hkr4627@acf4.UUCP (Hedley K. J. Rainnie) (03/06/85)
Heavens forbid that I would ever stoop to advocate the breaking of the law, particularly that most sacred of 55 mph speed limits. However, an earlier posting of mine querying as to the greatest speeds various people have driven on public roads has received some reponse. Here, so far is my list. Names have been withheld to protect the young at heart. Speed (mph) Vehicle Location Notes ----------- ------- -------- -------- 135 69 Corvette Westchester, NY "would have gone faster..." 135 73 Mazda RX-3 Wisconsin "downhill help" 135 65 Pontiac 2+2 "stable..wouldn't want to turn" 125 65 Pontiac Bonneville "doing quite well..." 110 Honda Prelude North Dakota "as fast as it would go..." 105 80 Turbo Trans Am "...all (it) could do" 105 77 Celica GT "whenever possible..." 95 51 Bentley L.A.County, CA "would have gone faster..." Keep 'em coming, boys and girls! So far the average is 118 mph: well over the double nickel! (signed) Speed Racer disclaimer: I would NEVER advocate the illegal act of operating one's vehicle beyond the maximum permissible velocity as specified by the Federal Government. Such an act, as well as being ILLEGAL, is DANGEROUS and LIFE THREATENING, demonstrates an IRRESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE towards the CONSERVATION of our PETROLEUM RESOURCES, as well as CONTRIBUTING to the DEGRADATION of our ATMOSPHERE. 'nuff said!
dcn@mgweed.UUCP (Dave Nargis) (03/12/85)
During the summer of 1983 I had my '69 corvette up to 125 on a frontage road in Lansing, Illinois. I would tried to go a little more, but the curve was coming a little too quickly. In the summer of 1984, I had the same vette up to 130 on 75th Street in Naperville, Illinois. In both cases, there was more pedal to go regarding the car, but regarding me, little guts left.
gin@spp2.UUCP (Mike Gin) (03/13/85)
I've got a good friend of mine who claims he was able to push his
1983 Honda Prelude past its speedometer limit (130 mph). I've got
a 1984 Prelude and considering that at 60 mph the tachometer reads
2500 rpm and that redlining occurs at 6300 rpm, I believe him.
It's a great car with a hell of a lot of guts for a 4-cylinder.
--
Mike Gin TRW-DSG
{ucbvax, decvax}!trwrb!trwspp!spp2!gin
ucbvax!lbl-csam!trwspf!trojanben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) (03/18/85)
>I've got a good friend of mine who claims he was able to push his >1983 Honda Prelude past its speedometer limit (130 mph). I've got >a 1984 Prelude and considering that at 60 mph the tachometer reads >2500 rpm and that redlining occurs at 6300 rpm, I believe him. The '83 Hondas came with an 85 mph speedo. It is easy to exceed this limit in *any* Honda car. But the 130 mph in an '84, I highly doubt it. Fifth gear is a very high overdrive, and the chances for hitting the red-line with a 1.8liter 100hp engine at this gear ratio seem pretty remote. (Except perhaps down a long grade with a strong tailwind :-) Ben Broder ..{petsd,pesnta,princeton}!moncol!ben
winter@nsc.UUCP (Keith Winter) (03/25/85)
>>I've got a good friend of mine who claims he was able to push his >>1983 Honda Prelude past its speedometer limit (130 mph). I've got >>... >The '83 Hondas came with an 85 mph speedo. It is easy to exceed this >... > Ben Broder > ..{petsd,pesnta,princeton}!moncol!ben The follow-up about '83 Preludes is not true. I own an '83 Prelude and can testify to the fact that the speedo does go to 130MPH. However, I have never tried to see if the car could reach this speed. (Chicken, I guess ;-) ) I have had it to 90, though, and it still felt stable there. Keith Winter ..{hplabs,seismo,menlo70}!nsc!winter
beslove@osu-eddie.UUCP (Adam Beslove) (03/28/85)
> > >>I've got a good friend of mine who claims he was able to push his > >>1983 Honda Prelude past its speedometer limit (130 mph). I've got > >>... Once on a long late-night trip thru Pa on the Pennsy Turnpike, we got her little '80-'81 (?) 'lude to atleast 90 mph by speeding down-hill. That was the only way we could figure to avoid being caught by a uniformed extortionist. For those who've never been there, Pa. has $75 to + $100 tickets for speeding on their freeways. >>>>Adam Beslove (aka Odious Verity) ====================================================================== (UUCP: ...!cbosgd!osu-eddie!beslove) peace, sex, sunshine, (CSNet: beslove@ohio-state) fast cars, warm rain, (ARPA: beslove%ohio-state.csnet@CSNET-RELAY) fast planes, love and oreos.
root@trwatf.UUCP (Lord Frith) (04/07/85)
> I've got a good friend of mine who claims he was able to push his > 1983 Honda Prelude past its speedometer limit (130 mph). I've got > a 1984 Prelude and considering that at 60 mph the tachometer reads > 2500 rpm and that redlining occurs at 6300 rpm, I believe him. > > It's a great car with a hell of a lot of guts for a 4-cylinder. Not without it's problems though. Ever taken a look under the bonnet of a Prelude? Hose-o-rama! Question for anyone with A/C on a Prelude: I have heard that some Preludes must have their air-conditioners recharged and cleaned periodically at a service center someplace in Utah. Anyone had any major failures or found any obvious design problems with a Prelude? I love a car with a sunroof and lots of pick-up, but I can't afford a Porsche... only the poster. Enjoy! -- UUCP: ...{decvax,ihnp4,allegra}!seismo!trwatf!root - Lord Frith ARPA: trwatf!root@SEISMO "And he made the stars, too, and the world is one of the stars"