How fast have you had your Accord?

[feferic]

As I was driving to work today, I was looking at the speedometer and thought ‘160, that’s pretty damn fast if it can actually make it there’. I’ve had mine up to around 105 mph, but that’s as far as I like to push it (I admit, I’m a wose). I know when I had it up there it seemed to have plenty more to give.

I’m curious, how fast have you had your car up to?

[princess]

only 115, but she felt like this was no where near the end!!

[Wardsweb]

Theoretical top speed would be 132mph

[feferic]

Anyone pushed it to 132?

[zwierhiem]

I had our '01 up to 115 on a back road in Kansas this summer. And I once got my old '95 to 120 on a back road in South Dakota. Never tried for 132 though.

[according2me]

I've had my '01 up to 85mph. And that's all she'll ever see considering my current insurance rate:(. My focus is seeing 300K on the odometer.

Say, why can't we put smileys in the text body of messages.

I figured it out.:)

[princess]

My youngest daughter was ticketed at 95 in her '82 Accord sedan, the speedometer only went to 85. The car had over 300K at the time. This was on I10 near Indio, CA & cost us $285. She paid her own insurance. (House rules) Got it taken off her record by attending driving class.

Around home she got 2 tickets in the same car in out next town. Both tickets were in the exact same spot. The second one was coming home from yet again another driving class to get the previous one off her record!

She has since learned that there's times & places for this stuff & has made it 3 whole years without a speeding ticket!!!

[according2me]

Princess...Your "house rule" is a very wise decision. My 3 children have all driven my vehicles and thereby my insurance problems. :bawling:


Was the '82 passed down from ya'll or picked up used. Love to hear those high-mileage stories. Is it still on the road today?

[princess]

We told all 3 of our that if they planned to drive, then they had to work first. One, for the money for driver's training (it's not in the schools anymore & cost about 350) & two, they were to provide their own insurance. We helped each with their first little "beater" car. Each car had a healthy drive train, but not going to win any beauty contests! (They were '82 Civic sedan, '77 Accord HB hondamatic & '82 Accord sedan.... which had been my car)

2 of the 3 opted to not drive until they were 17 & a half, so they could get out of paying for driver's ed. Their choice. I wouldn't have wanted to be taxi'd by mom when I was 16!

Sometimes just to annoy them I'd pick them up in the OLD Chevy truck. ('78 Silverado)

[feferic]

So it sounds like 120 is the top speed (well, the top that someone is willing to go) so far...

I'd love to go out and give my car hell and try to push it faster than that, but that is an instant death ticket if something goes wrong. Something I'm not willing to do.

[princess]

well, they do have good airbags!:D

[feferic]

Ture, but I don't think they would really help at that fast of a speed?

[princess]

How 'bout a sub topic:

How many times have you been caught??? (checking out the need for speed)

Me: 0..... but my time will come!
My prince: 4, none recently... none in 10 yrs... not from lack of deserving!)
Kid 1: none
kid 2: 2 or 3. he quit telling
kid 3: I lost count! 5 or 6, she's only 24.

We have lead feet! Apparently a genetic flaw! High speeds are done on open, empty roads. You know, 2 AM on I5, or something along that line. It's more & more difficult to even go the limit here with all the traffic!

[feferic]

Speeding -- 1 time (which is a miracle since I have a lead foot).

[zwierhiem]

Never been caught for speeding -- knock on wood. I got one ticket for following too closely (during rush hour). I wasn't even in an accident, I think the cop was just out to get me for some reason. :rolleyes:

[according2me]

None. Never would think of it. Yeah, Yeahhh, that's the ticket !!!!!!:D

[SFL-Accord]

125mph, in 6th Gear (2003 EX Coupe - MT 6-spd V6) at about 4500 RPM and it felt like like it could push another 10 or 15 MPH.

However, It's a very light car and one has to be very careful of crosswinds. Also, do not attempt with factory tires. They are not speed rated.

It's amazing how much torque is still packs at high speeds, You gotta love that V-Tech.

[Ganz]

If I am not mistaken, the speed on the 2003 Accords is electronically limited to 124 mph.

[princess]

Ganz,

Where did you hear that????:confused:

[Ganz]

Car & Driver I think. It was because of the speed rating of the standard tires.

[SFL-Accord]

Well, I partially agree with you.
The factory tires are certainly not appropriate for high speeds nor are they the greatest for performance handling.

But as for the speed, nothing seemed to be limiting this baby at 125 MPH.

[Ganz]

I am speaking of the sedan. Are the tires different on the 6spd coupe? The differance between 125 and 124 is within error though. Again, I seem to remember reading this, but I am not certain.

[SFL-Accord]

Well, I have the coupe...and if I'm not mistaken I'm an inch taller than the Sedan. I have a 17" Rim. I upgraded my tires to Pirelli P Series. Big Difference...

[Grinf]

i was driving my accord one 170 km/h sorry i m from europe, but previous owner told me that he drive it about 210 km/h
considering that i own accord 2.0iex model from 1988

[JohnF]

I personally Drive my accord often to 190

At 190, it's very very hard to continue accelerate.

so the faster I went with it is 210 km Exactly.

I had about 18 tickets since I drive. I'm 19 and driving since I'm 16....

the biggest ticket I got was 1042$

622$ for "driving a car wich is equipped with a radar detector"

420 $ for "Careless driving" (basically, I tried to getaway by zigzaging between the traffic)


the faster I got caught was 160 on the highway (max100)

they gave me the ticket for 60km over the limit + passing by the right = Total 701$

I get pulled over in average once a month.:bawling:

I don't get a ticket every time though, sometimes it's only for verification....
:blush:

[bob2503]

I have to think how many times I have been caught....8 times for speeding, once for folloiwng too close and 2 accidents. I have been stopped and even gotten tickets, but got out of them no problem. W/ the speeding tickets, I got out of 3 of them.

Speed... I had my 85 w/ 170 on it up to 115, but was scared the whole time!!!!

[raff]

took my 03 6spd to 110 mph b4 i got scurred. haha but i kno the accord v6's top out at around 138mph.

[JohnF]

If 60miles = 100km, so 120 miles = 200km

Then 138 should be about 230 km

My goodness that's pretty fast.

So If I do the conversion for those who are interested, The faster I did (because it didnt want to accelerate anymore) with My accord 2000 is :

126 MPH
:cool:

I beat you all :p


Oh and I had winter tires....

Wait to see next summer when I'll have low-profiles tires on 18' mags... :D

[benjamming]

The 02 Accords factory tires on EX V6 are rated for 149 mph. See www.tirerack.com for verification. I have had the car to 135 mph but I have found out the speedometer is about 2-3 mph high so it was actually 132 mph & it would not go any faster. I tried for about 5 miles but wouldn't do it - no governor or rev limiter as some call it.

[JohnF]

Yeah that sucks. I had a fuel cut set to 183km/h on my other car and that is very bad.

that is one of the many good points I love on the Accord.

it has it's limits but there is no speed cut-off

There is a rev cut-off set to 6500rpm I think though:mad:

[wave9984]

you could switch out the chip and it would not have the limiter! =) but i pushed my car to like 125 and i remember it wouldn't go any higher. so maybe i must of read the speedometer wrong or something. i have the 00 v6 coupe like johnf's but i cant tell if his is a v6 or not. thats an exspensive ticket man.. 1 grand. i keep gettin them too. hurts. i kno ho you feel about the ludacris song. it pumps me to speed everytime too.:)

[JohnF]

HAHAHAH yeah you got it ! ;)

but mine is a V4 though.

Oh yeah and I am not right, It's not 18 tickets, now it's 19.
I got one last week for having snow on my rear window.
That sucks because they said it reduce my visibility, but I said I have two side mirrors ?

I mean, when they pulled me over, I saw them. If it had reduced my visibility I guess I would just never have stopped...:p

Anyways......

And for the 1 grand ticket for wreckless driving, I'm still paying it cuz I didnt have that money and I paid it with my mastercard and I'm refunding it little by little.... (it was last summer)

Oh and I received 8$ of Canadian Tire money by paying this ticket with my Options MasterCard !!! :D

[BenjiBoy650]

Originally posted by SFL-Accord
125mph, in 6th Gear (2003 EX Coupe - MT 6-spd V6) at about 4500 RPM and it felt like like it could push another 10 or 15 MPH.

However, It's a very light car and one has to be very careful of crosswinds. Also, do not attempt with factory tires. They are not speed rated.

It's amazing how much torque is still packs at high speeds, You gotta love that V-Tech.

ALL tires are speed rated. I've only had my Accord up to 85MPH, keeping pace with a cop before I chickened and slowed it down with the e-brake haha.

Now my friend...he got caught on I-280 in SF, 130MPH in a 65 in his Prelude. Only $500 ticket! Insurance though...haha.

I've never gotten a ticket. I hope I can keep it that way. It's not like I drive real fast, just follow traffic and stuff. I don't even follow traffic in the left lane unless I "have to," mostly stay in the right lane and lots of patience. I'm pretty sure a 6th gen 5-speed 4 cyl will go 140MPH, I've heard multiple instances of it. I've seen video of a 6th gen 140MPH run but I believe it was a V6 and I'm not sure if it was modded.

[struckaccord]

I had my stock 2000 accord lx 2 dr 4 cylinder up to 132 mph...The rev limiter didnt kick in but she ran out of balls right about then lol...

[Dave]

i've only hit 60 in my 04 so far...course she has only 158 miles on her so far....

BTW hello eveyone. :wave:

[Inspector1]

Was that going down hill?? j/k

Welcome aboard Dave!!!!!!

