Top Speed in your Infiniti M?

[EniGmA1987]

How are you guys getting past 130? Are not all M's governed? I'm pretty damn sure mine is because I have tried 10+ times to get past 130 lol.

I have a spot of race track that I frequent which allows me to go all the way. I have no issues getting to 130 (pulls steady all the way), but after that it just stops.

I think UpRev can disable the governor cant they? And either some cars governors are broken, or not all have them. I know another guy in So Cal who also didnt mod his car at all and he could go past 130 easily too. In an M45 though, mine is just the M35. He backed off at 140 though

[Double E]

No governor on mine at 130. I think I'm drag limited.

[M45S]

135mph from brooklyn to long island- 10-15 minute stretch holding it between 130-135mph. Smoother than butter, 06' m45 S

[Tony Two-Tone]

Went over 130MPH but I don't remember how much over. Seemed to be more drag limited than anything else. The hoods on the Y34s start to flutter around 100MPH anyway so I don't really make many top speed runs.

[Double E]

Leave it in 4th to the redline. Only then, go to 5th.

That hood sounds like it needs some adjustment. Mine is solidly in place well into triple digits.

[trayday]

142 mph and still climbing, only reason I slowed was I caught up with the cars in front of me and car was still very smooth while lowered on 20s. Where is the governor set on the M45s????

[gavnator]

I have never hit top speed. I did run last October going back to CT for GA early in the morning with a BMW 535 and a MB E500 at 100-110 mostly for about 150 miles. Not sure what the top speed is on am M35X. I thought I read somewhere (post,etc) that the M35X is governed at 135. Anyone know for sure??

[pedsemdoc]

After the recall work, I decided to push it and see how she would respond....got to 145 quick and still pulling.
Very smooth and still had some open road ahead, but got really nervous, so had to back down.
Stock except for R2C intake.

[svard75]

IMO. I never understood the need to post top speeds on public forums. It's an admission of an infraction of the highway traffic act which is a criminal offense. I would do it but never gloat about it or worse, post YouTube videos or photos showing the speedo.

[TDot]

I would do it but never gloat about it

Geeze, you might as well post your number now.
"....I hated him too officer, I would have killed him myself, but not like that"
Anyway +1 on the sentiment, these speeds are not bright ideas. Imagine your friend conveying to your family member,

"You know, he could really drive well, he's been doing it for years. If it wasn't for that little groove in the road that he hit everything would have been fine. Yeah he should have known better since his car is known to follow grooves in the road, but he had those magical tires that fixed that, and at least he was safe. He did it when nobody else was around. So that makes the fact that his car is literally split in half with a thousand pieces lining the road for a couple hundred yards and his body parts split a few other places ok...because he was safe about it. So knowing that, we should all be able to live peacefully and happily without him"

Please think people, I'm quite sure all of you aren't as great a driver as you think you are, and even the best crash. And no, I'm nowhere near 50.

[The00Dustin]

I'm quite sure all of you aren't as great a driver as you think you are, and even the best crash. And no, I'm nowhere near 50.

This. Refreshing. Too few people get this about themselves. It's more like "all those other idiots shouldn't be texting while they're driving, but I'm one of the few that really can multitask well" only that's coming from 99 out of 100. Granted, we're talking about speed here, so I guess it's "I know my car and it's made for these speeds, plus it has tons of safety features, it'll be fiiiine." Until that animal jumps out of the bush right in front of them (or surprise rut / pothole / etc).

[svard75]

I would do it but never gloat about it

Geeze, you might as well post your number now.
"....I hated him too officer, I would have killed him myself, but not like that"
Anyway +1 on the sentiment, these speeds are not bright ideas. ...

+1 ^^^ Just trying to be cool for the younger (perhaps at heart) whipper shnappers

I think top speed I have ever reached with my M was 140km/h (86mph) and it was for a very short period of time. Our highways are littered with OPP (Canadian State Trooper equivalents) and my car is a bit old now so don't want to risk something failing at such a high speed. About 15 years ago I used to always race with friends on streets. It was all about the adrenalin rush. Now I find alternate ways to achieve that such as road bike racing (That's bicycle not motorbike) and Mountain biking on some sweet downhill and single track. Gives me more adrenalin than I ever could from driving a car fast.

[TXT]

I believe if you feel like posting top speed numbers, go for it!

If you're going 130mph at 5pm on Friday afternoon in traffic, then that's pretty silly, but I believe it can be done in a "safer" way, which would be late at night in a lonely highway as one example.

