<![CDATA[Going out with a bang?]]>Who broke down today (during the last street legal)?

I'll start the list:

Dave H
TsiTom
Jim
Sleepermaxima

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/4346/going-out-with-a-bangRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 08:13:24 GMTSat, 08 Oct 2005 22:57:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Sat, 15 Oct 2005 02:10:11 GMT]]>i will volunteer Dave. only problem is i am a big guy so it might slow you down a little bit. oh and i do not have a video camera. just a still camera.

Monty

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bluejays wrote:
i had my talon up to 150 at about 6500 in 5th gear, i think.

Thats a stock 5th gear tho correct?

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sleepermaxima wrote:
I don't know of any on this continent. There has to be at least one though.

salt flats... I thougth they did something for novices out there...
and I do now they run at the texas mile http://www.texasmile.com/
IIRC, running start at a mile long course.

Don't even know where there is a closed piece of concrete big enough around here.. the runway(s) at GFAFB is fairly long isn't it?

I'd love to get out and do a top speed run, but:
#1) speedo quits at 120
#2) my driveshaft isn't balanced past 100... I don't want the yoke breaking at the trans tailshaft and having the driveshaft come through the floor.
#3) stock convertor has been known to balloon at speeds.

should be able to do up/around/over 140mph if not better....

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95TsiAWD wrote:
Is there any tracks we can go to to test top speed? Not for sure if Im comfortable doing so... but I would like to find out.
I know 130mph is around 6k in 4th gear in my car, I have my limiter set at 8500. My 5th gear is also an aftermarket 25% taller gear.

i had my talon up to 150 at about 6500 in 5th gear, i think.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74955https://fargostreet.com/post/74955Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:50:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:49:16 GMT]]>I-29 South of town a ways would work.....

Did I say that out loud?

😛

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74954https://fargostreet.com/post/74954Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:49:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:15:37 GMT]]>I don't know of any on this continent. There has to be at least one though.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74951https://fargostreet.com/post/74951Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:15:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 06:23:12 GMT]]>Is there any tracks we can go to to test top speed? Not for sure if Im comfortable doing so... but I would like to find out.
I know 130mph is around 6k in 4th gear in my car, I have my limiter set at 8500. My 5th gear is also an aftermarket 25% taller gear.

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DaveH wrote:
I used Cartest to run the numbers tonite, this is assuming that the engine and everything would stay together long enough to do a top speed run... 😛 It would take a little over 5 miles to get up to 215.3mph, that would be at about 7400rpm in 5th gear. The car would not pull to redline. Who wants to be the copilot running the camcorder when we do this?

😉

i'll volunteer...as long as im in a spacesuit equiped with a 57801470 point safety harness 😄

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74898https://fargostreet.com/post/74898Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:13:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:06:15 GMT]]>i know an S13 that would love to take you from a roll...wait i think he makes about the same amount of power as you but weighs in at about 2300-2500lbs...his theoretical top speed is 225mph...170 in 4th gear proven 🙂

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sleepermaxima wrote:
holy crap! The max would hit the rev limit in 5th at about 155... with 3.73's

Let me regress in maturity by about 15 years and ask you this question: How fast do you recon that car can go? Factoring in drag and gearing... and whatever else you can think of.

Damn, I'm a lazy mofo today.

I used Cartest to run the numbers tonite, this is assuming that the engine and everything would stay together long enough to do a top speed run... 😛 It would take a little over 5 miles to get up to 215.3mph, that would be at about 7400rpm in 5th gear. The car would not pull to redline. Who wants to be the copilot running the camcorder when we do this?

😉

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74888https://fargostreet.com/post/74888Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:43:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:06:05 GMT]]>holy crap! The max would hit the rev limit in 5th at about 155... with 3.73's

Let me regress in maturity by about 15 years and ask you this question: How fast do you recon that car can go? Factoring in drag and gearing... and whatever else you can think of.

Damn, I'm a lazy mofo today.

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sleepermaxima wrote:
Waaaaaait a minute...

Dave, didn't you say that 3rd broke? How in the world did you get to 118mph? :eek:

It must have broken after you were able to drive with it for a couple seconds I suppose.

I can only get to 93 in 3rd

I'm procrastinating here at work... and I shouldn't... but in the meantime I thought I would ask that q 🙂

D

The previous weekend I ran 11.02 @ 137mph staying in 3rd gear. 😛 I have 3.77 gears in the rear end and run the engine to 8000rpm. I think the tall 28" tires makes quite a difference.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74695https://fargostreet.com/post/74695Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:53:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:15:41 GMT]]>Waaaaaait a minute...

Dave, didn't you say that 3rd broke? How in the world did you get to 118mph? :eek:

It must have broken after you were able to drive with it for a couple seconds I suppose.

I can only get to 93 in 3rd

I'm procrastinating here at work... and I shouldn't... but in the meantime I thought I would ask that q 🙂

D

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74692https://fargostreet.com/post/74692Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:48:37 GMT]]>I got another tranny in my car last nite. 😛 Hopefully it lasts a little longer.

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PSiedTSi wrote:
it was a volkswagon carrado

is he still on here?
ventopride...

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Bad93ex wrote:
So can we get an update on the cars that are down.

the electrode on one of the plugs on the front bank is mostly gone for some reason... the headgasket on the rear bank blew as well. I think it siezed on me too but I have not gotten around to trying to wrenching it over. Good times.

I REALLY wanted to get a run in with that SC/N2O setup though. dammit. I think I'll just have to settle for turbo/N2O next year.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74667https://fargostreet.com/post/74667Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:53:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:41:56 GMT]]>I'm Always amazed at how much shit you guys BLOW UP!!! 😛

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74652https://fargostreet.com/post/74652Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:41:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:22:18 GMT]]>it was a volkswagon carrado

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/74618https://fargostreet.com/post/74618Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:22:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 01:46:51 GMT]]>whos red ride was that that ended the day a few minutes early by dropping fluids at the top end?
i think it was a VW, but not 100%.
there was a yellow 80's firebird who had to be pushed backwards as it died and could not restart it right away.

Monty

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DaveH wrote:
I pulled the tranny out tonite, it's scrap.

I ran a 11.3 @ 118mph coasting after 3rd gear came apart....

:-pStill better than my time... :eek:

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Bad93ex wrote:
So can we get an update on the cars that are down.

I pulled the tranny out tonite, it's scrap.

I ran a 11.3 @ 118mph coasting after 3rd gear came apart....

😛

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2wheeler wrote:
Try and keep up here. 🙂

haha. I haven't been out there [the track] all year and never saw anything here (that I remember anyway)

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dubbsy wrote:
dammit, you painted the bike didn't you?

wasn't until I saw you leaving I think that I realized that was your bike.
Try and keep up here. 🙂

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/73873https://fargostreet.com/post/73873Sun, 09 Oct 2005 21:57:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Going out with a bang? on Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:27:31 GMT]]>So can we get an update on the cars that are down.

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