top speed

[aspinballer]

My 95 s14 does 130 in under a mile and the suspension is void, everytime it shifts the car rocks on the frame for 10 seconds; its completely stock with the check engine light staying on.drag limited right near 130.

[cyp]

your drag limit isnt even close to 130....that is the limit of your motor and transmission and gearing....you will never reach your drag limit....at least not with that motor....

just my 2 cents

[TurboKA37]

its just power thats stopping you transmision ratios should allow you to reach speeds of around 150mph if you have the power to do so.

[ca18det_boy]

YOU just had to bring back an old useless thread didn't you..........

[extheflow]

his motor,and gearing would allow him to go faster if it weren't for the drag preventing him.so it's drag limited.

[TurboTuli]

I just hit 115+ on the way down to Rocky Point, Mexico for spring break. MDM tight yo!

[easymmkay240sx]

Mine topped out at an impressive 55 mph when it was running....Woo. Talk about white-knuckle speeds!

[D-UNIT]

Damn D-UNIT!!! Whose Viper were ypu driving?

hee..hee..hee..pls. don't tell anyone , it was a RENTAL!! HAHA.

[StrangeLove]

Supras easily pull to 180+ mph with just bolt on mods...

Fastest I've gone in my 240 was 90... I'm missing a few lugnuts, and i didn't want to go too fast on my ****astic all season no traction tires...... lol

[Shawn Clark]

Back when I was putting in parts, I decided to see how fast I could go when the opportunity arose. This was Wolf chip, popcharger, and Borla cat-back. I had been in the high 120's a few times in the past for short bursts (using tach readings). I came along a long flat stretch of divided highway with no cars nearby and took it up to 134 before backing off (based on tach.) It was still pulling, but I was closing on some cars ahead so I dropped back down to cruise speeds.

Got stopped in Fort Worth once for doing ~110 on the interstate in the 240. I was on a camping trip to West Texas and had been bunched up behind a mass of side-by-side drivers for 20 miles who couldn't hold a speed. When I finally found a seam I punched it to quickly clear the whole mess. Somewhere in the far right lane tucked in beside an 18 wheeler was an unmarked car...not running radar either because my Valentine One would have warned me. I had just lifted off the gas when I saw him back there trying to get out. Knowing he didn't have radar and would have a hard time pacing me, I just coasted on down to a legal speed and never touched the brakes. Took him a long time to catch up. I acted nonchalant about it like I might have just been doing mid-80's or some such to clear that ball of traffic. After watching him trying to clear that same mess I wasn't surprised that he just gave me a minor verbal warning, LOL.

Haven't been in triple digits in a long time. Did the mods to make the car *quicker*, not necessarily faster...

[Mr.Gotnohome]

I've hit the limiter on my 91 s13 on a road trip from Chicago to Denver. On those long straight stretches in Nebraska (shudder) I've topped 110 before being cut off. Luckly I have the HUD so I could pay attention to the road! The amazing thing is that the ride is fairly smooth at those speeds even over the bumps. It was the first time I've hit the limiter and I thought I had broken something, scary s*** at that speed!

[gabossie]

I made the drive from school (socal) to home (norcal) in 4 hrs flat one time, that's 398 miles. Going up 5 I was doing 120 (approximatly, trying to stay right below the limiter, but I hit it a number of times) and through the curvier highways further north I averaged between 80-100. I will never do this again, and I can't believe I didn't get pulled over or die that time, but it felt very comfortable driving at that speed. Car was rock solid.

[Hellion240sx]

gabossie dont you love that fact!!!!!!

[gabossie]

I just wish my car STILL felt that solid. It's on it's way back to feeling more cohesive again though, just got my master set of poly bushings in today, yay! I regret the first time I ever pulled my bumpers off though. Once you start pulling body panels off, things never feel quite the same again. All the little squeeks get to you after awhile.

[Nissan-S14]

hmm, interesting i have yet to brake a 100mph on my 240, i dont know why, im scared cops will stop me and there goes my insurance. But i did 145 on my maxima.

[jdmfreak]

What year max?

[Nissan-S14]

What year max?

1989!



