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hmmm.... Good point on the 04s. Any 04' owners want to pitch in on the top speed of a stock car?
I don't feel safe going fast because all that runs through my head is, what happens if a tire blows out, or a deer jumps out, or this person decides to cut right in front of me..etc
This car is very stable at high speeds though... I was really surprised... that whitsling sound is anoying after 110 mph though.
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Originally posted by ScoobyStas
whistling sound? Is that the turbo or the air passing your car.
whistling sound? Is that the turbo or the air passing your car.
The only time I went 120+ was at 4am on an empty 880 freeway when I looked in my rear view mirror and saw 1 pair of headlights which were my friends.
Other than that, 100+ isn't too smart when you think about all the other people on the road. (of course this doesn't regard smokin' some Mustang or SRT-4 sittin' next to you). Our cars have bad top end anyways.
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Keep in mind that even tires that are rated for higher speed than the stock RE92s can blow out from sustained high-speed runs, or if there is a structural defect in the tire. My friend had a blowout at ~125 mph and was only able to safely get off the freeway by downshifting to use engine compression to slow him down (brakes don't work well when a tire is missing). He overrevved and spun a bearing but came safely to a stop off the freeway.
Almost every year at Nevada's Silver State Classic high-speed competition, at least one car suffers a blowout and many crash off the road and completely demolish the cars.
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Almost every year at Nevada's Silver State Classic high-speed competition, at least one car suffers a blowout and many crash off the road and completely demolish the cars.
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fastest ive gone in a stock wrx is 130 on I5....haha i know all bout the getting ticket going over 100..i was going 120 down 680 and a 2 cops tried catching up to me so i slowed down and he said that he would write me up for 105 and i got 2 points and license restricted =T
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Well thats interesting.
I wonder where the communication disconnect is, cause you obviously got different info than quickscooby did.
I hate it when two people go to the same vendor and come away with different info.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see if Shiv will jump in here to clear it up, or see if some other user has the same experience of a hard fuel cut at 160 and below boost limit.
Larry
Well thats interesting.
I wonder where the communication disconnect is, cause you obviously got different info than quickscooby did.
I hate it when two people go to the same vendor and come away with different info.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see if Shiv will jump in here to clear it up, or see if some other user has the same experience of a hard fuel cut at 160 and below boost limit.
Larry
at about 130mph my wheels make a horrible whirring noise.. I think it's the wheel bearings. anybody else have this prob?
my last wrx did this too but I wrecked it before I could have it looked at.
my last wrx did this too but I wrecked it before I could have it looked at.
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Hmmmmmm. 100+ mph on the street. Not a good idea. Be careful boys. At 140mph, looking in your rearview for cops is really the last thing you should be worrying about.
Seriously, dont be stupid. 140mph on the street is stupid. Period.
Seriously, dont be stupid. 140mph on the street is stupid. Period.
I dunno about 140mph on the street.. who's doing that?!
when I take my car to its limit its usually somewhere on the 5 between sandiego and irvine and it's usually around 2~3am
when I take my car to its limit its usually somewhere on the 5 between sandiego and irvine and it's usually around 2~3am
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I crashed a Mustang at 120, that was fun. I also had my old Talon up to 165 or so on 23 going up into Michigan. It would have made it up to about 180, but I got scared of a 13 year old car going that fast.
Just for you number-crunchers, here's a fun website: http://www.smokemup.com/auto_math
With frontal area and drag coefficient (all grabbed from carsdirect.com), you can apparently calculate the exact HP needed to reach a certain speed.
Since the WRX is gear limited to about 178 mph, depending on tire size, you'd theoretically need about 300whp to reach top speed in the WRX.
With frontal area and drag coefficient (all grabbed from carsdirect.com), you can apparently calculate the exact HP needed to reach a certain speed.
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Drag Coefficient:0.33 Frontal Area:23.9 MPH Force (lbs) HP Required 10 2 0.1 20 7.9 0.4 30 17.8 1.4 40 31.6 3.4 50 49.4 6.6 60 71.2 11.4 70 96.9 18.1 80 126.6 27 90 160.2 38.4 100 197.7 52.7 110 239.3 70.2 120 284.7 91.1 130 334.2 115.9 140 387.6 144.7 150 444.9 178 160 506.2 216 170 571.5 259.1 180 640.7 307.5 190 713.9 361.7 200 791 421.9 250 1235.9 823.9 300 1779.7 1423.7
Last edited by djrez4; Jan 22, 2004 at 04:10 PM.