I1:)

:wave: back at ya

[Dave]

give it a couple hundred more miles...i dont doubt i'll be tearing up the interstate before long.. ;)

[Josephip]

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/479000-479999/479025_50_full.jpg

132mph

stupid speed limiter :bawling:

[princess]

The speed isn't amazing, the fact you took a picture while doing it is!! I sure hope you had a buddy along to aim & shoot the camera!:eek:

[timxkim]

took a random one out to test drive and got it to 120ish too! i think i scared the hell out of my saleman, heh

[BenjiBoy650]

I got up to 95 trying to catch a nice car. On the on ramp going about 30 in third, I see a Maybach 57 on the freeway ahead....oh man I floored it and had to do 90 just to keep up with him. Rich people have too much money to pay tickets, unlike me lol. I was sweatin like a pig goin that speed, that freeway has a lot of patrols :( Didn't get caught though and got to see a nice car :)

[BenjiBoy650]

If you really wanna fool everyone, put your car on jackstands and then put it in drive and hit it. A guy on HondaSociety put his '98 AV6 on jackstands and took a pic of his speedometer doing 150MPH. Then he took a picture of the front wheels spinning like mad lol

[princess]

That's cheating!:rolleyes:

[BenjiBoy650]

It's also pretty dangerous hehe...

[fearlessfreap24]

i hit 90 today on the way to work. man it felt like it could keep going to. it was great

[anysia]

I haven't had much of an opportunity to get up too high yet, but the night I picked it up I found myself doing 85 and not even realizing it! I'm gonna have to really watch that! There's tons of cops everywhere in PA. I have yet to get a ticket-knock on wood.... :eek:

I've been known to take my old civic up to about 100mph on the highway at times. (not bad for that car and an at to boot!)

[stiller fan]

Had my car up to the governor (1993 accord 10th anniversary)--113mph. had my mom's 99 TL up to 133, then had to slow down for a bend while driving on I-70... :jumping:

ps: and of course, my mom don't know it...yet. ;)

pps: my car has about 205k miles and still going. have had brake probs tho... :bawling: :(

[anysia]

stiller fan, i'm gonna take a wild guess and say that you're talking about i70 in pennsylvania? where about along there? i feel like i'm going ot run those people off of the road whenever i go above 70 on the stretch i'm on every day.... now on i70, i sometimes feel like I'M going to get run off the road when i'm doing 80/85! :blah: (i commute between washington and pittsburgh everyday.... )

[stiller fan]

yeah, that real long hill before you get to the maryland line (rte 522). i try to go with the flow of traffic, or the speed limit, whichever is fastest! :D

[mr_ricecakesV6]

the top speed i got my 6th gen V6 wuz at 130 mph

[stiller fan]

How fast does everybody go in the rain???? And, if it's above 70-75mph, what tires are you running for the good performance???

[BenjiBoy650]

Originally posted by stiller fan
How fast does everybody go in the rain???? And, if it's above 70-75mph, what tires are you running for the good performance???

I've been up to 80-85MPH in the rain with less than 50% tread on my Yokohama A550H tires. Not all that great, but I'd say that west coast rain is probably a good bit less than east coast rain, so I probably wouldn't try that in a thunderstorm :)

[stiller fan]

definitely agree there... :D i have never been to the west coast, so i would think that due to the Gulf of Mexico moisture, and Canadian cold dry air, that our t-storms would be more intense... :)

[VTECaddict]

just had to comment on josephip's picture....is that the seatbelt reminder i see?! :eek:

[anysia]

80/85 on my annoying in wet weather birdgestone turenzas.... as long as i don't have to start from a stop thy're ok on wet surfaces... not the best by far though!

[Coolhaus]

135.

On miles of wide open, flat, new 3 lane, broad daylight, no intersections, no traffic but the Chevelle I was dusting, 100 foot median with a ditch in the middle, and 50 foot-wide shoulders.

Even with all that, it's risky, I know, but life is a risk. Now I know it, now I can say it, and I don't need to do it again. But man, what a thrill.

Still not nearly as scary as doing 160 in my buddy's Camaro SS back in high school. Now THAT was dumb. And I was scared as hell. Car was all engine, and I swear it was about to take off :eek:

[princess]

:bawling:

Your broke my little heart!


I used to love old Chevelles.....what year range was it?

By the way.....welcome aboard!

[Coolhaus]

Thanks for the welcome :)

I don't really know much about Chevelles, but I think it was a '70 or so, was more rounded than the 60's style. It had an SS emblem, so I was pretty surprised that I walked on him. Maybe the emblem was a fake, or it was a '73 or later and was a victim of the engine castration of the gas-crisis era.

[princess]

A VERY long time ago......my dream car was '67 Chevelle SS!

It was the only one that beat me when we had the '67 Olds 442!

But cars are so different now....you can have power AND actually pass a gas station!! (My dad's line for the 442 was that it could pass anything except for a gas station!...each cylinder saying "I'll take a gallon, you take a gallon!"):D

[OwAce]

i hit 133, 130 in 5th and then i upshifted at around 5500 rpm got to 133 2-3 secs later.

then when i realised that i was coming up to cars at a closing speed of 80 mph i dowshifted back into 5th, bled of speed tapped brakes and came down to crusing speed of 55 mph.
all this with my 160 lb roommate in the car.
car definately had some more to go in it.

[RTexasF]

Only 90 so far but that was in third gear just bumping the rev limiter, then I ran out of juevos. 100MPH in TX is an automatic trip to the crossbar motel!

[stiller fan]

Originally posted by RTexasF
Only 90 so far but that was in third gear just bumping the rev limiter, then I ran out of juevos. 100MPH in TX is an automatic trip to the crossbar motel!

can you get a suite??? :lmao:

[RTexasF]

Not a suite but I'm sure a sweety is available!!

[stiller fan]

:lmao: and what would their name(s) be??? :lmao:

[torquelover]

'03 LX MAN I4 Sedan about 125 flat ground, no wind. This is Honda indicated, not actual. Previous Hondas I've had read a little high. Coming home down through the mountains in Pennsylvania with a pack of cars saw about 135 downhill. Everyone in the pack slowed down except an Audi A6 (Maybe a 4.2?). Took a long sweeping turn, and scared myself silly. My car did a slow, four-wheel drift with all four tires screaming, pitch changing with the undulations in the road. I clutched in, grabbed neutral, and just rode it out. Stupidest thing I've ever done. The Audi was nowhere in sight.

-torquelover

[anysia]

as of late? the highest since i picked up my car from the body shop was 65/70 passing (this morning-i could NOT stand doing 45/50 in a 55....), but then right back down to 55/60.... i gotta move to where the speed limit is higher! :lmao:

[Steven]

Ive had my accord hit 129-130mph. 2003 lx 4cyl sedan. I had a friend in the car too but i think i hit that speed cause it was on a SLIGHT downgrade. on level surface i hit close to 120. Not exaggerating. Im surprised people with the v6's havent been able to hit 140-150 since they are light and have 80 more horses than the 4 cyl. cars.

[Pairallel]

Originally posted by Steven
Ive had my accord hit 129-130mph

You must have been a long, long way from home....there is no place around Brooklyn you could move that fast unless you dropped out of the sky!:eek:

[Steven]

I was goin over the verrazzano.... I went through the toll booth's around 50mph and then gunned after i passed the bridge security.... I hit that speed close to the fisrt exit off the bridge so its roughly 2-2.5 miles long the bridge given that I had a 50mph rolling start lol. But you are right there is no where in brooklyn alone that is long enough to reach that speed.

[fearlessfreap24]

since i have been in California, i have hit 105 a couple of times. i know it aint much, but that is all i am willing to push it, especially with gas around 2.10.

[geni01]

Since my tires has already some miles on it, I was able to hit
125mph last wednesday early mornings (0230 a.m.) at I280. Started the run from the I280/I380 split all the way to palo alto. The car can surely do more but did not really push it, besides someone pass me:sorry: An M5:mad: Will try again later when I switch to summer tires:D

[BenjiBoy650]

Dang I love that stretch of road. But I haven't pushed it too much on there because I've seen lots of cops plus that's the first section they hit when they had the crackdown a while ago. I pushed 105 up on Skyline highway 35 in the mountains next to Crystal springs, where you have to take 92 west to get there.

[geni01]

Originally posted by BenjiBoy650
Dang I love that stretch of road. But I haven't pushed it too much on there because I've seen lots of cops plus that's the first section they hit when they had the crackdown a while ago. I pushed 105 up on Skyline highway 35 in the mountains next to Crystal springs, where you have to take 92 west to get there.

In the early mornings, there's hardly anyone using that road not even cops. They usually (CHP) can be seen right around the stanford exit since that's where the dot com guys with their bmw's porsches, ferrari's & all kinds of fast car push their cars to the limit (too much caffeine & sodas, i guess). We usually call this strecth of road "BMW Alley" cause you see alot of this car of all level. I once saw a "Vector" (exotic built in the early '80) zooming at around 130+, blink of a eye it was gone.

[BenjiBoy650]

Originally posted by geni01
In the early mornings, there's hardly anyone using that road not even cops. They usually (CHP) can be seen right around the stanford exit since that's where the dot com guys with their bmw's porsches, ferrari's & all kinds of fast car push their cars to the limit (too much caffeine & sodas, i guess). We usually call this strecth of road "BMW Alley" cause you see alot of this car of all level. I once saw a "Vector" (exotic built in the early '80) zooming at around 130+, blink of a eye it was gone.

I just saw an Aston Martin DB7 exit off 280S at the Avalon exit this mornin haha

[mrjtree]

Originally posted by Josephip
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/479000-479999/479025_50_full.jpg

132mph

stupid speed limiter :bawling:

Got to love the use of the cruise control. :biggrin:

[princess]

Those speeds don't make me nervous, but the pictures do!!!!:eek:

[EXLNavi]

Originally posted by mrjtree
Got to love the use of the cruise control. :biggrin:

Wow, I didn't know cruise would let you cruise that fast! I've driven some cars that limited cruise to within certain speeds. Those cars were JDM cars though, and if you went above 100km/h the bell would be dinging away warning you to slow down anyway.

