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Old 04-20-2009, 03:31 PM   #130
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Originally Posted by speedster View Post
200+ mph on water. Not quite that fast on land.
You sir are nuts. When I was in the Navy I did the SAR support for the races in San Diego... Bottom line: speed on water > speed on land. Crazy.

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Originally Posted by chadrcr View Post
02 Z-28 = 155ish -LS1
69 Chevelle = 145 - 350
82 Honda V-45 = 135ish - V4
81 GMC = 130 -305(80 mph tailwind)
77 Roadrunner = 125 -318
98 GMC ZR2 = 120 -4.3
95 Toycoma = 118 -3.4 v6 - 4th gear, would pull 5th.
86 Mustang = 105 -2.3 (pre 5.0 swap)
79 XR500 = 91 -500cc
etc.etc..
The only ones that felt 'safe' were the Z28 and ZR2
the Tacoma was bouncing like a .... boat? ? ?
The Camaro felt fine at 155, could have done more... ran out of room.
All performed on a closed course...of course.

But who's counting right?


If I were ever to drive my 97 stepside over the speed limit on the many weekend road trips from San Diego to home... I would possibly, maybe have gone around 130... Now what would be really dumb is driving 80-90 and sometimes 100 comming out of the mountains west of SD on I-8. It would only take one close call to realize how stupid that would be... You know, if anyone were to try it.
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