1/4 15.1 @ 92mph

Alot of work to it though.

[Nissan-S14]

heres a link to more pics

http://www.nissaninfiniticlub....65483

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Let me lay some physics on you people... this "exponential" talk that your speaking of does not occur at 10mph over the limit. well call "danger" as not having the ability to stop as quickly. by the formula K=1/2(m*v^2) kinetic energy=1/2 mass times velocity squared. kinetic energy is basically moving energy, energy that must be transformed into heat (in the form of joules) by your brakes or wind resistance etc in order to slow down. the "danger" increases like this: if you double your speed, kinetic energy increases by 4. nothing more, nothing less, 10MPH over is BS as an exponential increase. and as for aerodynamic drag, that is defined as "the point at which the force acting on the vehicle by the wind is equal to the force the motor puts to the wheels", thus nulling the forces out, creating no acceleration (F=ma) where net force is 0, mass is constant, so acceleration must be 0. any more questions, direct them to me at [email protected] if you send me junk mail ill be pissed. BTW ive hit 150mph in a lexus ES300, held that speed (or close to it... ~140) for approximately an hour coming back from a college with my friends at about 5 AM and didnt see a single car. my friend was driving. wind noise is incredible, and so is tunnel vision, the dotted white lines become solid.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

oh yeah PS ive bounced my 91 coupe off the limiter... it occurs on the 2nd number in on the odometer and it can sure as hell go a lot faster. the speed sensors are as follows: computer speed sensor, 4th gear sensor, 5th gear sensor, and I think there is 1 more, but it may just be some rev limiter. unplug the 4th and 5th gear sensors, and cut that wire and you should be able to go as fast as your engine will let you tach. (7000rpm?) or get bigger wheels or a different set of gears and youll go even faster (top speed that is)

[574-240sx]

oh yeah PS ive bounced my 91 coupe off the limiter... it occurs on the 2nd number in on the odometer and it can sure as hell go a lot faster. the speed sensors are as follows: computer speed sensor, 4th gear sensor, 5th gear sensor, and I think there is 1 more, but it may just be some rev limiter. unplug the 4th and 5th gear sensors, and cut that wire and you should be able to go as fast as your engine will let you tach. (7000rpm?) or get bigger wheels or a different set of gears and youll go even faster (top speed that is)

Yeah I have done the auto to manual swap twice in both of my 240s. I have never hit a speed limiter due to the auto ecu I'm still using. Nick

[DrifterXRPS13]

i'm frequently in high speed situations...almost every weekend. sunday night i was in my cousins srt-4 and we were doing 140 and still going higher for about 10 minutes without letting up, my bro's maxima has hit 170 and it was only at about 5000 rpm in his final gear and it's automatic, it was still going but i guess he decided not to, just my 2 cents.

[Nissan-S14]

Let me lay some physics on you people... this "exponential" talk that your speaking of does not occur at 10mph over the limit. well call "danger" as not having the ability to stop as quickly. by the formula K=1/2(m*v^2) kinetic energy=1/2 mass times velocity squared. kinetic energy is basically moving energy, energy that must be transformed into heat (in the form of joules) by your brakes or wind resistance etc in order to slow down. the "danger" increases like this: if you double your speed, kinetic energy increases by 4. nothing more, nothing less, 10MPH over is BS as an exponential increase. and as for aerodynamic drag, that is defined as "the point at which the force acting on the vehicle by the wind is equal to the force the motor puts to the wheels", thus nulling the forces out, creating no acceleration (F=ma) where net force is 0, mass is constant, so acceleration must be 0. any more questions, direct them to me at [email protected] if you send me junk mail ill be pissed. BTW ive hit 150mph in a lexus ES300, held that speed (or close to it... ~140) for approximately an hour coming back from a college with my friends at about 5 AM and didnt see a single car. my friend was driving. wind noise is incredible, and so is tunnel vision, the dotted white lines become solid.

I can stop very quickly with the help of these .

[Chimera]

some people dont know it, but my AUTO '97 240sx se can do over 120mph.i know i did about 122-123mph, the gauge stops at 120.... ill post pics sometime this week*edit my car is bone stock*