FWIW, the fastest I've ever pushed my 04 i4 to was 120 on i-80 westbound in NJ. I was late for work. Glad I don't work there again, phew!

[mrjtree]

Wow, I didn't know cruise would let you cruise that fast! I've driven some cars that limited cruise to within certain speeds. Those cars were JDM cars though, and if you went above 100km/h the bell would be dinging away warning you to slow down anyway.

FWIW, the fastest I've ever pushed my 04 i4 to was 120 on i-80 westbound in NJ. I was late for work. Glad I don't work there again, phew!

Why wouldn't you try to maximize fuel economy? :D

[WheelBrokerAng]

I had her up to 210 MPH last night...

Of course that was on my GrandSons XBox...damm thing was really hard to keep on that highway video too.

WheelBrokerAng :thmsup:

[benjamming]

EXLNavi,

Some cars do have a limit for the cruise control setting. My 1993 Chrysler LeBaron would only set at 85 mph or below. The Honda will set at 130 mph at least. :D

[Accordtx1]

I had mine at 115 on I40 in New Mexico, she felt that she had a lot more left in her, and very solid, but the thought of that ticket kept me from going faster.

[franklin]

I had my 99 coupe (4 cylindar) up to 125 racing a Civic that looked like it came out of "Pimp My Ride" it was at 3 am on 275 and there was no cars and i was sure scared as hell at those speed :paranoid:

[AccordEli]

I had our 04 EX-L 4cyl 5 sp up to an indicated 130. It was still climbing when I let off. Smooth and quiet. This was on a flat Kansas interstate. I do not think any EXs have had speed limiters for more than 10 years. (if they ever had them)

I dont remember if it was the 5th or 6th gen Accord but Car and Driver took 2 4cyl mt sedans and drafted them around Talledega speedway and set a 4cyl sedan top speed record (at the time) of 140 MPH.

I had my 02 WS6 T/A against the speed limiter at 164 in 5th gear. It was a 6 speed.

-Eli

[EXLNavi]

I had my 99 coupe (4 cylindar) up to 125 racing a Civic that looked like it came out of "Pimp My Ride" it was at 3 am on 275 and there was no cars and i was sure scared as hell at those speed :paranoid:

Hehe, yeah I know that feeling, TRUST me. My accord aint no muscle car but some of the ricers really don't know what they're up against!

[fearlessfreap24]

I had my 02 WS6 T/A against the speed limiter at 164 in 5th gear. It was a 6 speed.

-Eli

Dang

[VTECaddict]

Hehe, yeah I know that feeling, TRUST me. My accord aint no muscle car but some of the ricers really don't know what they're up against!

the accord 5MT is pretty fast for what it is. it can keep up with the 02+ Civic Si, SVT Focus, Sentra SE-R, et al. most riced civics dont stand a chance!
i hear Honda underrated this motor too, so its actually cranking out 170-175 hp at the crank vs 160. :naughty:

[Accordohalic]

130 mph on a flat horizon to horizon road in Wyoming it was new road that no one knew about (partly cuz only 5 people live in wyoming) but anyway, had plenty of time to get it up there... i herd the 6 gen had a 125 speed limiter, but i never met it. Also the 6 gen V6 is not an advantage to the 4 cyl when you are in the top end. The 6 gen V6 looses all gusto when wringing it out. now the 7th gen V6 is a different story.

[vlodnak69]

UNINTENTIONALLY (seriously) during the test drive I hit 115... And it was still going...

2005 EX-L 4-cylinder Auto

I was used to driving a TRACKER, and this car was so quiet... well you know... it just crept up... :)

I'm sure the MSP wouldn't have agreed had they caught me...

[lilduke99]

I had it up to 95. Felt great and I knew I could get more. Since then I've had it up to 90 once but that's it. I don't want to really push it til after the first 600 mi :naughty:

[SSMV6]

I traded in my cop magnet for my Satin Silver Accord EX V6 and I didn't want to get any more tickets. I'm kind of tired of my insurance premium never going down. Besides, I almost got hit by a nutcase in a Cadillac doing 100+ on I-93 last week and I didn't want to be the next nutcase! ;) The highest I've taken it to was 85MPH in light traffic.

I've done 126 mph in my '00 Civic Si once before just for shits and giggles and I don't think I'll hit that speed again in any other car.. The road was empty of course. :D

[stiller fan]

as long as your safe about it!!! :D

115 in my car a few times..... does the 93 have a governor on it???

[jeff92k7]

I had posted this in another forum about my speed....

"I had a 1998 Accord LX (4-cyl) coupe that I once had up to 144MPH on an
open, straight stretch of "middle-of-nowhere" interstate. I doubt the
actual speed was that high due to the innacuracies of the speedometer. I
estimate the actual speed was probably in the 130's, but I never felt any
sort of electronic or mechanical speed limitation. It just gradually slowed
accelleration until it wouldn't accellerate any more. The wind resistance
was just too great. I imagine the V6 might have enough power to get a
little faster."

And then I posted this response to a question that I got...

"I bought the car new. I had also read about the governor that would limit
the speed. (I read it to be 125MPH). That's why I was surprised to see the
speedometer go past that point. It is possible that the car did only get
up to 125, 130, or 135 (depending on what the governor is actually set at)
and that my speedometer was innaccurate by 10-20 MPH at those speeds, but I
never actually felt the car hit an accelleration "limit" per say. It just
gradually slowed accelleration until it wouldn't accellerate any more. I
imagine a governor would have hit that speed mark and the car wuld just
suddenly stop accellerating with a more abrupt drop in accelleration, but I
could be wrong. Of course, I never had the opportunity to test it a second
time. I live in the Dallas area and there aren't very many roads around
here with little enough traffic to make those speeds anything less than
suicide. I only got out of the city with an open highway that one time. I
later traded that car on a new 2001 4-door (for the family) when I took the
98 coupe in to the dealer for transmission repair. It was one of those many
Accords with transmission issues.

Part of the reason why I mention the possibility of the speedometer being
that innaccurate is because I would regularly compare my speedometer reading
to the radar reading on one of those Police
"here's-your-speed-you-need-to-slow-down-trailers" that was set up on
various roads. I found that when my Speedo read 40MPH, the radar trailers
showed 37-38MPH - showing a 2-3MPH innaccuracy in my speedometer at 40MPH.
I imagine if this was calculated out all the way up to 135MPH, my speedo
could easily have been off by 10MPH or more. I guess though, the
innaccuracy was a good thing. It always told me I was going a little faster
than the Police radar showed. I'm sure that saved me a few tickets."

I should make note that this was NOT on stock tires. This was on wider, high-performance tires set onto the factory rims.

Jeff

[buster]

I'm actually impressed with the 2.4 at highway speeds. I've had 4cylinders before, (Wife has a Ford Focus/I had a Toyota Corolla). This car at 80mph seems like it's not even trying. I'm not saying it's sports car fast at all, but it handles high speeds better then I thought it would. I do a lot of highway driving so I'm happy about that. :thmsup:

[EXLNavi]

I've heard that the K24 engine in the I4 Accords is underrated. TOV ran some dyno tests and I think they were getting more at the wheels than what Honda says you get at the crank. (160HP) or something like that.

[Accord4Life]

Only 90 so far but that was in third gear just bumping the rev limiter, then I ran out of juevos. 100MPH in TX is an automatic trip to the crossbar motel!
Oh please! I have driven my 96' at 119mph for al LEAST 1 mile before I even noticed it. And I live in the same city you do! Although it was on my way to Galveston, and everyone on 290 and I-10 drive so damn fast. So you've got to blend in with the crowd as far as I see it!

[Thooks]

I've had my 95 Accord 4 cyl at about 90. That's about as fast as I'm gonna go in that thing.


My 2000 Silverado cruises at 2150 rpm at 95 MPH. It cuts off at 98 MPH. My 1998 would cut off at 100 MPH, but if you had enough momentum, you could run past 100 and it would start back up. I had it to 107 and backed it down. You really don't want to get caught by an Alabama State Trooper doing over 100. You will go to jail.

For the low, low price of $380, you can have a new chip installed in the GM trucks to allow you to by-pass the cut-off and keep on truckin'.

I would really like to see what my truck would do at 3,000 rpms. Gotta be close to 185 MPH.

[Deific]

Its not really responsible but I hit ~127 in my 2005 I4 LX accord. I hit that fuel cut off or something. It was a one time thing at like 4 am. Now I know what the vehicle does at speed.

[dads-car]

The '93 has been up to 165km/h. The speed limit is 100km/h.

Serious loss-of-licence/jail-time there.

The '05 is driven cautiously. (only 140km/h)

[stiller fan]

the 7th gen accord engines will get away from you if you're not careful..... the car cruises very steadily (not floaty), and very easily at 100mph...... you don't even realize it.......

[JWesG2]

i know you dont care b/c this is an accord forum.. but still

the 01 Alti-- 105 (just to see if i'd do 100)--people in the altimas.net website say it will do 130

my old 99 malibu speedo showed 107 downhill once.. it had a govenor at 105.. lol.. i seriously made it hit it EVERY day going to school my junior year, then again on my 28 mile one way commute (in high school) so that means i would hit it 3 times a day.. on this particular back road with a long straight strech.. Maybe thats why my engine block cracked?
Moms bmw-- maybe 95-- im afraid she will find out any faster--somehow, she ALWAYS finds out everything..
My grandmas 99 XLEV6 camry will do 120-- had a friend in the car on a deserted interstate.. very floaty, but could have done faster.. thats as fast as ive driven..

