How Fast Have You Gotten Your GT?

Motorhead6T5

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May 21, 2005

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• May 21, 2005

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140

 

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NY05GT4ME

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Upstate NY

May 22, 2005

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• May 22, 2005

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140...I wanted to top it out but i'm a chicken

 

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scarypat2001

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May 23, 2005

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• May 23, 2005

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Hey...

How do you know that your speedo is actually giving the right speed? I have a Garmin iQUE 3600 which is Palm device with integrated GPS, and I made some interesting discoveries while driving different cars:

My Acura TL-S is dead on regarding speed compared to the GPS

MY Volvo XC 70 is indicating 10kph more than actual speed, but it is progressive: under 50kph, the difference is less than 5 kph. That's with the original rubber and wheels.

I'll test this as soon as I get the my GT tomorrow.


One niffty little thing with the Garmin is that one of the guys on a Garmin forum developed an application that can calculate your 0-60, 1/8, 1/8 mile, and offer an autostart or the treelight configuration. The application's name is Time Trial. Tried it with my Acura and it's quite fun. I must test it against an actual run at the drag strip - will wait for the GT to do so.

 

GTJade

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May 23, 2005

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• May 23, 2005

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100 on the freeway - no traffic. It felt like it could easily go much faster...I just didn't have it in me.

 

bleedingvayneAD

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May 23, 2005

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• May 23, 2005

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It can go much faster... and you should really try hard to find it in you

 

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OBleedingMe

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• May 23, 2005

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Hit what had to be at least 153 on a very long, straight, undisclosed highway. I have a SCT tune so I had the top speed limiter removed.

I also have an Escort Passport 8500 X50 Radar Detector as well as six laser blinders - three front, three rear. If anyone was watching, they weren't gettin' a reading.

 

GTJade

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May 23, 2005

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• May 23, 2005

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bleedingvayneAD -

I'll certainly work on that...you've inspired me to just try harder.

 

bleedingvayneAD

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At my computer, duh

May 24, 2005

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• May 24, 2005

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My eloquent writing has that affect on people (mostly girls)(well, maybe it's my curly hair that does that)

 

zizux

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SLC, UT

May 24, 2005

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• May 24, 2005

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170+ in my 3000GT

hehe

 

bleedingvayneAD

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May 24, 2005

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Showoff

 

CaptainSaveAHoe

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At The Finish Line

May 24, 2005

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• May 24, 2005

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120 on the freeway...but the hood shakes like no other (scary as hell) there's another thread about it so i won't get into it...but i would love to top out someday

 

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Unaffiliated

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Miami

May 25, 2005

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• May 25, 2005

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The last time i saw the speedometer it read about 138. I was racing a SL 500 and my friend in a srt-4 was behind me. He told me i had to be doing over 140 because he had to hit about that to catch up to us... It Was Lots Of Fun

 

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drooks

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• May 25, 2005

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140 on an empty stretch of freeway this morning. Was still climbing, but I was comming up on other vehicles (very quickly).

 

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Fast GTO

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May 26, 2005

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• May 26, 2005

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163 and that was all she had...

 

Doc GTO

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May 26, 2005

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• May 26, 2005

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05Stangster said:

Doc, I want a ride in your car! Zippitydoodahday

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I wanted to top her out but I got a nice brisk cross wind and that didn't feel real nice so I backed out of it. With my new wheels/tires and suspension it will be moere stable at higher speeds so I'm sure I will give it a go soon!