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Old 03-01-2006, 01:17 PM
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coming back from Austin, there wasn't very much traffic, so I wanted to see how fast the S can go.

Got up to 154 at 8k, then rpm went up another bar and no speed increase.

Is 154 the limit or did I need to stay on it for a little while longer?

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Old 03-01-2006, 01:23 PM
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I have hit the rev limiter in 5th at the start finish line of TMS. Never got the opportunity to shift up to see if it went any faster
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that's more than me.. I only have gotten to 150.. a couple of time. maybe there's a cut-off difference between the AP1 and AP2?
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Interesting. I was near 8,000rpm in 6th gear in my AP2, speedo said somewhere around 151-152. I believe the 'official' top speed is 156mph.

So, the AP2 can come very, very near to it's rev limiter, but the AP1 is drag limited to it's top speed?
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Originally Posted by QUIKAG,Mar 1 2006, 02:52 PM
Interesting. I was near 8,000rpm in 6th gear in my AP2, speedo said somewhere around 151-152. I believe the 'official' top speed is 156mph.

So, the AP2 can come very, very near to it's rev limiter, but the AP1 is drag limited to it's top speed?
actually I think you're onto something because I still had RPM's to go... fastest I've gone with the top down is 140.. too turbulant...
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Published top speed on most sites is 150 mph.
I read the mechanical limits is some where around 187mph.
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Magazines show 155 for top speed. There was a post a few years back from a driver who said he did 165 MPH on the autobahn. Sounds fishy.

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ive done 155 in mine...going back to florida from texas in louisiana. lots of straight roads...dont think there was anything left to give after that.

(odd seeing someone new? i post in the florida forums all the time cause i live there but im from dallas (rockwall) and thought since id be coming back for a visit soon id pop into yalls forums and see was goes on.)
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I had my top down when I maxxed out 5th. How fast is that anyway? I was too close to the wall and was having to brake for a slaloom coming up very quickly to look at the speedo.
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Originally Posted by Wildncrazy,Mar 1 2006, 09:07 PM
I had my top down when I maxxed out 5th. How fast is that anyway? I was too close to the wall and was having to brake for a slaloom coming up very quickly to look at the speedo.
Redline in 5th gear AP1 is 138mph.


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