V6 top speed limited?

Cheddarbob · 12-18-2006, 04:13 PM

does anyone know how fast the v6 can really go? meaning does it go past the 120 or is it limited b/c i was reading my diabo book and its say turn off speed limiter so id asume it can go faster so really my ? is how fast
thanks

cuban3jumper · 12-18-2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheddarbob

does anyone know how fast the v6 can really go? meaning does it go past the 120 or is it limited b/c i was reading my diabo book and its say turn off speed limiter so id asume it can go faster so really my ? is how fast
thanks

The speed is limited from the factory at 115. They do so because of the stock tires that come on the sixers. Can they go faster yes. How fast I don't know I was being stupid about a year ago on an empty highway on my way back to LA from Fresno and had the needle bouncing off the stopper. How fast is that I don't know. But I will never do that again. It's stupid to go that fast on the street any street.

spike_africa · 12-18-2006, 04:50 PM

as fast as gearing and power allow. There are a few things that play into top speed the biggest is resistance and power.

htownv6 · 12-18-2006, 07:39 PM

yeah i hit 115 the other day and it pretty much bounced and slowed down automatically ... felt like i hit a rev limiter

doobie · 12-18-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by htownv6

yeah i hit 115 the other day and it pretty much bounced and slowed down automatically ... felt like i hit a rev limiter

ive done that on my way up to wisconsin. huge stretches of smooth highway an d between 115 and 120 it just drops out.

01FR500 · 12-18-2006, 07:58 PM

Yeah, I hit the limiter once a long time ago, like taping the brakes. Funny thing is, since I got the tuner and removed the limiter I havent taken it over 90mph.

Cheddarbob · 12-18-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cuban3jumper

It's stupid to go that fast on the street any street.

yeah but for me its nice to sit and think if for any reason i wanted to its nice to know i could. but i dobut most people who have super cars have ever taken them all the way.

Cheddarbob · 12-18-2006, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 01FR500

Yeah, I hit the limiter once a long time ago, like taping the brakes. Funny thing is, since I got the tuner and removed the limiter I havent taken it over 90mph.

yeah i hit 115 before i got the diablo. ever since i dont go that fast.

TClark22 · 12-19-2006, 05:19 AM

yea...i maxed out the needle...just rested on the stopper...i would guess it was around 130

00PerfRedGT · 12-19-2006, 07:22 AM

When i had my 6 i had 4.10's, predator, catted h-pipe, flowmaster catback, and a BBK catback, with the same rims and tires that are on my GT now and i did 147. I was running with a portable GPS and it was loading really slow because i was going so fast and the last time i looked at it i was doing 147 which means i was prolly going faster.

Since i got my GT with the blower on it i have hit 160 using the same method and it felt like i had some left.

All of this was done on an empty highway but is still stupid......but fun

mustangvsix · 12-19-2006, 05:20 PM

i have been told teh 6 will hit around 130-135 before it can just go no more...once the speed limiter is removed that is.

that is in stock form...

cuban3jumper · 12-19-2006, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mustangvsix

i have been told teh 6 will hit around 130-135 before it can just go no more...once the rev limiter is removed that is.

that is in stock form...

It isn't a rev limiter! It is a top speed limiter. Fuel is pulled from the engine once you reach the programmed speed. It's all in the tune but it's not a rev limiter that does it.

MattJ · 12-19-2006, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by doobie

ive done that on my way up to wisconsin. huge stretches of smooth highway an d between 115 and 120 it just drops out.

135 on i94

mustangvsix · 12-19-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cuban3jumper

It isn't a rev limiter! It is a top speed limiter. Fuel is pulled from the engine once you reach the programmed speed. It's all in the tune but it's not a rev limiter that does it.

me sorry

cuban3jumper · 12-19-2006, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mustangvsix

me sorry

It's all good.

WaterDR · 12-19-2006, 06:59 PM

Top speed is a finction of power and final gearing. This includes tire and wheel height too. Keep in mind that power output on our cars is not linear, so dearing can affect where you end up in the power band. Theoretically, a car with stock gearing should go faster then a car with 4.10's, but with the 4.10's you will be higher in the power band, so you may actually be able to go faster.

I have only had my Stand to about 110. I am a wimp and don't need the monster ticket, so I avoid crap like this....not to mention that I enjoy my life.

In my younger days I owned a new Dodge Daytona V-6 (1990). Don't laugh, it was a cool car in those days. I hit 145 in Utah and got passed like I was standing still by a Porche. I remember passing a guy in a pickup. He was probably doing a 100 and the look on his face was funny.

