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Lizard King · 05-23-2002, 10:52 PM

There are 2 limits on the newer stangs for top end

1. Those good for nothing scoops all over the car and bad aerodynamic become very challenging at speeds of 145MPH +
2. 5th gear is very tall. When I run at 200km/h (~120MPH) the RPMs sit at 3500rpm. If we could redline fifth gear (in a vaccum) it would reach a speed of ~325km/h which is damn close to 200MPH.

I brought mine up to 245km/h ... do the math.

05-23-2002, 10:52 PM	#15
Lizard King midnightruns.com Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 584	There are 2 limits on the newer stangs for top end 1. Those good for nothing scoops all over the car and bad aerodynamic become very challenging at speeds of 145MPH + 2. 5th gear is very tall. When I run at 200km/h (~120MPH) the RPMs sit at 3500rpm. If we could redline fifth gear (in a vaccum) it would reach a speed of ~325km/h which is damn close to 200MPH. I brought mine up to 245km/h ... do the math. __________________ NEW CAR! - 2002 GT TrueBlue - Best Stock ET - 13.77 Old Lizard - 2000GT Electric Green - Best ET STOCK: 13.662 @ 100.2MPH