There's Speeding...then there's SPEEDING

[Sideburn]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

200 MPH is about more than just raw HP. You also need the appropriate gearing/transmission, tires and suspension. You're going to have hard time reaching 200 MPH w/o the appropriate gear ratio.

Sure, you could get away with no suspension mods but....most people who are dropping that kinda coin aren't gonna skip out on suspension and brakes.

You would need the computer remapped and the governor removed. You'd need an all new fuel delivery system to support the power, i.e Injectors, rails and pump.

Your estimate of 20-25K may even be on the low side once we factor in labor. Even if you do all the work on your own, you still need to pay a Dyno shop to tune it appropriately and remap the computer. That's a couple of grand right there. And we're just scratching the surface...

As people have said....sure it's doable...but you're gonna need one hella beastly car. The odds that some 19 y/o kid did all that? Pretty low.

Him not ACTUALLY going that fast....far more likely.

And that's the bottom line...I doubt this kid geared the car for top speed like that. It's why my buddy's gt500 couldn't do it. Lacked the gearing for it. But he tracks the car, not drag, so he has no need to gear for top end speed that he'll never hit on a track.

Even with a big ass shot of NOS the kid isn't hitting 208. Hell the hennessey guys built a stang for top end speed and only got it to 207.9

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Sideburn

And that's the bottom line...I doubt this kid geared the car for top speed like that. It's why my buddy's gt500 couldn't do it. Lacked the gearing for it. But he tracks the car, not drag, so he has no need to gear for top end speed that he'll never hit on a track.

Even with a big ass shot of NOS the kid isn't hitting 208. Hell the hennessey guys built a stang for top end speed and only got it to 207.9

AND lets not forget tires. You'd need a "ZR" rated tire, which is essentially a racing tire ($$$$). Most high performance production tires are going to be "Z" or "W" rated tires which top out at around 168 mph. Kaboom goes the tires at a sustained speed that high....


Just far too many holes to make this story believable.

[Sideburn]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

AND lets not forget tires. You'd need a "ZR" rated tire, which is essentially a racing tire ($$$$). Most high performance production tires are going to be "Z" or "W" rated tires which top out at around 168 mph. Kaboom goes the tires at a sustained speed that high....


Just far too many holes to make this story believable.

Indeed...so many holes. I'm sure one of the fine officers on this site could chime in, but apparently the stryker radar has a habit of calculating speed incorrectly in certain conditions. The mustang and the hypo were traveling in opposite directions. Initial speed clocked was 84, then 85 on the second. When the hypo turned around to go after him, thats when the clock speed went to 176 and then 208. Has to be a malfunction with the radar.

Oh and since I skipped it, 162 is the fastest I've hit. It was on a test drive of an 2011 M3. The salesman was the VP of the M3 club locally and he pressed me to test the car for all it's ability. Honestly, it was pretty effin' scary. I've driven at speed and tracked for a while now, but that was something different. Granted, I didn't own the car, so that probably played a part. Definitely will make your butt pucker a bit.
Currently am saving for a trip to Germany to drive the Nurburgring, but may just pay one of the BMW guys to drive me a lap too so I can experience the proper speed. Amazing what they do in the M5 with that throaty v10.
Same buddy that has that gt500 is trying to talk me into doing a drift school in cali. Not sure I really want to do it, but we shall see.