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Robert, Robert....downhill?  by the speedo? =20
That same car will reach maybe 200mph if you drop it out of a C-47 at =
altitude.  That doesn't mean it has a top speed of 200mph.
I believe I am safe in saying that the Maxima has neither the power, nor =
the Cd to reach a true 145mph on its own. It does, however, have the =
weight.  :)
 In reality, that is (as Brian said) damn fast.=20
 Things start happening very quickly above 125mph.....

Larry

----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Robert Piwonka=20
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
  Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:16 PM
  Subject: RE: Insane speed in german cars... slightly OT, had to =
share...


  I have not been following this topic but since we are talking about =
top
  speed a 92 maxima se 5 spd can do 145MPH stock.  This was down hill =
into a
  flat staight and assuming the speedo was correct(no reason it =
shouldn't be).
  This is same engine that is in 300z non turbo(roller rockers).  I was =
in
  passenger seat, scary with bad tires:)

  Robert Piwonka

  -----Original Message-----
  From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
  [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of brianm@earendel.org
  Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:45 PM
  To: Daun Yeagley
  Cc: Rabbit16v; Scirocco List; jason@scirocco.org
  Subject: Re: Insane speed in german cars... slightly OT, had to =
share...


  I have done 140 before and its damn fast... i mean really fast. and =
yes i
  konw i was _only_ doing 138, but hey... its still damn fast. if the
  painted dotted white lines were not solid.. trust me on this. you were =
not
  going as fast as you thought.. assuming size of dot and space etc.. =
and
  your personal refresh rate for your particular set of eyeballs..
  Brian


  On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Daun Yeagley wrote:

  >
  > --- Rabbit16v <Rabbit16v@attbi.com> wrote:
  > > Sounds like there's a big flaw in this theory!  Who wrote
  > > this anyway?  I
  > > didn't see a signature.
  >
  > Ummm - physics?
  >
  >   Seems odd that my 2.0l 16v
  > > Rabbit hit 140mph
  > > without too much trouble,
  >
  > Uh, right.  Is that what the speedo read?  VW speedos tend
  > to read higher at high speed.  What RPM were you turning,
  > and what was your transmission gearing?  Plug that into the
  > gear calculator on scirocco.org and you'll get a better
  > idea of how fast you were really going.
  >
  >
  > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Robert, Robert....downhill?&nbsp; by =
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<U>speedo</U>?&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That same car will reach maybe 200mph =
if you drop=20
it out of a C-47 at altitude.&nbsp; That doesn't mean it has a top speed =
of=20
200mph.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I believe I am safe in saying that the =
Maxima has=20
neither the power, nor the Cd to reach a true 145mph on its own. It =
does,=20
however, have the weight.&nbsp; :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;In reality, that is (as Brian =
said) damn=20
fast. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;Things start happening&nbsp;very =
quickly=20
above 125mph.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A href=3D"mailto:tpiwonka@ttacs.ttu.edu"; =
title=3Dtpiwonka@ttacs.ttu.edu>Robert=20
  Piwonka</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org"=20
  title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 05, =
2002 9:16=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Insane speed in =
german=20
  cars... slightly OT, had to share...</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>I have not been following this topic but since we are =
talking=20
  about top<BR>speed a 92 maxima se 5 spd can do 145MPH stock.&nbsp; =
This was=20
  down hill into a<BR>flat staight and assuming the speedo was =
correct(no reason=20
  it shouldn't be).<BR>This is same engine that is in 300z non =
turbo(roller=20
  rockers).&nbsp; I was in<BR>passenger seat, scary with bad=20
  tires:)<BR><BR>Robert Piwonka<BR><BR>-----Original =
Message-----<BR>From: <A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.o=
rg</A><BR>[<A=20
  =
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rocco.org</A>]On=20
  Behalf Of <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:brianm@earendel.org";>brianm@earendel.org</A><BR>Sent: =
Tuesday,=20
  November 05, 2002 10:45 PM<BR>To: Daun Yeagley<BR>Cc: Rabbit16v; =
Scirocco=20
  List; <A =
href=3D"mailto:jason@scirocco.org";>jason@scirocco.org</A><BR>Subject:=20
  Re: Insane speed in german cars... slightly OT, had to =
share...<BR><BR><BR>I=20
  have done 140 before and its damn fast... i mean really fast. and yes=20
  i<BR>konw i was _only_ doing 138, but hey... its still damn fast. if=20
  the<BR>painted dotted white lines were not solid.. trust me on this. =
you were=20
  not<BR>going as fast as you thought.. assuming size of dot and space =
etc..=20
  and<BR>your personal refresh rate for your particular set of=20
  eyeballs..<BR>Brian<BR><BR><BR>On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Daun Yeagley=20
  wrote:<BR><BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; --- Rabbit16v &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:Rabbit16v@attbi.com";>Rabbit16v@attbi.com</A>&gt; =
wrote:<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; Sounds like there's a big flaw in this theory!&nbsp; Who =
wrote<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; this anyway?&nbsp; I<BR>&gt; &gt; didn't see a =
signature.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  Ummm - physics?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seems odd that my 2.0l =
16v<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; Rabbit hit 140mph<BR>&gt; &gt; without too much =
trouble,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  Uh, right.&nbsp; Is that what the speedo read?&nbsp; VW speedos =
tend<BR>&gt;=20
  to read higher at high speed.&nbsp; What RPM were you turning,<BR>&gt; =
and=20
  what was your transmission gearing?&nbsp; Plug that into the<BR>&gt; =
gear=20
  calculator on scirocco.org and you'll get a better<BR>&gt; idea of how =
fast=20
  you were really going.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>&gt; =
Daun Yeagley -=20
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