RPMs? What RPM did you hit at 140?

 

It would also be interesting to know what mpg he got for those 20 minutes!

 

mine did also shut down in that range...had it right under 145 for a while and as soon as i started to go down a slight hill and it got a little more speed it shut down.
And just in case anyone in so cal may be going to arizona...the area after el centro going into yuma was a great proving ground.

 

Wardog 07 Tom, I'm sure it must so, but I just wanted to check with you. Does your Insurance cover you at those high speeds? I hear there are less accidents on the autobon, do to the fact that the slower traffic must yield and keep to slow speed lane. Is that the right lane in Germany? Gees, I just seen that on TV not long ago.
Thanks

 

It's true, there are less accidents on the autobahns. BUT . . . when they have one, there is almost certain death involved and usually get into double digits of how many cars are involved.

The Germans are real good at keeping with protocol, by staying in the right lane except when passing.

Tom

 

 

Mike,

We'll have to hook-up some time and go cruisin to one of these events together.

I'm in Kitzingen. A few miles from the intersection of Autobahn's 3 & 7.

Tom

 

Busy time right now, Maybe in late Jul or early Aug, I'm traveling quite a bit and have a family vacation coming up too, kids just got out of school here. Would love to take the two Mustangs to an event?, if I knew where one was. I have prem eq, IUP, auto, airbags, boot, rust proof, wheel locks, sim eq on you GT?
Mike

 

GT Premium, Every option available except - side air bag, lock nuts, upgraded rims

 

Darn, that sounds like a lot of fun bringing the pony up to full gallop!

At the risk of sounding like a mother hen, just remember to check your tire wear and pressure before heading out.

 

Anyone ever thought that adjusting the hood so the rear end is raised up off the cowl might help exhuast the air pressure underneath and keep the hood on the car? It's an old hot rodders trick... free cowl induction!

 

Hey Wardog, Those new fog light lenses won't go anywhere at that speed...you'll hafta scrape 'em off w/a razor when ya get home! LOL,
(your friend at ebay)
PS sent ya a set of smoke too. (for your wait)
it'll look like this:

I wanna drive on those roads too! :worship:

 

I've also got up to 140... remarkably smooth at that speed. I also noticed the hood vibration, which starts at about 110 on my car. The hood on the mustang is incredibly loose... it seems to only have one attachment on the front in the center, and the hood is flexible enough that you can easily lift up the front corner about an inch with your finger. I presume the vibration problem is just that the front corners are trying to fly and there's just nothing holding them down.

 

Tried it in the rain too, the wipers are worthless after 100. They lift off the glass.
I guess I'll have to get those little "wing-thing-spoiler-dodads" to push them against the glass.

Tom

 

 

I was test driving a GT between Heidelberg and Karsruhle on A5 yesterday...I regestered 12.5/mpg for the 2 hr stunt driving back and forth. My buddy and I took some great video of what it looks and sounds like to cruise at 140+. I was very inpressed how well it held together, much better than my '03. The windshield wipers are truely worthless at anything over 100mph, but then again you probably shouldn't achieving those kind of speeds when its raining! They couldn't believe the mustang only costs $28,000 They spend that on VW's.

 

try using Rain-X on the glass.... the water should blow right off at that speed. I know it does at even 40 on my truck. .... I haven't actually used the Rain-X that you wipe on.... I just have their brand of washer fluid, and I definitly notice a difference with the water running off. It's worth a shot I suppose.

 

I just can't fathom anyone going 100mph in the RAIN!!! :nono:

 

It's not as bad as you might think. The roads here are far better and it hadn't been raining long enough to start puddles yet.

TC

 

I have an interesting observation that I thought I would share.

I have a beater 91 Escort that I drive to the market or to work (where ever I dont want to take the stang for fear of door dings).

When my girlfriend is in the car with me she like to tell me when I am going too fast.

In the Escort she starts to squirm at around 70 mph

In her 2001 Toyota Camary she will tell me to slow down at around 80- 85 mph.

I have taken her in the Stang up to 120 mph with nair a peep. When I told her about that she now has the habit when she sees the lines in the road moving at a higher than normal rate to lean over to peer at the speedo, wherin she tells me to slow down :nono:

It's funny just how smooth the Stangs are at speed.