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STANGM89

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whats the fastest you guys have had your 2001 cobra ?i had mine all she would do in third gear today about 123 mph. i passed a car on a long stretch and just held her on down

 

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STANGM89 said:

whats the fastest you guys have had your 2001 cobra ?i had mine all she would do in third gear today about 123 mph. i passed a car on a long stretch and just held her on down

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173+MPH.

 

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I've had mine up to 135-140. Catch up to things pretty fast at those speeds, don't ya?

 

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01CobraDude said:

I've had mine up to 135-140. Catch up to things pretty fast at those speeds, don't ya?

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kool did it have any more? mine feels like it would do 160 with out any problem

 

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She had a little more to give - I just didn't have the nuckles to push it any farther. It was at a time when I was approaching the need for new tires, so I didn't want to press my luck. SVT's website lists the top speed at 150 MPH, but I don't know if it's limited to that or just what they expected to get out of the '01's. I've since added a Magnaflow cat back (love it!) and if we're not limited I suspect I could get her beyond the 150 mark. There just aren't a lot of opportunities to try it safely.

 

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I've had mine up to 140, and it was still pullin when I let off, so I'd guess 150-155 is totally reasonable. It's hairy up there, you want a perfect stretch of fairly fresh pavement and no traffic, but I wouldn't really urge anyone to do it in a stang. Years back I would've done it just to tell my friends, but I'm a little wiser now. In a Z06 or something it's not as big a deal, you can get up and down from those speeds quicker and it's a hell of a lot more aerodynamic and stable. I'd just hate to see someone on here hurt themselves or someone else for the sake of a number, so be careful, folks.

-Chris

 

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needle was past 160 by an inch or so and still pulling at 7300 rpms in 5th. that was in the 96. don't wanna try that again anytime soon.

 

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Nazman said:

173+MPH.

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That fast with 4.30s??? Got a T-56 or something?

 

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LXSTASY said:

That fast with 4.30s??? Got a T-56 or something?

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T45

The "OD" of the T56 will not pull you on top unless you have massive gears and lots of power.

The 4.30s put you in the power band.

 

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My 96 I had up to 135 at the track, I just stayed on her a little after the 1/4 mark. I'll never do that again, the dumpy track I was at, the slow down road isn't the same as the track itself, and I thought I was gonna die, cause it was so bumpy. I had 120MPH on the street, but telephone polls don't look to good at that speed.

 

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Nazman said:

T45

The "OD" of the T56 will not pull you on top unless you have massive gears and lots of power.

The 4.30s put you in the power band.

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What RPM is 173mph at?

 

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On my 2001 cobra
3rd gear at redline 120
4th gear at redline 150
5th got to 160 and the speed limiter kicked in.

 

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i tried to looook but the last i seen was 155+ hold on

 

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hit 149mph in my vert. my buddy had an '01 z06 and now has an '02 viper gts acr and gets there a LOT faster than i do but we routinely run in the 120 to 140 range together.

 

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99 Cobra I hit 160 w/ mods and my 97 was around 145 stock. I havent maxed her out yet.

 

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For u guys going past say 130ish...What begins to happen on these things? anything that seems unsafe like unstable or any rear end lift? I know everyone says it is dangerous to go fast, but not including hiting someone else or getting pulled over, what realistically can go wrong at those speeds that would cause a crash?
serious question lol

 

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chuckstang95 said:

For u guys going past say 130ish...What begins to happen on these things? anything that seems unsafe like unstable or any rear end lift? I know everyone says it is dangerous to go fast, but not including hiting someone else or getting pulled over, what realistically can go wrong at those speeds that would cause a crash?
serious question lol

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Quite a few things can go wrong actually, here is a list in no particular order.

Tires separating at high speeds "and yes even ZR tires will do this if there are weather worn"

animals crossing the highway " I do my high speed runs in the early saturday or sunday mornings when there is NO TRAFFIC AROUND"

differant types of pavement and pothole cracks, uneven pavement

unexpected traffic "even if you are carefull there still is the danger

mechanicle issues like tranny problems "If you grenade a clutch at 150mph you can have some serious problems"

that is just a few, I do not CONDONE or PUT down people such as myself that do this and street racing, but it is what it is........

 

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I have hit 57132 MPH in my cobra.