I redlined 5th today and my speedo was like at where 147ish would be. I thought redlining 5th was 160? Maybe the speedo was just showing a lot of error?

 

5th gear goes to 157 MPH, so if you redlined you were actually going 157 MPH. Unless your rim/tire combo is a different size then stock, then your gearing would be messed up.

 

maybe your speedo is not altitude corrected

 

 

haha, i was waiting for that Sprint.

 

Just a question here...and I am not sure of the answer. I know a lot of cars are actually "drag limited" versus power limited on top speed. Can a Maxima actually push 157, or would aerodynamic forces limit the speed?

 

 

yes...a lot of cars are "drag limited" which in essence IS power limited. BUT, Brian has a Supercharger....and that changes the game completely.

The other VERY rare condition is cars that a gear limited, which means they can't go faster than redline in their highest gear...this usually means the trans is not geared well for the power that the engine puts out.

 

I had my gauges out of my car last week..and was playing around with them....I moved the speedo needle ALL the way around past 140...and the needle physically STOPS at about 147-148mph...it won't MOVE any further....so theres your answer

 

Maybe we need to get Sprint's attitude corrected

Dave

 

well obviously we must all have differnet cars?

because i have a video of sx7r doing 155+

 

Your hillarious!

 

 

 

on my

 

Like I told the guys over at ClubSi, my "God's Chariot" Maxima does 235mph and that was racing one of those rare 900hp twin turbo Vipers. I got him by 6 cars.

......why does everyone think I'm lying


Dave

 

I have a stock 96 maxima and i tried to test the top speed but the car wont let me do more than 120mph(it turns the car off), i have to get that dam ECU, i had a90SE and was able to keep acclelerating even after i had already hit 120 cuz thats all it showed but i new i has going allittle more than that

 

do you want to see the video dave? its done with a Rev Speed Meter.. not a Factory Speedo

 

 

Don't hate on the RSM. At least our CEL isn't on because of a snipped wire.

 

a$$?

 

I wasn't hating dumbasss i was saying the run is accurate because it was done WITH the RSM..

 

blah

 

Did you know if you tweak the RSM a bit, the km/h would be in the 500 range?

 

actually sprint, why don't you post a link to that vid? i used to have it a long time ago on my other computer. the RSM is cool, how much are they?

 

http://www.rev-industries.com/Photos...ed%20meter.jpg

 

http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rvids/topspeed.MPG

 

http://www.sx7r.com/sx7rvids/topspeed.MPG

this was on my 1st gen RSM(got a 2nd gen now). only got up to 148 in the vid before we hit the 15 second limit on the digicam. but we got it up to 153mph later, here's a pic of that:



by the way kev, the RSM is adjusted to compensate for my 245/45/16 tires.

 

so how much was the RSM?

 

1st gen: $135
2nd gen: $210

 

whats the difference between the two? i checked out the site and it does a lot more than i expected. i just thought the digital speedo was cool

 

You're a funny motherf**ker you know that?

 

Yeah, I had to adjust for the 235/45/17 since mine was 225/50/17.

 

The new one looks better.

 

The new one also has a G-meter to measure your g's when you turn and has an rpm activated switch to control any number of things (preset boost, shift light etc etc) I havent gotten the new one so im not sure of every one of its features.

 

hey Kevin.. how is the 'project' going? email me your address.. i think i can find that thing to mail out to you...