TOP SPEED OF YOUR CAR

[R_C_MAN]

Who thinks they have the fastest car and what is the top speed of it in MPH. I know most people wont have a radar gun but can you just estimate. I am working on my Rustler and want to do over 30 MPH.

[mavrick0611]

my nitro rustler can do 100 mph!!! but heres the catch, in the back of my truck

[JP]

My fastest car is my new Bolink Pro-Stock truck which can go 43mph (14x2 D3.5 modified gearing and Reedy WC Zappers GC), and after I get full ball bearings and a 10turn triple, i'll have it at at or over 50mph.

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[Dragmaster]

My Dragmaster Funny Car with 10 cells does 75 mph in 132 ft drom a dead stop.

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[YoBro87]

My nitro stampede can do about 40 mph. I have a lot of hop ups for it.
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[red20]

My TB01 with the Dodge Stratus body, Dyna Run Super Touring motor and F1 Pro Reverse ESC and Racing Jack 1700mAH battery can beat the 125cc bike in the 100metres dash. The bike got to 50KM/H and the TB01 like 1 metres in front. We started equal. Whats that in miles per hour??? http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/confused.gif

[braddawg99]

Stock Rustler except the following:
full bearings
P2K Stock Motor

38 Mph

[crash n burn]

I have the tower hobbies nitro st 15 i got it going 30 all it has is a set of bearings. http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/tongue.gif

[rvrrun]

Well, I had to let off at 162 m.p.h.

I doubt it I could squeeze any more speed out of it than that anyhow.

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[J mAn]

xxx, d4 12x3, matched 1700',s slick tires 45+ on pavement

[J mAn]

gearing either 16 or 17/82

[TRXboy]

My GT was clocked at 47.52mph and my stampede was clocked at 42.19mph.

[RC Crazy]

I have a RS4 MT with 15x4 motor, barings and many other goodies. It will probly squize out 35+mph. Road tires of coures. If in the trunk of my dads GTO, add a 1 to the speed of my rc car. http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[JoeTheShmoe]

My DIESEL cadilac might make it up to 80 mph. (as long as it starts!)
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[hpiguy]

OOOO a Five Point SLOW.

They start to float at 120mph cause their aerodynamic a horrible, 162 is a stretch.
Just the facts please.

[rvrrun]

hpiguy,

Yep, that would be a stretch for a stock, fairmont based, 5.slow, but when you have 3.27's, an a-trim Vortech showing 8lbs. of boost on the gauge, too many engine mods to list here, Full Griggs suspension, Baer 13/12" brakes and all of the chassis stiffening/rollcage that these converted mom 'n pop cars need, then attaining such speeds on the speedo (take that for what its worth) isn't too much of a problem.

Please, before you ask for someone to get their facts straight, make sure that you have all of the facts necessary to make said judgement. Anytime you are in SoCal I'll be more than happy to take you for a trip to Buttonwillow raceway to see how a 1/1 scale does on the track.

Aerodynamically, you couldn't be more correct. I would need at least another 100hp to get any more appreciable speed out of it.

JoeTheShmoe, be thankful its not a V8,6,4.

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[JoeTheShmoe]

that thing is awsome when it runs. http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif Its when it breaks is when i get angry and have some words....

[tckylem]

Rvrrun,

Nice car. I have been building car's for years. Have built vette's, f-bodies, even mustangs. The only car we could get to hold 162 and still run a solid 10 in the 1/4 was a 95 ZR1 with dual turbo. Your car is far from that. Just tell people that your car is 10 years old and still runs. That is impressive!

[Nitro_Man]

Ofna GTLX, Novarossi SBK, two speed tranny, 75 MPH

[hpiguy]

rvrrun:

I'm sure that car is fast as far as Mustangs go but I doubt it does 162mph.

Did you change the gearing in the speedometer when you changed rearend gears and tranny? Speedomemters are highly unreliable above 100mph. Especially gear drive speedos. There is a lot of slippage in there at that speed. Heck when we restored our Charger and replaced the transmission and rear end the speedo says it will do 210mph at top end, but I know it isn't even close to that. Not even 162, and that car was desinged to run NASCAR tracks and stay stable in '69. I just didn't car if the speedo isn't acurate, I could car less about top end.

