[QUOTE]Originally posted by BDMonk
[B]From: http://www.insideracingtechnology.com/tech102drag.htm

 

I don't think this car is big enough to have a person and a set of balls big enough to go as fast as some are saying. I would have to hear form some of the track whores about the top stock speeds...........

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rocket
[B]I don't think this car is big enough to have a person and a set of balls big enough to go as fast as some are saying.

 

There is a member named Wesmaster that hit 169/170 (indicated) with his SC'd S2000. He said that's what 6th gear topped out at hitting the rev limiter in 6th.

 

With stock-sized tires the calculated top speed at 9000 rpm in 6th is 165, period. Frankly, I don't see what all the argument is about. If you can redline in 6th gear then you hit 165. Personally, I have hit "148", or whatever ~8000 rpm is in 6th (I was paying more attention to the road, er track, to be sure exactly what the RPM was. I could see how a few mods to up top end HP could get the car to redline.

-Spoon

 

Hey Spoon, did you allow for tire growth in your formula for top speed???

 

I was just going to say that myself. Your formula would be a bit off, since tires expand when speed increases, especially at such a high speed.

 

Arrgh!! Back to the drawing board. Actually I was getting the top speed from the faq (166.5 mph by the way, not 165)

https://www.s2ki.com/article/articleview/15/1/31/

As stiff as the sidewalls are I wouldn't think they would expand too much though.

-Spoon

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by drjekyll2000
[B]With stock-sized tires the calculated top speed at 9000 rpm in 6th is 165, period.

 

I am trying to find where I found that tid bit of information..I'll keep looking