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Old 04-09-2005, 09:36 AM   #91
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Not long after I finnished My Turbo'd RX5 I took my brother for a drive to show him how it went ! Wound it out in 1st 2nd and third and thought id better back off as the scenery was flashing past fairly quickly ! Loked at the speedo, 190 kph . It got there very quikly , and still had 2 gears left . Was more of a loxo road car so I left the drags to my ute. This was 1990 when 12.2 was quik in an XY Ute .

But the biggest and most outragous rush is a Sprintcar ! Nothing like it ! you go from idle to 8000 rpm , in about 2 sec ,single gear direct drive! PRobly about 30 kph to 140 kph in about 2 seconds. 1/4 mile in low 12 seconds.I know it dont sound that fast but there are 2 180 degree turns on dirt in there !Try doing that with 11 other 750 hp animals ! If you ever get the chance to drive a sprintcar ! Do it ! you will not be disapointed !
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Old 04-09-2005, 03:12 PM   #92
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An XD with a 460ci big block in it. Damm front wheels always wanted to lift off the ground.

Mates BA XR6T or Dads NCII Fairlane Ghia sportsman V8 5L.
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Old 04-09-2005, 05:30 PM   #93
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Uh 100Kms lol
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Old 04-09-2005, 06:42 PM   #94
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Uh 100Kms lol
This one time i was overtaking on the freeway and i went to 115kph! and i still had two gear changes to go!!
I was so glad i didnt get caught, i could have got a fine!!!




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Old 04-09-2005, 06:52 PM   #95
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Nissan GTR 33. This thing was bombed off it's guts. Down the back straight off Queensland raceway it would hit 280km, and had a ship load more left to go. If the straight was longer.
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Old 04-09-2005, 06:57 PM   #96
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Uh 100Kms lol
Geez thats pretty quick for a VL. Were you going down hill with a tail wind or something..... :evil_laug :evil_laug
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Old 04-09-2005, 07:01 PM   #97
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Old 04-09-2005, 07:01 PM   #98
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i saw him what a crazy cn#t! he was fooooly sideways! like you wouldnt believe!
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Old 04-09-2005, 07:08 PM   #99
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sad to say but the fastest car I have driven is my LTD....... only other cars I have been behind the wheel of is a laser and a couple of daewoo's LOL

At least the fastest car I have driven is a ford and it has a V8 in it ;)
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Old 04-09-2005, 07:35 PM   #100
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The fastest car I have driven was a mate of mines BA Falcon XR 8 with head, bottom end and exhaust work, pulling about 400k/w at the engine. I drove it down the road, but didn't take it far as I was on my P's. I didn't go over 100kmh either, but damn it was fast to get to that speed.

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Old 04-09-2005, 07:35 PM   #101
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well were do i start. i am only 18 and have driven a m-b sl65 amg (450kw tt v12), cl55 amg (368kw s/c v8), a smart car with a tt v6 in it, a ferrari 348, a c55 amg, 500hp@ wheels wrx, my falcon lol
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Old 04-09-2005, 07:52 PM   #102
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A mates XY fairmont. He had it tubbed with huge hoosier tires on it, and it had a 373 cleveland that cost about $30000. Had twin 3" exhausts but had to replace with twin 4" because they were too restricive. He reckons on the dyno it was 1127hp. Thing went unbelievably quick and dropped a burnout that was still in front of his house a year later. Only problem was that the engine would get hot after about 3 minutes of running, and wherever he took it out somebody would make a noise complaint. We took it to 240kmh and that seemed to take like two seconds, but I could be wrong. Scary though in an old car like that.
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Old 04-09-2005, 07:54 PM   #103
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10-11 second mazda rx3.

a mate saw it and fell in love, so he bought it without really thinking. it was being sold cause the guy needed money for a lawyer, he was going to gaol no matter what but yeah hoping for a reduced sentence i guess. anyway it was unregistered. not engineered. the plate said 12A and STAMPED OVER THE TOP OF THIS was 13b. the diff (a locker) blew on its first drive. too low. exhaust was WAY too loud, you couldnt hear the stereo at all.

