fastest you have gone in GS [merged threads]
#21
I hit top speed in my 98 GS4, heading from San Francisco to San Jose on 280, New Year's Day, 2002, on the way to work. Bounced off the limiter and then 'eased up' to 120 mph which I used to do relatively frequently in those days (about the only benefit of having to be at work at 5:30 a.m.). The car tightens up nicely and has great control.
Hitting the limiter would've scared the crap out of me-- car just keeps pulling then suddenly slows, losing rpm's-- if my friend and I hadn't done it over and over to a rental Malibu driving across Arizona the summer before... at 105 mph instead of 150.
...but now that I'm married? 90 to maybe 95, tops. ...that, and the CHP seems to have 'discovered' 280 as a speedster's haven.
f_p
Hitting the limiter would've scared the crap out of me-- car just keeps pulling then suddenly slows, losing rpm's-- if my friend and I hadn't done it over and over to a rental Malibu driving across Arizona the summer before... at 105 mph instead of 150.
...but now that I'm married? 90 to maybe 95, tops. ...that, and the CHP seems to have 'discovered' 280 as a speedster's haven.
f_p
#22
Back in 1990 I worked at a Lexus Dealer and delivered a customer's car back to his business one afternoon. Opened it up to 140mph. That was a LS400 with around 20k on it. In my car, it is not ready for any triple digits yet. Need to replace a bunch of things first. We have a newly made bridge close to my house that I can easily hit 130 down the back side when the time comes late at night. I will probably do that once to test all the parts replaced and then hang the hat. Wife and kids are much more important.
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I've ran mine up to a 100(mph) once, felt great and there was lot's left. I'm a commuter, so it's set at 72 on cruise all week long. Will be making a few trips down the track near the end of May, so I'll see if I can break that 100 mark.
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145-150 topped out. Car was incredibly stable at that speed, at the time I was running on the stock suspensoin. Now that I have the Flex suspensoin I could probably go a bit faster while staying within the safety margin. Only went that fast 2 times though. Most of the time I try to stay under 100 since you will get screwed bad if the cops catch you over that.