Wide Open throttle...

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Apr 4, 2002 | 10:57 AM
  #1  
Decided to take a half day from work today. While driving home, down a long stretch of road....i gave it WOT ....and sweet j***s was it fun!!!!!! got it up to 130mph. So I did it at the next light. Even more fun!! Man do I love my GS4.
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Apr 4, 2002 | 11:45 AM
  #2  
Just make sure you don't get a ticket, cause then you're gonna see that GS being towed away to the impound

Just playing man!!!! Have fun
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Apr 4, 2002 | 11:50 AM
  #3  
yea, tickets wouldn't be good. But, sometimes...just sometimes... you have that urge to be John Force or Juan Paublo Montoya
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Apr 4, 2002 | 12:39 PM
  #4  
I understand how you feel.
Felt the same way last Saturday when it was fairly worm and sunny, and I was awarded for having fun by nice speeding ticket (75 in 45 ).
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Apr 4, 2002 | 12:48 PM
  #5  
know that feel

doin'it way tooooo much........


1st gen open wide = same speed bro

LOL

stressed by radar

jacko


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Apr 4, 2002 | 02:24 PM
  #6  
just woundering how long does it take you guys to get up to 130 or so? 10,11,12...seconds
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Apr 4, 2002 | 04:07 PM
  #7  
Be careful.

I heard if you hit the WOT stuff, you can get hooked with like one or two uses, and it is a b!tch to kick.

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Apr 4, 2002 | 10:29 PM
  #8  
I would say it takes about longer than 12 seconds to hit 130. This stretch is about 1 3/4 miles of traffic light free double line roadway.


I have the car for 1yr, and for some reason, I felt like a little kid at a candy store. Just made me smile
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Apr 5, 2002 | 04:09 AM
  #9  
The fastest I took mine was 150---i think it cuts off at 152. That was some ****.....all I could think about was...

What if my tire blew?
What if a car pulled out of somewhere?
Damn, this is fast as f*ck!!!!!

I slowed my *** down.....but it was a rush!!!!!
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Apr 5, 2002 | 06:40 AM
  #10  
i think something in the 25-27 second range is about right
Most mags put 0-120 in about 20-22 secs. And I have seen a few that put the 130 run in the 25 or so range.

Not your average run.. takes some long distance and involves quite a few uncontrolled factors for us N/A guys.
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Apr 5, 2002 | 07:16 AM
  #11  
It's always feels good to punch it sometimes, just make sure you keep your eyes peeled. But when your foot calms down, it feels like everyone and yourself is going 30 mph (withrawals)

When ever I do, I never get the chance to time the accelaration, too busy lookin for cops .
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Apr 5, 2002 | 08:27 AM
  #12  
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Originally posted by fasthuh
When ever I do, I never get the chance to time the accelaration, too busy lookin for cops .

Exactly---PIGS---can't stand them....I know they are just doing their jobs, but I wish they would not look my way.

I swear, I think the Clerk of Courts in Florida knows be by name over there---they should give me a Platinum VIP card or something
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Apr 8, 2002 | 08:44 PM
  #13  
What the use in buying a top of the line sports/luxury sports car if you dont go WOT every now and then, at least once. I have this particular stretch of highway where there is a concrete partition in the middle, no cops, little traffic, smooth, flat, and no animals to cross the road. Then i say a prayer. I break in all my stuff here.
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Apr 8, 2002 | 09:09 PM
  #14  
I top my car out once last year, It read 160 on the dash but at that speed your gauge is off by a couple of mph.....so I say 152 ...ish sounds about right! Man I thought the same thing...what if my tire blows............
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Apr 8, 2002 | 11:25 PM
  #15  
Hahaha... I found out that even with the traction control off the ETCS-i "robs" or "plays tricks on" us in terms of truly going WOT. To overcome the stepping motor problem I have decided to ditch the drive- by-wire and run a standard cable throttle body and really go WOT. Here is a picture of my latest concoction. What do you guys think?

Wide Open throttle...-tb1.jpg  

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