With all those posts above me, I would like to share my top speed in my 06 M45: 125mph. This was in Mexico of course, and I was going up hill and the speed was climbing very quickly. It would have done much much more. I slowed down because their was a little old mexican lady with a donkey next to her on the road so she stopped my fun short.

Ain't nothing wrong with feeling the speed; I doubt anybody does this weekly or monthly. It's been a long time since I've done that type of speed. Don't think I'll do it again but doing this once in a car like the one we have is is a feeling I think some drivers will want to experience. Holding back, even though you want to go fast, is difficult to do. Human nature's curiosity will take over, and next thing you know....BAM 135mph.

Going incredibly fast is extremely dangerous of course, reaction time is almost impossible if something goes wrong, but at the same time, a semi truck can ram through an intersection and obliterate any one's car on any day.

I don't know where most of you live, but here in the south (not that I have done it), the highways are long, straight and smooth. You can see ahead for a couple of miles with no exits or entrances to the highway and are completely empty at night and early in the morning when the sun starts to come out. I used to live in NJ, and going at these speeds is incredibly unsafe because the roads just don't allow it, no matter the time.

[mikesd1980]

What you said TXT is true. I live in PA but work in NJ. I usually cruising 75 - 85 daily on 295, mainly that's the flow of traffic. Usually at nights, holidays when not to many people on the road and curiosity takes over(not too often) I hit my gov at 130 and let it cruise back down to around 80 hoping my V1 doesn't go off really cutting the fun short and the smile across my face. Lol

A short story: Same highway around 630 in the evening. At this time I had a 04 maxima. I ran into a older(50's) and was surpised that we did 2 65 - 120 sprints. I think he had a Chrysler 300M and I beat him both times. The couple pulled up and gave a thumbs up and you can see the smile on there face.

I believe we all know whats right/wrong/stupid decisions. Have fun and drive safe.

[svard75]

but but but... What if you were all alone, no one around, no roll bars or neck brace or helmet or fire retardant suit and something really small were to happen to the car which would cause the car to begin flipping or just loose control and spinout? It's even worst because there wouldn't be anyone around to call 911 on your behalf. There are so many other ways to experience the adrenalin rush without killing yourself.

[pedsemdoc]

Let's see I've prolly done several thousand rolling stops at stop signs, instead of coming to a complete standstill if no one is around....
just kidding. not trying to flame anyone's opinion...msvara has a point.

realize no reaction time available cruising down the highway at that speed, but curiosity got the better of me (and we know what curiosity did for the cat..)

definitely not trying to encourage others to speed/drive recklessly, but the reality is that many people do and driving is a great risk (when compared to other modes of transportation) and sometimes you have to worry more about how others are driving especially if you are obeying the laws and regulations.

[TXT]

What you said TXT is true. I live in PA but work in NJ. I usually cruising 75 - 85 daily on 295, mainly that's the flow of traffic. Usually at nights, holidays when not to many people on the road and curiosity takes over(not too often) I hit my gov at 130 and let it cruise back down to around 80 hoping my V1 doesn't go off really cutting the fun short and the smile across my face. Lol

A short story: Same highway around 630 in the evening. At this time I had a 04 maxima. I ran into a older(50's) and was surpised that we did 2 65 - 120 sprints. I think he had a Chrysler 300M and I beat him both times. The couple pulled up and gave a thumbs up and you can see the smile on there face.

I believe we all know whats right/wrong/stupid decisions. Have fun and drive safe.

I've done many trips from NJ to NC and back. I have yet to see anywhere else the driving experience that occurs between 6-7am on I-78 from PA going into NJ. Now that is some hectic driving. By that time, I'm tired of driving all night, about 9 hours in, and keeping up with the flow of traffic (which is already about 85-90mph). Traffic everywhere, and yet, you still see 5 cars pretty much keeping up with each other going well over 100mph. Cop's everywhere and they don't do a damn thing.

I have a feeling the people driving that crazy are the ones that work in NY. I can see them leaving at 6am to get to work by 8am in NY. They drive like they Def. have somewhere to be.

[M35SFIREMEDIC]

I've been up to 135 and 120 twice in cold weather. My car seems to pull harder in cold weather for obvious reasons. I pulled away from a guy in a BMW 535. Michelins and K&N air filter work well together in 40 degree temps!!

[myother45isalesbaer]

Got mine up to 110 on some open road today - smooth as silk.

Any other stories about visits to triple digits?

Z

Did 110-130mph with pedal left. Made it from Canada to my home in just under 6 hours. If the police caught me I'd be writing from jail. I honestly did not think the ole M45 had it in it.

