. pretty stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang crazy Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 165mph. pretty stable. Did not remove speed limiter but stable @160 on bad Louisiana roads!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonabud Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Did not remove speed limiter but stable @160 on bad Louisiana roads!!! Stock suspension on my 07 and at 155 stable as a rock on flat AZ. country roads. AZbud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 145 mph (so far) and rock solid steady, and that was with the 'vert top down! I have LCA/UCA, steeda springs and adjustable panhard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie G Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 180mph my brother was using GPS with speed measurement. Speed limiter removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 is there anywhere besides the salt flats where you can go all out on a closed road, w/ clock and everything. I saw a video on utube w/ some kid doing just that somewhere. 2-3 mile to get up to speed, time the 4th mile, then a couple mile to slow down. I can't go above 3000rmp w/out getting a ticket where i live. I would drive for a day to go somewhere i could go 180 a couple times. brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit012 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 205mph here on the autobahn, bumpy but stable, pants and shirt were wet, car has more in it! Ralf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03snake Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 205mph here on the autobahn, bumpy but stable, pants and shirt were wet, car has more in it! Ralf WHAT!!!???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07REDGT500 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 153 mph on the way home to NJ from picking the car up with the 40th package from SAI. Stable but crazy fast for a public highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisA Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 No mods. 155 MPH.....doesn't like lane changes at that speed and hood feels like it is going to fly away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDT Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 205mph here on the autobahn, bumpy but stable, pants and shirt were wet, car has more in it! Ralf Sure thats not "KPH"?????????? WOW!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Strauss Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 (How many of you have had the limiter removed and what was the top end you quit at? Also how was the stability at that particular speed?) The car is super stable at speed. No changes to car except cooling mods since it was Super Snaked. Ran 163mph in 5th had to let off because road to bumpy. Tune is what Shelby installed. Heres my video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Strauss Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 is there anywhere besides the salt flats where you can go all out on a closed road, w/ clock and everything. I saw a video on utube w/ some kid doing just that somewhere. 2-3 mile to get up to speed, time the 4th mile, then a couple mile to slow down. I can't go above 3000rmp w/out getting a ticket where i live. I would drive for a day to go somewhere i could go 180 a couple times. brian Brian I got just the place. Its the Texas Mile. Run a mile from a standing start and then clocked at the last 36 feet. Its a real blast. Check out there site and my video running my Shelby GT 500 out there. http://www.texasmile.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 That Texas Mile Event sounds like a lot of fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPRSNK Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 140mph in the vert with the top down being chased down 290. 148 in the coupe at TWS. Both unmodded (at the time!) and stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Until three years ago, my top speed was 145 in a 1970 Boss 302 with 3.00 gears. I did this in the 70s when I was a teenager riding on worn out $20 Cooper 2-ply bias belted tires. As I got older, I realized how stupid that was and would never top that speed. Then came my stock '03 Cobra on a lonely stretch of I-8 between Yuma and Gila Bend. It did not take much to be "persuaded" to play with a black Porsche. Let's just say we both lost our nerves at 162 mph (4600 rpms in 6th gear). Well, I don't think I'll be doing this again, even in my GT500. I feel I've pushed my luck far enough..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisminx Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 past the 140 mph mark in my SGT with more to go. got too scared on Farm To Market Road _ _ _ _. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlejohn Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 5625 rpm in 5th(exactly halfway between 5500 and 5750). Works out to 167-168 mph, was still gaining like mad, would def. pull 6200 which is 185+. That was with just a stage 1(cai&tune). I hit that speed in an unofficial standing mile, took 31 secs. I have a stage 2 currently that I have not tried, and stage 3 should be here next week. I'm wondering about the hood staying closed at these speeds; Western Motorsports up here in Canada has a hidden hood latch kit. It puts locking latches at each corner, and is a pretty sharp looking kit, and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Maddog64 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Somewhere above 150. Didn't want to look down. Drove great! I think it has more in it - that was all I needed. My '91 coupe would do a hair over 140 and it felt like it was going to fly! That car felt so light I had both hands holding the wheel as tight as I could. Times have changed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford blue blood Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 130 up the on-ramp in the 500, stable as a rock, no mods at that time. 150+ in a 70 Boss 302 at Savana International Race Way in 1973 &4. Car was almost SCCA T/A spec (it was a driver at that time), 289 Lemans cam, 427 valve springs, multi-angled valve job, Hooker comp headers, Mallory dual point, stock Holley 780 CFM and hi test gas. Close ratio 4 speed and 3:90 T-lock. The Boss was very stable at speed. Point of note...the Shelby GT 500 out performs that car in all respects and it was the top of the line road race car in B production out of the box at that time, I heavily moded it and the car was "interesting" to drive on the street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharabi Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 is there anywhere besides the salt flats where you can go all out on a closed road, w/ clock and everything. I saw a video on utube w/ some kid doing just that somewhere. 2-3 mile to get up to speed, time the 4th mile, then a couple mile to slow down. I can't go above 3000rmp w/out getting a ticket where i live. I would drive for a day to go somewhere i could go 180 a couple times. brian The SS stripe in your avatar is a killer looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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