Inspector.. You live near where i used to.. We lived in Amelia for like a year..
Then in Indian Hill, Blue Ash, Hyde Park--5 years.. Fairfield.. pretty much everywhere (my stepdad likes getting a house, remodeling it, then profitting from it)

[greg-ster]

the 7th gen accord engines will get away from you if you're not careful..... the car cruises very steadily (not floaty), and very easily at 100mph...... you don't even realize it.......
Sounds just like what I would say, that's the fastest our car has gone.

[OhioPhotog]

108mph

91 EX Coupe

[Accord4Life]

Hey everyone! I just got back from driving to look at christmas lights, and I had the 2006 up to 142mph on an Empty backt street!!! That thing goes! I was going like 55mph, then I slipped the gear down to 4th and Rev away I was soon at near redline so I kicked it up to 5th and then It was taking off like an airplane. Finally I hit rev there and sent it into 6th I was soon at 142mph and I think its a safe bet to say I got up there in 7 seconds!!! My son Reid was in the front, and Ryan was in the back (twins) they were loving it as much as I did!!!

My adventrure after getting that high was having to slam on the brakes at a bend. I was able to brake and steer!!! Gotta love ABS and EBD! Although brake fade was insane...

[BenjiBoy650]

Hey everyone! I just got back from driving to look at christmas lights, and I had the 2006 up to 142mph on an Empty backt street!!! That thing goes! I was going like 55mph, then I slipped the gear down to 4th and Rev away I was soon at near redline so I kicked it up to 5th and then It was taking off like an airplane. Finally I hit rev there and sent it into 6th I was soon at 142mph and I think its a safe bet to say I got up there in 7 seconds!!! My son Reid was in the front, and Ryan was in the back (twins) they were loving it as much as I did!!!

My adventrure after getting that high was having to slam on the brakes at a bend. I was able to brake and steer!!! Gotta love ABS and EBD! Although brake fade was insane...

Not so sure I'm convinced on that...

[Accord4Life]

So it was downhill. But I know that in reality it WAS 136 at LEAST.

[EXLNavi]

Not so sure I'm convinced on that...


On flat road I think the rev limiter kicks in at 133MPH.

[Accord4Life]

If so then how do some say that they are going to 135 on flat??? I was going down a fairly steep hill you could say, and I let off the gas so I basically never felt the rev limit kick in.

[n1accord]

Hey everyone! I just got back from driving to look at christmas lights, and I had the 2006 up to 142mph...
In the dark ?

[n1accord]

There's a stretch of I-85 heading into Georgia that I used to travel each weekend with my foot on the floorboard. I don't recall ever getting above 90 mph - - but that was a '77 Accord with 68 ponies under the hood. :D Uphill was 75mph and dowhill was 85mph - - but the foot stayed down. When the passing lane was blocked, the emergency lane was open. Don't drive like that anymore. But even if it's just a go cart, pedal-to-the-metal is always a rush.

[frooky]

I've only had my Accord up to about 120mph, but like most people are saying it sure felt like it had more in it. Thankfully my need for high speed thrills is slowly receding as I mature.

The dumbest speeding I ever did was on a road trip from Kansas City to Memphis. Six of us rented a GMC Yukon XL and I was bouncing the speedometer off the governor at around 105mph, I believe. Ever tried steering something as aerodynamic as a bus at those speeds with cheap tires on it? Eek! Not to mention the fact that I was endangering all of our lives. But it sure did make for a short trip. :biggrin:

[CometVR4]

Had my Acorn up to 130, it felt like it was about done.

Had my little sisters '03 Civic EX 5-speed up to 125

[Jim Honda]

Speed 110mph with our 2004 accord back country road.

152 mph with a Yamaha v-max.

well over 130mph on a zx11 Ninja which was very very fast. I was flying down past 130 when coming up on a car I never paid any attention to Speedo untill breaking. was redlining and not carring how fast I was going.

stupid is as stupid does... no helmet either since Ohio does not require.

[ericrwalker]

well over 130mph on a zx11 Ninja which was very very fast. I was flying down past 130 when coming up on a car I never paid any attention to Speedo untill breaking. was redlining and not carring how fast I was going.



you were redlining a zx11 at 130 MPH? I had my CBR600RR at 150 and wasn't redlining it. Did you have it in 3rd gear or something? Where is the redline? mine is at 15,000 rpms.

[Rottenappel]

Only once in my Accord. More power and speed than my old 2001 Saab 9-3 but not as flashy. The V6 Accord is definately a sleeper, unless the passing lane has been clogged for miles and when you finally have a slim chance to pass the piece of do that is causing the clog and you punch it and 240 horses bring you from 50 to 77 right in front of a waiting trooper...but I digress...only once in my Accord.

[Jim Honda]

No what I ment was I have no idea how fast I was going when I looked at speedo with brakes applied hard. I was coming down past 130. I was going thru gears redlining each. so I was going much faster.

[ericrwalker]

oh gotcha :thmsup:

No what I ment was I have no idea how fast I was going when I looked at speedo with brakes applied hard. I was coming down past 130. I was going thru gears redlining each. so I was going much faster.

[anysia]

How 'bout a sub topic:

How many times have you been caught??? (checking out the need for speed)

Me: 0..... but my time will come!
My prince: 4, none recently... none in 10 yrs... not from lack of deserving!)
Kid 1: none
kid 2: 2 or 3. he quit telling
kid 3: I lost count! 5 or 6, she's only 24.

We have lead feet! Apparently a genetic flaw! High speeds are done on open, empty roads. You know, 2 AM on I5, or something along that line. It's more & more difficult to even go the limit here with all the traffic!
once dangit. and that wont leave me alone. :lmao: i seem to be more of an idiot driver please hit me magnet than a cop magnet. :rolleyes: sometimes i think i'd rather i'd be a cop magnet! atleast my car would be uninjured!

[stevel]

caught once myself. within my first year of getting a liscence... so..... don't most people get one then???

[EXLNavi]

In the US, I've never gotten caught.

I don't usually speed though.

The one ticket I got was for using the cellphone while driving. :lmao:

In Trinidad they don't have radar. Here's how they check the speed - one police officer stands at a particular mile point with a radio. The other one stands further down the road with a stopwatch and a radio. They time vehicles as they pass by and a third officer in a squad car pulls you over. :lmao:

I got a couple of tickets there for different things, none for speeding. One I think was for tint and the stereo, the other was for driving the wrong way down a one day street.

The cops don't bother most people. MOstly they're after the taxi drivers. :thmsup:

[anysia]

caught once myself. within my first year of getting a liscence... so..... don't most people get one then???
not me.

i held out for 7 years.

[SSMV6]

I got caught a few times.. My last car stood out like a sore thumb! I could be going under the speed limit and still get pulled over for other things. :censored: I swear, Boston police has nothing better to do than harass law abiding citizens like me. ;)

[MasTRE]

Lets add to this highly-illegal thread :) I only blipped 100 for fun as I have no tires. But I routinely cruise at 75-85 on the I95 in S. FL., which is normal here. Can't wait to put some proper tires (read: ones with tread! :lmao: ) to improve the handling & stability at those speeds. But I didn't buy this car to go fast, and I no longer drive that way :thmsup:

I haven't done high-speed runs in ages, but I ran 125 in the Passat about a year ago. In '97 I bought a brand new Maxima SE and shipped it over to Europe for the summer and while passing thru Germany drove on the autobahn at the top speed of the car (I estimated 142 MPH, past the last mark on the speedo) for hours on end. Very fun, and extremely stupid -- the "sport" suspension on that car felt like cheese at those speeds. But they know how to drive there, left lane is for passing only, doesn't matter if you're doing 80 MPH or 160 MPH -- there were big-block Mercs, Bimmers and Porsches passing me all the time while I was doing 142 MPH. I remb wanting to change the 5th gear on that car with the Euro version, which would allow the car to go faster (maybe 150+ MPH).

P.S. Seatbelts, airbags and the like won't do diddly-squat for you above, say, 60 MPH in a good car. You could be driving an MB S600 (the old one, the "tank," not the current Accord lookalike) and at 100 MPH they'll have to identify you by your dental records.

[BenjiBoy650]

Lets add to this highly-illegal thread :) I only blipped 100 for fun as I have no tires. But I routinely cruise at 75-85 on the I95 in S. FL., which is normal here. Can't wait to put some proper tires (read: ones with tread! :lmao: ) to improve the handling & stability at those speeds. But I didn't buy this car to go fast, and I no longer drive that way :thmsup:

I haven't done high-speed runs in ages, but I ran 125 in the Passat about a year ago. In '97 I bought a brand new Maxima SE and shipped it over to Europe for the summer and while passing thru Germany drove on the autobahn at the top speed of the car (I estimated 142 MPH, past the last mark on the speedo) for hours on end. Very fun, and extremely stupid -- the "sport" suspension on that car felt like cheese at those speeds. But they know how to drive there, left lane is for passing only, doesn't matter if you're doing 80 MPH or 160 MPH -- there were big-block Mercs, Bimmers and Porsches passing me all the time while I was doing 142 MPH. I remb wanting to change the 5th gear on that car with the Euro version, which would allow the car to go faster (maybe 150+ MPH).

P.S. Seatbelts, airbags and the like won't do diddly-squat for you above, say, 60 MPH in a good car. You could be driving an MB S600 (the old one, the "tank," not the current Accord lookalike) and at 100 MPH they'll have to identify you by your dental records.

I don't think a car with 190HP is going to go 150, unless the redline was like 7500RPM and you could gear it real short.

Accidents happen on the autobahn all the time and people survive them. That's where European cars have the advantage towards Japanese cars if you ask me...they hold up better at high speeds given that you don't whack sideways into a tree.