luckily i didnt have a steer on a public road. not sure what ever happend to it. no engineer would touch it. probably in an impound lot or collecting dust. what a waste of $7000 couldnt even take it onto the street. he laughed when i said i wanted a falcon. at least i can legally drive my car.
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Old 04-09-2005, 09:01 PM   #104
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6000 rpm in top with a 2.92 diff was off the speedo in an old XE i had with a COME built 351 in it. the only thing quicker was the fuel gauge heading south LOL
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Old 04-09-2005, 09:31 PM   #105
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Geez thats pretty quick for a VL. Were you going down hill with a tail wind or something..... :evil_laug :evil_laug
I was actually driving a XR6T. lol

Nah just kidding I think I just put my foot down more then I usually do.

Oh btw some VLs will go over 220Km/h.

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Old 04-09-2005, 09:34 PM   #106
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quickest would be my own cars.
N/A I6's in stock trim in 5th gear at nearly 5000rpm's and clocked right around till it couldnt move.
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Old 04-09-2005, 09:37 PM   #107
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mine are prob

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thats about the fastest ones ive driven
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Old 04-09-2005, 09:52 PM   #108
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the quickest car i drove was a 2001 porsche 911 carrerra convertible. tiptronic though and i was only 14 then (shhh). im 17 and on my p's now the fastest car i probably drove was a '01 monaro 6speed with a dual exhaust system which of the two do you guys reckon would be quicker auto porsche or manual monaro? the fastest i've ever been was about 160-170 in a v6 mazda i am not sure cos the speedo didnt work but i topped 3rd and was doing about 4500rpm in 5th gear.
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Old 05-09-2005, 02:39 PM   #109
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Fastest car i have had the pleasure of driving is a mate XF wagon...complete with roof racks and baby's capsule. The windows don't work, wiper don't work...actually the whole car is a death trap!!! It was dyno'd at 537hp through the rears...and runs a 11.02 at 125mph!! Crap myself every time i get in this thing! The whole car rattles and squeaks, bad paint and stock XF Ghia mags puts the finishing touchon it.Very funny when he lines up all the Club Sport boys...they look over...laugh...then he smokes them :
Oh yeah it runs a turbo 250 cross-flow with a massive black Mack truck inter-cooler
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Old 05-09-2005, 03:17 PM   #110
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Possibly my mates off-road buggy, little two seater raced prepped with a worked Datsun 1600cc motor in it..... I don't know if it was accelerating that fast (very different to a road car), but it certainly felt fast.

Otherwise probably an LS1 ute or my car
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Old 05-09-2005, 04:25 PM   #111
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N/A I6's in stock trim in 5th gear at nearly 5000rpm's and clocked right around till it couldnt move.
Giddy up! Did you get away?
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Old 05-09-2005, 04:29 PM   #112
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Giddy up! Did you get away?
I reckon that was on axle stands.... hence the "couldn't move" bit. :P
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Old 05-09-2005, 04:39 PM   #113
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220 km/h in a AU3 TS50
200 km/h in a BA XR8
170 km/h in a Jag XKR
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220 km/h in a AU3 TS50
200 km/h in a BA XR8
170 km/h in a Jag XKR
Were you racing Iceman?
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Old 05-09-2005, 05:55 PM   #115
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no just the speedo :eclipsee_
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Old 05-09-2005, 06:54 PM   #117
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manual VL Turbo

im selling the el to get one of those soon
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Old 05-09-2005, 07:31 PM   #118
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Old 05-09-2005, 07:33 PM   #119
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sell an el to get an older commodore is a little stupid. however the vl t is prob the fastest car you can get for under $5000. ive driven a mates vl na but manual rebuilt and worked, pretty fast car and easy to rip in almost any gear. bloody holden traction :P
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Whats wrong with going from a EL to a VLT?

VLs are pretty good for the price you pay for them.

For example when I bought mine it was $3000 (5 speed) and really reliable.My old man says its one of the nicest cars he's driven even better then the extremely tidy EB Wagon we use to have.
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