I also had a guy in a Vette tailing my ass in Ca on I-5. He was on my bumper doing about 125. I was driving a 1992 Mistu Eclipse Turbo. He got pulled over right from behind me. Cop never tried to get me. That is pretty much the extent of my stupidity.

Now, many years later, wife and kids and too much responsibility. I don't need to make her a widow while I kill someone else. Having power requires lot of maturity. Something that I did not always have.

WaterDR · 12-19-2006, 07:00 PM

BTW, hauling ass on a dead highway may sound safe, but a deer or a blowout and it is all over at that kind of speed.

Cheddarbob · 12-19-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WaterDR

BTW, hauling ass on a dead highway may sound safe, but a deer or a blowout and it is all over at that kind of speed.

oh man what would happen to the deer at 140 haha that i would love to see lol
kinda like in crusing USA haha

baibbas · 01-02-2007, 10:26 AM

I took mine to 130 about 5 years ago racing a BMW down I-35 in Oklahoma...the only reason I knew this is that we pulled off the highway and I asked him how fast he was going at the time and he said he was at 130 before we pulled off and I was right beside him....

the gillz · 01-08-2007, 06:26 AM

the v6 mustang has plenty left at 115-120 but its electronically governed. I have heard of 6ers doing 130 but with our sloppy suspension I dont feel comfortable doing more than 90 miles per hour. It wouldnt take much to have the azz end come around. If i had suspension upgrades it would be a different story. I wouldnt do over 90 miles per hour without a rear sway bar.

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12-19-2006, 06:59 PM	#16 (permalink)
WaterDR Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,370	Top speed is a finction of power and final gearing. This includes tire and wheel height too. Keep in mind that power output on our cars is not linear, so dearing can affect where you end up in the power band. Theoretically, a car with stock gearing should go faster then a car with 4.10's, but with the 4.10's you will be higher in the power band, so you may actually be able to go faster. I have only had my Stand to about 110. I am a wimp and don't need the monster ticket, so I avoid crap like this....not to mention that I enjoy my life. In my younger days I owned a new Dodge Daytona V-6 (1990). Don't laugh, it was a cool car in those days. I hit 145 in Utah and got passed like I was standing still by a Porche. I remember passing a guy in a pickup. He was probably doing a 100 and the look on his face was funny. I also had a guy in a Vette tailing my ass in Ca on I-5. He was on my bumper doing about 125. I was driving a 1992 Mistu Eclipse Turbo. He got pulled over right from behind me. Cop never tried to get me. That is pretty much the extent of my stupidity. Now, many years later, wife and kids and too much responsibility. I don't need to make her a widow while I kill someone else. Having power requires lot of maturity. Something that I did not always have. __________________ Black 2000 GT Vert: Novi-2000 with Intercooler (375rwhp @ 9 psi); Tune by Kauffmans; Roush 380R Body kit; Steeda Subframes; Steeda Strut Tower Support; Deep Dish Bullets; FRPP 4:10's; SCT 4 Position Chip with four custom tunes; Steeda CAI; C&L Pleum; BBK 75 TB; SLP Loudmouth; SLP Catted X-Pipe; Bullitt Suspension; UPR Conrol Arms; Focus Fuel Pump My Car My Email

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WaterDR Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,370	BTW, hauling ass on a dead highway may sound safe, but a deer or a blowout and it is all over at that kind of speed. __________________ Black 2000 GT Vert: Novi-2000 with Intercooler (375rwhp @ 9 psi); Tune by Kauffmans; Roush 380R Body kit; Steeda Subframes; Steeda Strut Tower Support; Deep Dish Bullets; FRPP 4:10's; SCT 4 Position Chip with four custom tunes; Steeda CAI; C&L Pleum; BBK 75 TB; SLP Loudmouth; SLP Catted X-Pipe; Bullitt Suspension; UPR Conrol Arms; Focus Fuel Pump My Car My Email

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baibbas Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11	I took mine to 130 about 5 years ago racing a BMW down I-35 in Oklahoma...the only reason I knew this is that we pulled off the highway and I asked him how fast he was going at the time and he said he was at 130 before we pulled off and I was right beside him....

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the gillz OG, double OG, tripleOG Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 264	the v6 mustang has plenty left at 115-120 but its electronically governed. I have heard of 6ers doing 130 but with our sloppy suspension I dont feel comfortable doing more than 90 miles per hour. It wouldnt take much to have the azz end come around. If i had suspension upgrades it would be a different story. I wouldnt do over 90 miles per hour without a rear sway bar.

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