[MasTRE]

I don't think a car with 190HP is going to go 150, unless the redline was like 7500RPM and you could gear it real short.Mine did 142 MPH and the European version of the same car (with the same engine) had a smaller 5th gear and had 260 km/h on the speedo. Maybe it was just for show, maybe not. Also, people on Passat forums have reported doing 155 MPH in their chipped Passat 1.8t, which is ~200 hp.Accidents happen on the autobahn all the time and people survive them. That's where European cars have the advantage towards Japanese cars if you ask me...they hold up better at high speeds given that you don't whack sideways into a tree.Uh, accidents happen everywhere. I was just in one, in a German car. If you think surviving a high-speed accident in a production car is engineering not luck, well, I hope you are lucky, because your smarts won't save you.

[BenjiBoy650]

Uh, accidents happen everywhere. I was just in one, in a German car. If you think surviving a high-speed accident in a production car is engineering not luck, well, I hope you are lucky, because your smarts won't save you.

Hmm I see accidents happen in race cars at over 200MPH quite often and people don't really die that much. You might say they have a multi-point harness vs. a 3 point seatbelt...but production cars also have much longer noses and trunks, loads of airbags, etc...plus they travel at much lower speeds. I don't see how you think people walk away from a 200MPH crash in a race car but die in a 120MPH crash in a "normal" car. I've heard that a human body can take at least 50g's before its fatal...don't think crashes will exert that much force (see racecars).

[EXLNavi]

Hmm I see accidents happen in race cars at over 200MPH quite often and people don't really die that much. You might say they have a multi-point harness vs. a 3 point seatbelt...but production cars also have much longer noses and trunks, loads of airbags, etc...plus they travel at much lower speeds. I don't see how you think people walk away from a 200MPH crash in a race car but die in a 120MPH crash in a "normal" car. I've heard that a human body can take at least 50g's before its fatal...don't think crashes will exert that much force (see racecars).


Well FWIW, many race cars have other safety features you won't find on production cars, you know, things like roll bars welded in.

Also racecar drivers wear helmets and other protective gear.

[BenjiBoy650]

Well FWIW, many race cars have other safety features you won't find on production cars, you know, things like roll bars welded in.

Also racecar drivers wear helmets and other protective gear.

You really think that if you crash at 100MPH you're gonna die, much less be mangled so they have to use dental records? I don't think so...but oh wellz

[EXLNavi]

I don't think a car with 190HP is going to go 150, unless the redline was like 7500RPM and you could gear it real short.

I've heard that the rev limiter in Nissans is set at 155. So I'm thinking they can go 150MPH, given enough road...

Accidents happen on the autobahn all the time and people survive them. That's where European cars have the advantage towards Japanese cars if you ask me...they hold up better at high speeds given that you don't whack sideways into a tree.

Well the autobahn isn't exactly all high speed. Many parts of the autobahn have speed limits, and in fact the suggested limit is 80 km/hr, iirc. Commercial vehicles are limited to that speed, I believe. You also have a whole lot of other things going on, things like active safety to avoid or minimize damage in a crash, and fewer heavier vehicles (like pickups and SUVs) in Europe.

So to say that because there are crashes on the autobahn all the time and people survive, I don't think is conclusive. I'd rather see some videos and stats from crash tests in a controlled environment instead.

[EXLNavi]

You really think that if you crash at 100MPH you're gonna die, much less be mangled so they have to use dental records? I don't think so...but oh wellz

Depends on how and where you crash. If you crash head on with a truck going on the other direction, you'll be flattened. If you hit a lamp post, there's a high probability you'll be dead afterwards. If you just scrape the concrete median, maybe.

There are a lot of different factors we're talking about here.

So I'd tend to agree that a huge part of it is luck.

[MasTRE]

Monocoque, carbon fiber monocoque! Are you serious, comparing production cars with race cars? You may survive at 100 MPH in a production car, but that's because you were lucky. You can die at half that speed with seatbelts and airbags up the whazoo.

This is sorta like the mentality the SUV/truck crowd has. They think that having 4x4 traction allows them to go faster in snow/wet/etc., not thinking that when it comes time to stop, their heavy, inferior-performing vehicle is at a huge disadvantage at the same speed, not at a higher speed, than a Geo Metro with bald tires. You think that 100 MPH is a joke, probably because you have gone that fast in a car and it feels safe to you. Meeting any object head on would quickly change your opinion. For all of 0.001 seconds.

[BenjiBoy650]

You may survive at 100 MPH in a production car, but that's because you were lucky.

Well, if you think so...okay :dunno:

Carbon fiber monocoque goes against this whole movement on crumple zones, and airbags. Carbon fiber is not only fragile (so it'll break away in an instant), but it's also strong and not going to crush. That means it exerts more force on the human body - which is what crumple zones and airbags try to prevent - so that you increase your chances of dying :dunno:

[vt4lifecuf]

135 and stay that way for me

[dads-car]

'05.... 150km/h. NZ ain't the place to try any high speed runs. But I was surprised how quickly it got there - and the pedal was not even on the floor yet.

[psycho-]

Okay..my turn to add to the thrilling nonsensical postings here!

Current Accord - 110mph on SR56 in San Diego
Previous Volvo - 125mph on I5 between SF Bay area and L.A.

Tickets - Twice for speeding by CHP. Both times, in my Volvo. Both times were 95mph plus. The "I drive a Volvo" excuse was not acceptable by the police officers as the CHP were testing the Volvo 850 for Police cars at the time. They were fully aware of the Speed of the Volvos

[princess]

125mph on I5 between SF Bay area and L.A.

:thmsup: good job!!

[psycho-]

That's why I have a Valentine 1 now :D


BTW,
Some other stats
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Fastests:
My mom has done 125 in the Volvo too in the central valley of california.
My dad regularly does 130+, since he works in Germany quite often.
My sister's fastest is 135 in her BMW in central Valley.

Fastest Trip:
Las Vegas to Grand Canyon, and back in 7 hours - Rental Mercury Grand Marquis. 600 miles RT.

Most Flagrant ticket:
My dad was pulled over for 90 in a 50 zone in that same trip.

Fastest in a Rental car:
120mph by my mom in I-5 in the central valley of California. She was "Drafting" behind another car. 1997 Nissan Altima.

My family has harrowing stories about our "adventures" in a rental car.

[princess]

You found one speeding down I-5???? :dunno:

[BenjiBoy650]

My family has harrowing stories about our "adventures" in a rental car.
So do we, which is a great reason why we don't buy rentals :yes:

[JWesG2]

LOL.. No joke.. Then again its only sunday, and ive had my car since thursday morning..

I havent been over 80!!! LOL.. i drive the interstate every day, 8 miles, probobly 2 of it in a 55, and the rest a 65, safety corridor, (fines doubled.)

I am so freaked out about all of these stories everyone is telling me about a red car, so i set my cruise at 74-76 ish down the interstate.. With my car payment and insurance. i just cant affod it, and get everything else i want.. :lmao:

In the altima, (car payment was half as much).. i did 90 all the way to work, every day..

BTW... My insurance only went up 8 dollars more a month for my accord!!! YES...
Still it is 263 a month!!! No joke!
I have one ticket.. Not even a bad one, but im almost 19, and i have my car/insurance in my name.. Maybe thats why

[Accord4Life]

Jesus! I sure hope you mean 263.mo for your car payment??? Thats TOO high for insurance. I pay just over that for 4 Cars, and 2 drivers.

[stevencrosbie]

Wes,
You may wanna try essurance.com. I was with USAA and they wanted to charge me close to $200 a month for my car.

I went with essurance and I am paying $960 every six months (I'm 20). That is good coverage as well (250 Comprehensive & 250 Collision).

[JWesG2]

No joke.. 263 m/o..

351 m/o for my car payment.. 4 years..

I had Allstate before.. and it was going to be 280 for my altima..

And now i have state farm, it was 255 m/o for the altima..

Now, after i have the car.. My stepdad says "we could have put it in the business name, like thier vehicles, and i could have the "company car" insurance rates, and other stuff" b/c he could actually put me on thier payroll, since i do filing for them every now and then..

Oh well, it will go down sometime soon.. 21? here i come.

[stiller fan]

will go down again at 25.....

only how many more days til that happens for me??? :biggrin:

[SSMV6]

263/month sounds about right for a 18-19 year old living in a big city....

It's not going to go down much until you're 25 (or had your license for 6+ years), either!

I'm 27 now and my insurance for the Accord is about $1700/year and that's with a few speeding tickets still on my record. :blah: Living in a big city sux for insurance.

[bronconite]

I've hit 115 so far. I haven't had the opportunity to do a top end run yet. I've only owned it just over a week. I've done top end runs in all my cars with speedos that don't top out at 85.

'88 Mazda MX6 GT: 140

'86 Corvette: 149 (had a bit left, I was approaching another car and I won't pass at those speeds)

'97 Mustang GT convertible: 135 (that's all she'd do, she needs lower gears)

Just as a note, all my top end runs are done on an open interstate, usually around 2am on the rare occasions that I'm out that late with 0 alcohol in my system. I usually sit on an overpass and wait for a long time period with no traffic and end up with a slight downhill grade at the end of the run.(The mustang was not run on the downhill grade)

[stiller fan]

90 about 5 times in the past 2 weeks, :lmao:

[Accord4Life]

90? Daily occurance for me! Driving in the hills around here everyone is going a million miles an hour! Very fun though! :biggrin:

[stiller fan]

check ur PM box... :wave:

[hermann]

263/month sounds about right for a 18-19 year old living in a big city....

It's not going to go down much until you're 25 (or had your license for 6+ years), either!

I'm 27 now and my insurance for the Accord is about $1700/year and that's with a few speeding tickets still on my record. :blah: Living in a big city sux for insurance.

