Dont get me started on big-buck tripple digit tickets :shock:

 

The current GTs' speedos do reach 150.

2001 GT (150):


2001 Bullitt (150):


2003 Mach 1 (150):


2003 Cobra (160):


2000 Cobra R (180):

 

... the fact that the underbody of the stang isn't covered at all is not that good for aerodynamics unfortunately :\

 

lol no, not compared to $600,000 cars its not.

 

no I mean... of course not like a F1 car or a expensive ferrari or something... but a bit... dunno

 

I was all set to go order a 2005 Mustang GT today, but that 145 MPH speedo. is a show stopper. :cop:

No way will I ever own a car that has less than a 150 MPH speedo. :crazy:

 

I can only hope that was sarcasm.

 

although unlike the 01, the 05 can actually GET THERE

 

I could care less if the car even has a speedometer, i never look at them

 

I don't pay as much attention to mine as probably some, but to say I never look at it would be an exageration. I at least glance at it!

 

 

Actually the top speed on the speedo (that is a good pic) is marked as 240 kph...any of our canadian friends willing to convert that to standard

 

240kmh~149mph

It will probably be electronically governed, my guess, 140mph.

 

There are some great top speed calculators on the Internet. Using 290 rwhp, 3475 lbs, 3.55 final drive, some reasearch on what OD the 17" tires are, maybe a few guesses on RPM at speed, you can get several estimates of any vehicles top speed.

Here are a few calcualtor links. Do a serach for more:

http://www.mustangiiregistry.com/topspeed.asp

http://home.earthlink.net/~jonaa/LS1new.xls

http://www.robrobinette.com/top_speed.htm

http://www.roadranger.com/products/road_speed_calc.htm

http://golum.riv.csu.edu.au/~rparkes/scull..._calculator.htm

http://calibracer.com/

http://www.seniorsix.org/e3info/speedcalc.html

http://juric.org/mopar/tools/

http://www.davewin.com/tech/horsepower_calc.shtml

Making sense of the varying results from these calculators will help kill time until your car is delivered!

c:

 

What kind of aftermarket parts can you get to increase the top speed...

And, how the heck do you take out the stupidass governor!?

 

Because its a new engine, we're not sure exactly what aftermarket parts there will be at launch.

The governor is usually removed by either reflashing the stock chip, or getting a new one.

 

So either a racing chip or find a way to reprogram it?

 

Too bad I can't even get close to that fast in Ohio. Did you all know we have the 2nd largest highway patrol? I'm told CA has the largest. Seriously, on a strip of highway near my house about 3 mi. long I've seen 4 state cruisers? And they ticket for 5...5! over the limit. I have dreams about driving out west.

 

Was out in Montana not too long ago -- outside of Great Falls, with time to kill, in a crummy rental car. Got it to 115 (downhill), no desire to go faster in that thing ( I forget, was it a Malibu?) -- Never even saw another vehicle.

 

i went over 90mph in my old VW Golf,,,,,,and i would not recommend doing that in a small car like that! Darn thing was shaking and rattling like crazy. Felt like i was about to flip and crash. Makes me wonder why the speedometer goes up to 120???