View Poll Results: Speed ?
70-80
23
8.71%
80 -90
27
10.23%
90 - 00
26
9.85%
100- 110
52
19.70%
110 and up
136
51.52%
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Top speed acheived in your 2IS? (merged threads)
03-19-06, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Hartawan
134-135. Is it just me or does it get hard after 130?
03-19-06, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by uschardcor
well 142 is the top speed electronically timed so i wouldn't doubt that the 135 area would be tricky. thin air dry conditions hot tires and chilly conditions would help to get past that but also a big *** track with no cops to make u start feathering helps too
03-19-06, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
I don't do anything above 100 mph. You can lose your license and have your car impounded in California. I'm just not ready to have that happen, especially to my IS...
03-19-06, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BobsGX
Actually anything 25 mph over the speed limit on any road can mean wreckless driving which means you can be arrested, have the car impounded and/or be thrown in the big house.
03-19-06, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Too bad both cars are electronically controlled to top up to 142 only... 
Does someone know how to hack that?
Does someone know how to hack that?
03-20-06, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by cdeslandes
Let's just say that my IS350 has reached at least 130. I won't say where, when and with whom!
03-20-06, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mcfly
How's it pull after 100mph? I'm curious... coming from a WRX, which hits an aero and displacement brick wall at around 100mph or so, I'm figuring the 350 should still be pulling like a train at that point (relatively speaking).
Hmmmm... HefferGM ALSO had a WRX....
03-20-06, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Wid IS350
Only 100mph in a WRX? I'm not buying that. Unless you're driving into hurricane winds.
Hmmmm... HefferGM ALSO had a WRX....
Hmmmm... HefferGM ALSO had a WRX....