Wait till you turn 50, I pay $260 for 6 months with American Family, in a large metro area. :thmsup: :yes: :nuts: :thumbsup:

Havent been above 85 MPH. Just dont trust the car any faster, due to the vague steering. :thumbsdow

[thoots]

OK, I'll be an old fart and jump in here. First, let's talk about race cars:

Carbon fiber monocoque goes against this whole movement on crumple zones, and airbags. Carbon fiber is not only fragile (so it'll break away in an instant), but it's also strong and not going to crush. That means it exerts more force on the human body - which is what crumple zones and airbags try to prevent - so that you increase your chances of dying :dunno:

This isn't directed at Ben, but just taking his quote to talk about race cars, and directing it more to the idea of going essentially twice as fast as the other cars on the road:

Well, unlike how we usually consider our cars, race cars are considered to be "expendable" -- especially the "open wheel" cars that you're generally talking about when "carbon fiber" is mentioned. So, THE ENTIRE CAR is built to be a "crumple zone" -- don't you recall seeing crashes at like the Indianapolis 500, where the car disintegrates into a million pieces? The wheels, the tires, the body, the transmission, you name it -- it's all supposed to "break apart" upon impact, so that the car soaks up the collision g-forces, instead of the driver.

Also, note whole bunches of other gear that keeps drivers safe:

Not only helmets, but now "HANS" (head and neck safety) devices, which hold the driver's head still, instead of letting it bounce off the racetrack wall. One of those would have saved Dale Earnhart's life, period. Now, virtually all drivers use them in the major racing series.

That carbon fiber is also shaped into a "tub" that, along with a considerable amount of safety belting, keeps the driver in one piece, deflecting anything that might intrude into the driver's body, and so on. As opposed to flying through the windshield and up into a tree out on the highway.

Note how many oval tracks now have SAFER Barriers, a kind of "soft wall" that will cushion any impact into them. You won't find much of anything like that out on the highway.

Finally, just comprehend the way race cars are built to safely travel at the speeds they do -- gosh, aren't those tires a bit wider than your Accord's? How much downforce does that fancy wing on the back really give you, to help you keep it going around the corners?

And so on. No, if you think you can survive an accident at 100 MPH, I've got a web site for you:

Ogrish.com, one of the most gruesome sites on the Internet. You have been warned! (http://www.ogrish.com/)

Spend some time at Ogrish, and you'll find some gruesome pictures of really very quite dead people who died in car accidents. I haven't been in there for a few months, but last time the things that grabbed me were dead people in a very late-model Mercedes S-series, with side curtain air bags deployed, and just dozens of idiot drivers plowing into a chain accident at the entrance to a tunnel in France.

I'd really encourage those of you who have gone above "go to jail" speeds to check out Ogrish -- it makes you think quite a bit about whether it's worth it to go 100 MPH, or tailgate someone at 70 MPH, or to do just about anything where you don't give yourself enough time and space to react to whatever you might find along your drive.

Personally, I basically haven't gone over 100 or gotten a ticket since high school, where it only took about one of each to slap some sense into me. Oh, I usually like to "make time" as much as anyone, but eventually you just learn how fast you can go without attracting attention -- for me, I just WILL NOT go more than 10 MPH over the limit on the open road, and 5 MPH in town. So, for those 2,000-mile round-trippers to Vegas, you bet, I'm doing 10 over the limit. But, if I don't need to zip along that fast, I'll try to keep it down, let the crazies go flying past me, and enjoy the drive.

But, the main thing is that I don't tailgate, I don't "push it," and I drive as defensively as if my life depended upon it. Because it does.

Anyhow, I've probably had my 04 Accord coupe up to about 90, passing on the open road. I've cruised at 85 MPH on 75 MPH freeways. Real boring, old-fart stuff. Now, go run off to Ogrish. :wave:

[diddy_nyc]

I was doing 125 MPH on I-95.
Felt as though my face was going fly off.
Also, my wheel was shaking....Some scary sh!t.
hahahaha

[OwAce]

ty thoots. well written informative post.

[ezshift5]

- - - using that deep overdrive 6th cog - - - to indicate 90 (just over 3,000 RPM)....that's about it for me.

....had a CorVette (I was a young naval officer once) indicate 137 somewhere in the wilds of Death (appropriate name) Valley............

Those telephone poles - at 300' intervals - whizzing by at a frightening clip...........

...interestingly enough, the AV6 has better numbers than the 'Vette!!!best, ez

[JWesG2]

100 YES!!! i hit it... finally

On 81 this morning on the way to work, semi in the left, passing lane, and a semi on the right slow lane... Me in the middle,

Another semi, maybe 4 car lengths in front of the two other semis.. and i needed to get over for an exit on the left..
So instead of braking, to get to my exit..

I thought.. maybe 3 sec. about it..

Then PUNCHED IT..
All i can say is.. WOW> the v6 AT is no slug... 100, like (snaps fingers) that..
No vibration, not that much wind, no stress, it was like it was saying (keep going... c'mon.. party pooper)

[dads-car]

Then PUNCHED IT..
All i can say is.. WOW> the v6 AT is no slug... 100, like (snaps fingers) that..
No vibration, not that much wind, no stress, it was like it was saying (keep going... c'mon.. party pooper)


Yes... It sure goes, all right. I love the sound! - Much better than the I-4!

[samsonskeg]

Yes... It sure goes, all right. I love the sound! - Much better than the I-4!


what are you trying to say? our i-4 rocks and sounds awesome!!

[stiller fan]

the i4 is very capable of getting to 100 without much effort either..... been there, done that.... :yes:

[samsonskeg]

the i-4 have some balls to the walls. Ive had no problem at alll hitting 100, sometimes i forget that im going really fast too. Especially on the entrance ramps on the highway, I take off like a rocket :)

[stevencrosbie]

The 6 just gets there a little quicker :banana:

[dads-car]

what are you trying to say? our i-4 rocks and sounds awesome!!

Just reminds me of those 'boy racer' folk who race up and down the streets with those damn tin cans on their exhausts... They're all four cylinder cars.

And, perhaps I was just too used to hearing out '93, and when we overtook a truck in the '05 after a Porche did so, it sounded similar...

...meh.

[CometVR4]

what are you trying to say? our i-4 rocks and sounds awesome!!


Hes saying he likes the growl of the V6 over the buzzy I-4 :D

On side note I had my VR-4 up to 167 .....scary you wouldn't believe how fast everthing blurrs by at that speed. That will be my last time, not ready to die yet :lmao:

[ericrwalker]

Hes saying he likes the growl of the V6 over the buzzy I-4 :D

On side note I had my VR-4 up to 167 .....scary you wouldn't believe how fast everthing blurrs by at that speed. That will be my last time, not ready to die yet :lmao:

I've never gone that fast in a car, but I have gone faster than that on my old bike, I haven't gone over 140 with my 600...and quite a few times I have gone about 500+ MPH usually on....




...United Airlines.

[CometVR4]

I was trying to stay with my buddies R6....of course he ran away from me. I'm only trapping 108 to his 122 :banana:

[psycho-]

Thoots is right about the inherent risks of driving fast. An accident at anything over 40mph impact speed in any vehicle is pretty bad. Nothing really is going to save you then.

[B K R]

I have had my Accord upto 105 MPH. At that it started feeling quite light upfront so i didn't risk pushing it further. & Oh! its a 4 banger so I was thinking not much juice left in there after 105.

P.S. Had my ODY at 118MPH (it is governed for max of 118) and it was rock steady...seemed could add another 15-20mph without any issue.

[EXLNavi]

I have had my Accord upto 105 MPH. At that it started feeling quite light upfront so i didn't risk pushing it further. & Oh! its a 4 banger so I was thinking not much juice left in there after 105.

Don't be so sure... When I was pushing 130 it felt like it had plenty left!

[B K R]

Don't be so sure... When I was pushing 130 it felt like it had plenty left!

Well I was sure it had more power left (kinda like 10 - 15 MPH more) ....but more than the power I was sure that my old Michelins were going to let me down if I went that far.. But now with new Bridgestone it may be very different if I ever get a chance to test the limits....

[satanzrejekt]

Sometime last week I was goin like 130 with this (fairly new) TL

Im a slow driver :)

[JWesG2]

ok i did it..

I crossed 100 lol
so smooth too

to make a long story short--
I was on my way to work, down 81, and i see a guy (older then me) who works under me, basically im his boss.. too funny..

Who has a really nice 00 Civic SI, blue, fact. spoiler, tint, 17" rims, lowered, exhaust, and intake..

I pull up next to him, we give eachother the look and take off.. there i go, fly past him.. It made me so happy..
Then, in the 3 lanes of our hwy..
There were two tractor trailers on my left hand lanes, and my exit was coming up on the left, instead of being sane, and letting him go.. I flew over to the right lane, and gunned it.. up to 110-- and cut back over, went over the cross lines, where there is usually concrete, after the exit ramp has already started, in front of the trucks, and continued on my way to work, when i got to work, i got out of my car, and sat up against it, acting like i was filing my nails haha-- when he pulled up..

He was like.. "that was so not fair.. i cant belive your car just took mine"

So in a nutshell I got my car to 110--fastest it will ever go with me..
And i showed a civc guy (completely not a ricer) whos boss..
Thats my story

[EXLNavi]

Well I was sure it had more power left (kinda like 10 - 15 MPH more) ....but more than the power I was sure that my old Michelins were going to let me down if I went that far.. But now with new Bridgestone it may be very different if I ever get a chance to test the limits....


Interesting fact - in Germany you can drive as fast as you want on the autobahn, BUT your tires have to be rated for the speed you are driving. The police can actually make you buy new tires if they catch you going faster than what your tires were designed for!

[EXLNavi]

ok i did it..

I crossed 100 lol
so smooth too

to make a long story short--
I was on my way to work, down 81, and i see a guy (older then me) who works under me, basically im his boss.. too funny..

Who has a really nice 00 Civic SI, blue, fact. spoiler, tint, 17" rims, lowered, exhaust, and intake..

