I was at a party last night and I was talking to a guy that had a 2001 SE 5 speed. (Has since totaled it) He claims that although the 3.0 has less HP and Tq, that it has a top speed of 151, which is higher than the 3.5's 142ish. I have taken my car to 142 and it wouldn't give much more. I told him that I didn't buy it. I don't see how a car with that much less HP and Tq can be faster, but I thought I would ask to see if I am wrong. He also claimed something that I disagreed about, but am not for sure. He said that drag is measured by aerodynamics, which I agreed on, but also by the trnsmisission and it bearings. Is that part of the drag measurment on cars?

 

similar top speeds (about 154-ish)
no, mostly it's measured by aerodynamics... They have similar transmissions and I wouldn't be surprised if they used the exact same bearings, so your friend is full of

 

I've gotten mine up to 138 and I still had RPMs left, so who knows.

 

i been up to 148 just about maxed out but was at 5000 rpms

 

only 130 here

 

I got up to about 120 and had lots of room left. Just ran out of road.

 

I've only done 120mph.....I think.

 

I did 158, errr oh wait that was on my Gixxer. My fault.

 

still trying to figure out how you auto guys get above 130

 

YA THIS GUY BELIEVES A STOCK CAR CANT RUN 14.1 BUT THINKS THEY HIT 154? SHOOT IVE ONLY GOTTON 135 IN MINE AND IT HAD NO MORE TO GIVE

 

I bet he totaled it trying to catch a 2002 that was outrunning him.

 

 

Normally, there are 3 ways a car can be limited on it's top speed:
1. Computer limited.
2. Red line in highest gear.
3. Drag.

Drag can mean anything that generates more friction at a higher speed. This includes wheel bearings, air resistance, transimission, etc. So yes, more than air resistance determines top speed in a drag limited car.

 

I was up to 143-145ish in 6thgear with plenty of rpm's left but wouldn't go anywhere- its not whether you have room to redline- its a fuel cut-off after a certain speed

 

There is no known speed limiter on the 6 speed cars. They are drag limited and in most situations the top speed is about 147ish.

 

uhh, lick my what??

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....=top+speed+gps

 

I've hit 145 mph and from what i remember i was round 5000 rpms. I def think i could have gone faster but highway began to get a bit bumpy and unstable.

I've heard from many different people that the AE and a few other model maxes havre no governer. That true?

 

141 in mine....I had pleanty of gear and redline left. I just ran out of safe road.

 

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I ran as fast as 143mph maintaining about one carlength lead on a TL-S on the NJ Turnpike. NOTE: TL-S has a published top speed of 150mph.

Peace.

 

Fifth gear will take the car to it's top speed and it will get there much quicker than sixth. I have had mine over 140 several times and I have yet to find a logical reason to go to sixth.

 

I believe the SE 6spd's are electronically limited to 155. I remember dmbmaxima88 saying something about "bouncing" (limiter) when he had it really pegged.

According to CarTest (power, gearing and drag calculations)

2001 SE 5MT: 144
2002 SE 6MT: 148
2002 SE 4AT: 148

You would probably need some mods or some help (downhill, tailwind, etc) to ever hit the alleged "155 limiter" in the 6MT, which I know Steve had.

 

You need some serious power to go your top speed in the overdrive gear. Also stock speedos are notoriously inaccurate at those high speeds. Even a 3-5% error will make your 140mph a 145mph run. Add some aftermarket tires of whatever OD and the accuracy goes to hell even more.

 

158 for mine lots of room here in AZ to do that jest do not get stopped doing it

 

I slapped in 6th around 135mph

 

I've never gone over 135 b/c of my the speed governor built into myself...the Max feels so UNSTABLE at that speed, even with all my suspension mods!

 

mine was pretty smooth at 135 but I wouldn't have cut the wheel over.

I doubt I'd do it again, either... it isn't worth what happens if you get caught

 

ditto on both counts!!

 

Yeah, That was my only and last time I drove @
those speeds (playing w/ a 540i on I-95 once my car was broken in ~5K miles on the ODO) I havent been over 100 since- I must say the car was stable up to those speeds -but then again it was a straightaway

 

143-145ish here against a LS1 SS Camaro.

It was slightly uphill and took FOREVER once I past 130ish. Plenty of RPM left, just not enough HP to overcome wind resitance.

 

I had mine to 135 before, but for some reason, my cars is missing 15HP!!!!

 

You guys are crazy, I don't have the road around here to reach those speeds, so far I have only gone 95.

 

Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!

I hit 100 chasing a new t-bird down an entrance ramp. Couldn't need that much road.

 

I've held my indicated 92-93mph cruise control maximum for damn near 1hr. on several occasions before I've had to let off.

Plenty of roads here.

 

 

AZ cruisin' is sweet (along with a few other SW, W and Upper MW states). I just returned on the 12th after spending 9 days travelling between Phoenix, Prescott, Sedona, Flagstaff, the canyon, Kingman, Vegas, Bullhead, etc. The whole time I'm ridin' in a Hertz Taurus rental with an out-of-alignment front,left tread (shakin' like a wet dog for 1300+ miles) wishin' I was in my Max. At one point between Flagstaff and the canyon I actually passed an 03' SE. I almost stopped and beat the **** outta the guy just for lettin' that happen.

 

I hit 130 in my 2k1 but couldnt go any faster... only because my tires weren't rated for anything faster and the car started shaking

 

134 in my 03 auto on the 190 in Plano before I came to a booth, and 143 in the 350 both autos.

 

cruised for about half and hour at ~124 on the florida turnpike at 2am. could have gone faster but.. i was one of two cars on the road so i felt too vulnerable.

 

the highest i've gotten was 139. I have an auto. The nissan service guy tells me that the way the car is designed, it's very hard for it to go pass 150, unless you're going down a huge hill.