I found out the TOP Speed of the Q when limiter removed

[jamesmost]

Let me preface this with : i was on a runway of an abandoned airport w/ the owners permission: GPS Verified

[maxnix]

Not with the 4.08!?

Damn impressive.
Modified by maxnix at 12:24 PM 10/10/2006

[rsiwicki]

You have some very big BALLS!!!! I am so damn jealous of you and wish that we had some how gotten our 2 Q's together for some fun times.

Cheers....Rob

[Q_SHIP]

Jesus, thats haulin the mail!

[66mgb]

Was that with the 4.08?

[96Qowner]

Wow!

And from reading your sig., no particular performance mods. It does say you have a 4.08, but that just can't be right - can't do 180 with a 4.08 rear end.

Did you reach 7200 rpm?

Heheh, I bet that transmission was a tad warm when you finished.

[Q45tech]

Al Holbert set a FIA land speed record of 177 MPH in a catalytic converter equipped stock [in] Aug 7,1986 Porsche 928 [5 liter 288 HP 3500 pounds] at Bonneville but that's at 4300 AMSL.

[jamesmost]

few weeks ago had the 4:08 out , stock rear was in , 408 went back in today along with new tokiko blues(front) (blew a seal on one ) spl upper control arms passenger side 3rd link. etc.

[elwesso]

glad you finally posted this up James!!!!!

[maxnix]

How long was that runway? Seems like if would take you a couple miles to top out, and most of a mile to slow down without melting the rotors.

15,000 ft.? Ex-military base?

[96Qowner]

180 is just 40 mph slower than a F1 car:

July 19, 2006

Just how fast is a Formula One car? That question was answered, at least partially, on Monday morning at around 8am local time at the Bonneville Salt Flats, when Alan van der Merwe piloted a race legal Honda 007 along a seven mile-long salt straight, achieving a speed of 220.571mph

http://www.gizmag.com/go/5886/

Nice.

[goody90q45]

Are you sure that GPS isn't mounted in a Cessna cockpit?

Wow!

[Q_SHIP]

Why couldnt you have had a Video camera?

[qsiguy]

You have to do that again and take a video! That is awesome.

[66mgb]

Might want to do a transmission flush first. That's serious thermal stress at 180!

Oh and check the tires over too.

Let me guess - you saw "The Worlds Fastest Indian" - and you just had to...

[Que-45]

Thats pretty impressive, I had my g50 @160 on an open highway, and it was still pulling. G50's are f-ing tanks! A video would be certainly appreciated.

[szh]

Let me preface this with : i was on a runway of an abandoned airport w/ the owners permission: GPS Verified

Amazing!

Z

[t3lh]

Just wondering what happend at 180. Did you run out of room, or was it just not pulling any more, or what?

[redmanfx]

Wow, James.... You have gone 11 mph faster then I have in any car.. I just can't have that on my conscious! I must go 181! I don't know how, but I must......

[Q45denver]

Bare in mind he did this with a 1995 which has a front grill that adds to drag and weighs more than a 90-93.

[Q45man1]

That's one hell of a run. Very impressive!

[heywier427]

i wish there was straight a ways like that in the north east! i bet i could go 182!

[lino]

Congratulations! You have made everyone here want the opportunity to test their car to the limits . If you do this run again, like everyone else said, please make a video. I would love to see the speedo and revs.

[qsiguy]

I wonder who's rear you have to kiss to get some time at the GM proving grounds near my house? They have a large oval I believe to do high speed tests.....

[louiegz]

Wow, that must have been a hell of a ride.

[hannibal]

Wow, i had no idea a Q could go that fast. Impressive!

[maxnix]

i wish there was straight a ways like that in the north east! i bet i could go 182!

James lives in Jersey.

[louiegz]

James lives in Jersey.

Nope. Long Island. I live in Jersey.

[maxnix]

James lives in Jersey.

By Texas standards, that's the same place.

[Q_SHIP]

By Texas standards, that's the same place.

Here too!