I pull up next to him, we give eachother the look and take off.. there i go, fly past him.. It made me so happy..
Then, in the 3 lanes of our hwy..
There were two tractor trailers on my left hand lanes, and my exit was coming up on the left, instead of being sane, and letting him go.. I flew over to the right lane, and gunned it.. up to 110-- and cut back over, went over the cross lines, where there is usually concrete, after the exit ramp has already started, in front of the trucks, and continued on my way to work, when i got to work, i got out of my car, and sat up against it, acting like i was filing my nails haha-- when he pulled up..

He was like.. "that was so not fair.. i cant belive your car just took mine"

So in a nutshell I got my car to 110--fastest it will ever go with me..
And i showed a civc guy (completely not a ricer) whos boss..
Thats my story


You missed last summer when anysia and mich were driving to wisconsin... they posted pics of the speedo at more than 100!

[OwAce]

what i dont get is how 4 bangers seem to have so much more juice at 130, than my 6spd seems to have when it tops out at 135... :dunno:

[EXLNavi]

what i dont get is how 4 bangers seem to have so much more juice at 130, than my 6spd seems to have when it tops out at 135... :dunno:


They're lighter.

[BenjiBoy650]

They're geared differently.

[MasTRE]

Interesting fact - in Germany you can drive as fast as you want on the autobahn, BUT your tires have to be rated for the speed you are driving.Yeah, just keep in mind that it's like that for short stretches, then you hit a speed-limit zone. And also keep in mind that probably only 15% of US drivers would pass the driving test in Germany on the spot if they were selected at random -- you actually have to prove you know how to drive before they let you drive (what a concept! :lmao: ).

I no longer drive at highly illegal speeds, it's rare that I even blip 100 MPH these days, I just cruise at ~80 MPH, but I've hit 200 kph in my Accord after I put my 17s on. There was no question it had more left, but if I want to drive that fast I'll hit the track.

[Wheelie]

http://www.gixxer.com/uploads/1_186mph.jpg
weee

[MasTRE]

http://www.gixxer.com/uploads/1_186mph.jpg
weeeAre you at the track? If not, you are insane and should probably be shot :lmao:.

[TheDuggler]

I've had my 05 6spd up to 120 mph, and found it surprisingly smooth. As for the 4 bangers being geared differently, when you get up to really high speeds its more a factor of wind resistance and aerodynamics than gearing. Nobody needs to drive around that fast anyway! But how fast your car can pull...thats the fun! :yes:

The fastest I have been in a car was in a modded Nova in high school, the needle was buried at 150 mph while we were racing a Roadrunner. Blew him out of the water! Damn scary though, thought I would crap my pants (although its worse when you aren't the one driving lol)

[ericrwalker]

Are you at the track? If not, you are insane and should probably be shot :lmao:.

Well I did about 175 on my '96 CBR900RR, my 600 probably won't go over 160 or 165....but I did about 150 on it....on the road. Back farm roads...if I would have killed anything it would have been me or an animal.

Wheelie must love his speed. weee haha

[BenjiBoy650]

As for the 4 bangers being geared differently, when you get up to really high speeds its more a factor of wind resistance and aerodynamics
Which is exactly the reason why I said it's due to gearing. If a 6-speed is doing 3500-4000RPM at 130, it's probably not making nearly as much horsepower as a 5-speed that's doing 5000+ (right at the peak). That's the same reason why a Viper or a Corvette top out in 5th gear and not in 6th (or at least they used to...don't know about the newer ones)

[stevencrosbie]

In the 6 speed, you could always shift down a gear. :dunno:

[BenjiBoy650]

In the 6 speed, you could always shift down a gear. :dunno:
That kinda depends on where the gear tops out...on mine you top off at 125 in 4th and you shift into 5th...if it's the same for the 6-speed, of course the thing's gonna be gutless at 130

[TheDuggler]

I never find the 6 speed lacking in any gear! Thats the beauty of having 6 gears instead of five, close gear ratio. I haven't really compared the 4 bangers ratio to the 6 speed, but I would find it odd if the 4 cyl could make more power at ANY speed! Really REALLY odd lol. I would like to drive the 4 cyl though, just to see what it is like (have heard good things about it). I bet the front wouldn't plow as much! Still probably wouldn't trade it for the growl and grunt (and passing in 6th gear lol) :naughty:

[CNYGuy]

I try to keep it under 90. Really no safe place to drive that fast in Michigan. Either the roads are too crappy or the roads are too crowded.

In my youth I pushed my parents cars to their limits, but that's when I thought I was indestructable...

[scubasteve]

I own a 98' Accord EX V6, I got it up to 124.

[stevencrosbie]

Still probably wouldn't trade it for the growl and grunt (and passing in 6th gear lol) :naughty:

I love doing that! Pass and accleration on the highway in 6th gear! I think the sound of the V6 owns on the 4. I was going to buy the 4 too....just kinda got lucky the one I was going to buy was scratched :thmsup:

I haven't taken the car over 90. I prefer to keep my low insurance rates and not go to jail. :paranoid:

[dads-car]

I think the sound of the V6 owns on the 4.

:banana:

I'd like it to be louder, though... the exhaust.

[satanzrejekt]

umm........................................




got it to 130 on the I-405 next to this beemer :naughty:


lectures anyone? :banana: :thmsup:

[stiller fan]

:worthless:

:lmao:

[outersquare]

http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcwang3/accord130.jpg

[stevencrosbie]

:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

So, I that you have the 4AT. How much more power did you have up there? I thought I read somewhere that the 6MT has a governor :thumbsdow

Not that it matters, I will not see those speeds. Jail= :headbash:

[outersquare]

03 I4, 5 speed auto. The car also cuts power above 130 mph, which is why it's hard to get exactly 130, you bounce at 130 then fall back. It's still accelerating at that point. The stock tires are only rated for 130 which is probably why the cut off is there.

If you look at the tach, it's reading barely over 4K rpms, it still has another 1K+ before peak power, which is around 5500 rpm. So at 130, it's still more or less a jog in the park for the car.

This car is pretty amazing for a super mass production corporate mule.

[EXLNavi]

:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

So, I that you have the 4AT. How much more power did you have up there? I thought I read somewhere that the 6MT has a governor :thumbsdow

Not that it matters, I will not see those speeds. Jail= :headbash:

The reason the governor is there is because of the tires, IIRC. The tires on your car aren't rated for high speed and are dangerous at high speed.

I like how the Germans run the autobahn - unlimited speed, but if your tires are unsafe the police can pull you over and make you buy new tires rated for high speed.

[stevencrosbie]

The reason the governor is there is because of the tires, IIRC. The tires on your car aren't rated for high speed and are dangerous at high speed.

I like how the Germans run the autobahn - unlimited speed, but if your tires are unsafe the police can pull you over and make you buy new tires rated for high speed.

I would never drive that fast anyways....too fast for our roads and drivers.

I thought the tires were V rated tires? 215/50 VR17? Those are rated to 149MPH?

It doesn't really matter...no desire to drive those speeds....

[satanzrejekt]

i have a desire to drive 161 mph :-p hahaha

[PhillipTruong]

fastest ive driven in my 04 lx sedan was 128 i suppose. on the way to vegas you knoe gotta get there quick style

[feferic]

bump

[2006Accord]

I drive about 20 miles to work via freeway and routinely get the accord up to 85-90 without trying. I'm an aggressive driver, however I am not dangerous or reckless.

The v6 can get away from you if youre not careful. 85-90 is warm up. Haven't pushed it yet, its only got about 2200 miles on it. 100-110 is probably the fastest I have gone yet, all after the 1000 miles mark though.

I feel like 80 is just about right. You're not getting eaten up by traffic, but your not whizzing by them either. Comfrotable, I like to call it.

BTW to add to the insurance discussion, I am 23 and pay about 150 for full coverage a month. Thats for me AND my wife.

[BenjiBoy650]

BTW to add to the insurance discussion, I am 23 and pay about 150 for full coverage a month. Thats for me AND my wife.
Geebus 23 and married and got a nice car, not doin so shabby if I may say so :notworthy

[2006Accord]

Geebus 23 and married and got a nice car, not doin so shabby if I may say so :notworthy

Just built a new house too! :banana:

If it wasn't for the wife, I would be broke! I like spending money too much. :lmao:

[jermy4]

55 MPH going downhill in neutral
http://autopia.org/forum/images/smilies/woot2.gif

[drocca01]

take mine out on I 270 here all the time, just about everyweekend i get it to about 120ish thats pretty much as fast as you can get mine to go unless you have like 5miles of lat surface to build to the top lol.

[stiller fan]

be careful, or else, this may happen:

http://img100.exs.cx/img100/1064/drive28mh.gif

[2006AccordV6Lvr]

How 'bout a sub topic:

How many times have you been caught??? (checking out the need for speed)

Me: 0..... but my time will come!
My prince: 4, none recently... none in 10 yrs... not from lack of deserving!)
Kid 1: none
kid 2: 2 or 3. he quit telling
kid 3: I lost count! 5 or 6, she's only 24.

We have lead feet! Apparently a genetic flaw! High speeds are done on open, empty roads. You know, 2 AM on I5, or something along that line. It's more & more difficult to even go the limit here with all the traffic!

hahaha :lmao: how do i get low end to come on sooner? (another way i can get a ticket!!)

[phoenix]

Fastest I've gone is 100 mph in order to not to miss an episode of 24. If I didn't make it home in time I'm pretty sure Jack Bauer would have shot me. :paranoid:

[2006Accord]

24 is awesome! It sucks that we have to wait til Jan though.

I guess I'll just go watch the Sentinel or something in the mean time.

[d1ez3]

2004 I4 ex sedan 128

2006 V6 coupe - 132(4th gear 5k rpm -was still accelerating at 1mph per second, had to let off)
I wonder what 5th gear tops at? probably almost 200mph haha, Im going 100mph at 3100rpm

[98EXL]

topped it out

[stiller fan]

about 115 (indicated) around 3am, going to Ga last weekend... :eek: :lmao: :nuts:

[Amanda Moen]

Somewhere around 80 mph, got there with no real effort. I've only had my '03 Accord V6 6MT since Saturday, May 27th. I'm a heavy user of cruise control, seeing as I put around 80 miles a day on the cars. I'm trying to hang on to my new car warranty, though, so I'm not really driving it too much right now.