[Ewa_Bound07]

I live in Germany so the roads and people are different from Stateside. Locals have much respect for the left lane. With that being said. I reached 145 with my M45 but the tape on the roof spoiler decided to quit so I had to slow down. The ride was smooth for the most part but side winds would push the car from left to right.

On a side note, any recommendation on good double sided tape?

Thanks

[EniGmA1987]

It's an admission of an infraction of the highway traffic act which is a criminal offense.

There is no legal way to tie a person to an IP address, so even if someone could get a warrant to the site admins for access to the user database and connection history you still couldn't be tied to the account (at least in the US).

[The00Dustin]

There is no legal way to tie a person to an IP address, so even if someone could get a warrant to the site admins for access to the user database and connection history you still couldn't be tied to the account (at least in the US).

I'm pretty sure laws have been passed that require ISPs to keep certain logs (for instance, the patriot act might), but even if they haven't (several big media industry sponsored laws like SOPA and the TPP have been stopped or at least delayed more than once, but they keep trying [those laws shouldn't require ISPs to keep such logs, but language to require that has definitely been included in those or laws or previous law attempts at similar things]), the ISPs may keep those logs, so after they got a warrant to the site for logs, they could easily get a warrant to the ISP for logs. There may be some plausible deniability available, but a lot of prosecutors are trying to make a name for themselves and a lot of lawyers and juries aren't going to understand half of that discussion, so it's likely to be an expensive defense. Beyond that, the more you post, the more records there are linked to your account that can be forensically analyzed to defeat that plausibe deniability. There are also plenty of investigators and prosecutors out there that want to make names for themselves. If you aren't using an anonymizing service, you aren't anonymous. If you are using them, but screw up once (for instance, by acidentally bypassing the service, using a service that also keeps loks or has been compromized, or posting a picture of your car with customizations that make it potentially identifiable), you aren't truly anonymous. Granted, the odds of anyone going after you for posting are slim to none, but if they did, legal defense is expensive even when you're in the right. More importantly, if you are in an accident and kill someone (even though you thought there was no one around), then it becomes much more possible that a criminal or civil investigation could tie your comments to you, negatively affecting potential jury sympathy, and the burden of proof is much lighter in a civil case.

[TDot]

A subpoena to the site for the IP address and then a subpoena to the ISP for the identifying information will do what you say can't be done in the US, and its done all the time. Especially worse if you're using a static IP. Although I doubt that would happen for something like this. The only way to prevent this, or make it very hard is to surf through a proxy.

[svard75]

A subpoena to the site for the IP address and then a subpoena to the ISP for the identifying information will do what you say can't be done in the US, and its done all the time. Especially worse if you're using a static IP. Although I doubt that would happen for something like this. The only way to prevent this, or make it very hard is to surf through a proxy.

Or anonymous VPN service with offices outside of the US.

[KevyKev0805]

I once hit 157-158 in my 06 M45 sport back in 08-09.........It was actually still pulling, but I let off the gas for traffic in the distance. It was the perfect scenario, warm outside, smooth 75N stretch of highway just north of Tampa heading outside of city limits, and approaching sunset on a weekend..........At the time I was riding on Hankook V12's and it was smooth and rock solid..........Those Infiniti V8s are no joke and pull so strong for so long, you don't need as much road as you think to attain those speeds.........Since then, I've crested past 130 a handful of times, usually to calm an ambitious driver who think just because I am lowered on staggered 20's that I wanna race all the time.
Any M45 owner should be proud to own a car that has the type of snatch our cars have.

[JoshTex]

LUDACRIS SPEED!!!!

[KevyKev0805]

Yes, that was foolish I guess, but every car I've owned, I've had to do a top speed run at least once

[CPJ LB]

what's better than posting your highest speed limit???......filming it!!!

ah, the joys of living in Germany...I remember those days...here's a guy with an E60 M5 taking it up to 300km!! Powerful V-10!!

would like to know what tires he's running....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zVb5kjkaEg[/youtube]

[KevyKev0805]

@ CPJ,

I agree wholeheartedly..Proof just adds to the jaw dropping experience!!!...For me, running like that happens spur of the moment. The stars align and the opportunity presents itself, so I just roll onto the throttle.......I think its a little easier to pre plan a top speed run on the autobahn than here in the states, well especially here on the east coast....BTW - that V-10 is so strong!

[rxmclaren7]

if i think about it tomorrow i can post a pic my top speed that i have on my GPS...Garmin...of 131, THAT WAS DONE IN MEXICO ON A TRACK!!! lol!!