80 is also the fastest I've done in my '92 Metro convertible, which felt a lot less under control, being as it only weighs around 1,753 lbs and is 95% stock. Although my speedometer is off, so it was actually probably faster. This was around 4,250 rpms, still had 2,250 rpms to play around with. Haha.

[ericrwalker]

ok Amanda, I barely keep it under 80MPH. :lmao:

[stevencrosbie]

Fastest I've ever taken the TL is 95....

I want to try faster...but its not safe...for others, car, or my wallet if I get a ticket... :naughty:

[sjs]

I have done 185 kmph in my new V6 (thats 115 mph) but I didnt get the feeling it cant be increased. Its just that the highways in India wont give you many stretches where you can do that PLUS my wife started crying.

Now she refuses to get into the car without my signing a contract not to go beyond 100 kmph. Consequently I prefer driving alone. :)

Seriously, I have no doubt I will go beyond 200 kmph one of these days on one of the bigger highways. THe risk is huge of course. I drive to my factory, which is 160 kms away and regularly keep at 160 kmph (100mph) once I am out of city limit and it feels comfortable.

[stevencrosbie]

I have done 185 kmph in my new V6 (thats 115 mph) but I didnt get the feeling it cant be increased. Its just that the highways in India wont give you many stretches where you can do that PLUS my wife started crying.

Now she refuses to get into the car without my signing a contract not to go beyond 100 kmph. Consequently I prefer driving alone. :)

Seriously, I have no doubt I will go beyond 200 kmph one of these days on one of the bigger highways. THe risk is huge of course. I drive to my factory, which is 160 kms away and regularly keep at 160 kmph (100mph) once I am out of city limit and it feels comfortable.


Do you have speed limits in India? What happends if you get caught?

[sjs]

Do you have speed limits in India? What happends if you get caught?
Well. There are speed limits but rarely observed. When observed its the drivers choice and not because he/she is aware or worried about the limits. We pride ourselves as being the worst drivers in the word (best you would say if you tried to drive in India).

Seriously, the limits are never enforced on the highways. Rare enough for me to say never.

In the bigger cities like Mumbai where I live, the traffic makes it impossible to break speed limits except from 2 am to 7 am or something like that :). In the smaller cities the road conditions do the jobs of the traffic cop. But where one sees a clear stretch of good road, drivers zoom. The only time I have seen people caught while speeding is when they have been in an accident and this is no exaggeration.

As more and more new highways are coming, speeding and other issues are going to become a bigger and bigger problem but we are not yet at a stage where you worry about a cop sitting in a car somwhere who will see you as you zoom past while you dont see him.

[CometVR4]

If you really wanna fool everyone, put your car on jackstands and then put it in drive and hit it. A guy on HondaSociety put his '98 AV6 on jackstands and took a pic of his speedometer doing 150MPH. Then he took a picture of the front wheels spinning like mad lol

I wonder what happened if it fell off the jackstands :dunno:

[OwAce]

I wonder what happened if it fell off the jackstands :dunno:

you hit warp speed.

[princess]

:d :naughty:

[RTexasF]

No way! RPM is too low.

[SSMV6]

I'm more impressed that there's absolutely no camera shake at those speeds! ;)

[stiller fan]

not only the RPMs are too low, but she's going around a bend at that speed.... :eek: :notworthy

[Peniole]

Looks like she's doing 55MPH. The peg between 80 and 100KMH is missing she must have missed putting that back in while photoshopping :naughty: close but no :banana: (banana)

[princess]

It's not Kilometers! I did nothing in a photoshop to move the needle. RPMs vary when letting off the gas pedal, as in a downhill slope. There was no significant bend in the road. My steering wheel is never quite straight. :D

Oh yeah, the new tires handle well! :thmsup:

[OwAce]

It's not Kilometers! I did nothing in a photoshop to move the needle. RPMs vary when letting off the gas pedal, as in a downhill slope. There was no significant bend in the road. My steering wheel is never quite straight. :D

Oh yeah, the new tires handle well! :thmsup:

ok who hacked princess' account?

[d1ez3]

When I hit 132, the A/C stopped and it got really hot, I was still in 4th gear and the car had a lot more in it, Its just electronically limited to that speed. Im guessing this car is geared to go almost 200mph, if friction and wind resistance was not a factor. 5th gear is extremely tall

[princess]

:d :lmao: :paranoid:

[OwAce]

Im guessing this car is geared to go almost 200mph, if friction and wind resistance was not a factor. 5th gear is extremely tall

196 mph with the 6spd gearbox.

[98EXL]

I can't hit oer 130...stupid govenor

[huggie]

i got it up to 120 but i'm sure it could have gone more.

[Peniole]

RPMs vary when letting off the gas pedal, as in a downhill slope.

Ok let me get this straight since this might be an autobox thing. Once a gear is locked in regardless if you are on the gas or cruising down a hill isn't the RPM pretty much always exactly matched to which speed you're going?? :paranoid: :dunno: Does the Auto allow disengaging the gear when cruising, I know the new ody does that when braking?

But seriously who hacked Princess' account :lmao:

[stiller fan]

i still don't beleive the pic.....

may it was prince who was the hacker... :nuts:

[SSMV6]

Ok let me get this straight since this might be an autobox thing. Once a gear is locked in regardless if you are on the gas or cruising down a hill isn't the RPM pretty much always exactly matched to which speed you're going?? :paranoid: :dunno: Does the Auto allow disengaging the gear when cruising, I know the new ody does that when braking?

But seriously who hacked Princess' account :lmao:
Peniole, the RPMs can vary a little bit even when the tranny's locked, but at 150mph, the speedo should be at ~5600rpm +/- 500rpm. :naughty:

Pic's too hard to believe. The speed is exactly 150mph, which is exactly 20mph over the electronic governor.... :) Engine is only spinning at 2600rpms?? Crooked steering wheel. No camera shake. Princess said she let off the gas before taking the pic so she was doing more than 150mph?! Hmmmmmm.. :D

[Schicky]

Once on the loaner car! oops! :D Just a verbal warning.
Once on the new car! Just a warning ticket,
got that last weekend...the comment by the
Highway Patrol was worth the stop...
I have a Jeff Gordon frame around my tag...
Officer: "Ma'am this ain't Talladega"
I just laughed and I said yes sir I know!

[NeoStreetRacer]

I can't hit oer 130...stupid govenor

Isnt there a chip for the accord that defeats the governor?

[JesseWhitlow]

got my 2.5 05 up to 120 easy... road was getting to bumpy and i had to slow down.. :(

[JesseWhitlow]

"2.5" oops now i look stupid hahaha, 2.4 :thmsup:

[stiller fan]

you can edit ur posts you know..... :wave:

[Anzial]

Peniole, the RPMs can vary a little bit even when the tranny's locked, but at 150mph, the speedo should be at ~5600rpm +/- 500rpm. :naughty:

Pic's too hard to believe. The speed is exactly 150mph, which is exactly 20mph over the electronic governor.... :) Engine is only spinning at 2600rpms?? Crooked steering wheel. No camera shake. Princess said she let off the gas before taking the pic so she was doing more than 150mph?! Hmmmmmm.. :D

You CAN go over the speed limiter, you know that, right? all you need is to reprogram/replace ECU... I'm pretty sure princess family has enough expertise to do just that..

[BenjiBoy650]

I'm pretty sure princess family has enough expertise to do just that..
You can't, at least not in my knowledge. I don't think tech's really mess with ECU's...if it's broken they replace it. Otherwise they just pull info from it, and that's about it.

[stiller fan]

i am billing to bet, benji, that with all the custom work that prince can do with a car (read: ridgeline thread), that he could probably work something out there too.... :nuts:

my only question is: why hasn't he done it yet??? :lmao: maybe princess could fill us in here..... :wave:

[BenjiBoy650]

Converters and making a screen show a DVD and switching the housing the rear camera came in...it's something that a tech could do. Limiters can get complicated. Long story short, limiters can have multiple stages and they can get very complicated...

[stiller fan]

true...... :)

[Anzial]

If I have been informed correctly, you can just buy a reprogammed ECU (don't ask where, dunno), and swap the OEM one out... or something along these lines :) Drag racers around here do it all the time...

[BenjiBoy650]

For most cars you can but not yet for the Accords. In the pre-02 models, you could buy a Hondata and swap out a OBDI ECU + harness and get all the good stuff...Hondata currently has no application for the new K24 Accords. They have a reflash out for the K24A2.

That's one thing I love about the American makers...they make this stuff soooo easy. You can plug in a chip on say a PowerStroke F-350 and get +120HP :thumbsup: I know I know it's cuz of the turbo and whatever but who are you to argue with 120HP for $400? :lmao:

[DEman19901]

I had my '95 ex coup auto up to 125mph. I had my '03 EXL sedan auto up to 100mph and my '07 EX V6 sedan auto up to 85mph. As I write this it seems like the older I got the lower my top speed has gone. It has to be due to age because each car has gone up in power. Now I have to at least get the '07 up to 126mph just to prove to myself that it's not do to age. lol

[gaviota]

My 2006 Accord 4-cylinder auto is just 3 weeks old, and without even trying I hit 110 mph the first time I took it to an open road. It feels very relaxed at that speed, like it would easily do 160 mph if the tires and the speed limiter would allow it, buy I wouldn't drive it at more than 110 mph because its way too dangerous here.

I live in Honduras, where the 80 km/hr speed limit is never enforced by the police. But most roads are bad, with just 2 lanes, and with lots of tra