If you didn't change the speedo geairng, or calibrate the speedo there is the answer. If so, then all I need to see that that Mustang did 162mph is a time slip from a track. Take a picture of the slip and post it here. If it says that your car did 162mph I'll believe it. Or better yet take photos of the car running on the track with the sign in the background.

Like I said the Highway Patrol had 120mph limiters installed on their 5.0 chase cars because Ford and everoyne else will tell you that the way the Mustang body is designed it creates lift at 120mph sufficient to lift the car off the ground. Obviously causing a slight control problem.

Since you have no special wing or body work done to the car it can't physically do 162 without flying off a track or at the least losing contorl and traction.

Look at drag mustangs and you'll see big wings, and body work to hold the car down on the track at high speed.

[DJ BlendeR]

I dont care what y'all say my YUGO could beat any one of your cars and it would only lose ONE fender http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif No but seriously, that is one nice stang, is it a cobra or a gt, or is it just a plain nice late 80's early 90's mustang? When I get a car, Im getting my moms lil station wagon... Im looking for a good turbocharger for it, and when I do.... http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif oh yeah... you know you'd better watch out http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

[XXXER]

ohhhhh my, a V8, 6, 4, yuck! what a problamo that was! LOL, and i agree with hpiguy, just that he beat me to the punch of saying it, the new Cobra R's are very cool though, i think they hit in the neighborhood of 181 + or - some MPH of course.

Also, back to the point, my car does roughly 30, P2K, Reedy WC 2400's, and a XXX

[buggieracer]

I have an Ofna Worlds II with a Ofna/Picco O-1 Comp engine.I use a 19t clutchbell and a speedcheck I bought to clock it.With the engine tuned for max power using 35% nitro,280 degrees on my MIP I did 4 or 5 passes on the K-mart parking lot and got speeds of 61,65,68,and 69.I don't know how accurate the speedcheck is but for $109 i'm sure it's pretty close.I know people watching were amazed and so was I.I can't wait to get the 2 speed transmission and try again!

[Nairb]

Oh yeah? My 10T goes a million! http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

[hpiguy]

Only a million?

Maybe your diff needs a rebuild....... http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/wink.gif

[kart38]

Well my bone stock Tiburon hit 120mph three times today. My R/C cars are some what slower. My TC3 has a P2k in it with the 72T spur and a 28T pinion. I suppose it might do 30, but it is meant for racing not all out speed. My HPI Racer2 has a two speed (with their tall second gear) and a Picco .15. Probably good for what, 60? My T-Maxx is bone stock and can do maybe 30.

Jason

[rvrrun]

Rvrrun,

Nice car. I have been building car's for years. Have built vette's, f-bodies, even mustangs. The only car we could get
to hold 162 and still run a solid 10 in the 1/4 was a 95 ZR1 with dual turbo. Your car is far from that. Just tell
people that your car is 10 years old and still runs. That is impressive!

No, no, I never said anything about the 1/4. The only drag racing I do is between corners. Interesting about the ZR1, I used to be an R&D engineer for Cevrolet's Race Shop on west coast and we had a few of those floating around. Its sounds kind of odd that you had to TT the ZR1 to get it to hold that kind of mph, since the top speed of the car set an FIA record for a sustained top speed of 176mph for 24 hours and all magazines reporting on the car showed 190+ top speeds.

I know what my car does, I've seen it, and it seems that your logic lacks credibility as I have just pointed out above.

Take the tire size of my car (275/50/17), the rear ratio (3.27), the 4th and 5th gear ratios in the tranny (1:1 / .65:1** and figure out the top speed in either gear. You will see that the speed is very attainable, but that is in a perfect world with no parasitic drag via the drivetrain or aerodynamics. That is where power comes into play since I did nothing to the body other that covering the fog light holes in the front bumper and lower the coil-overs 1". I will be happy to provide an approximated drag coefficient for the '90 fox body mustang w/GT body kit (not that it does anything) and the horsepower/torque curves for this car (dynoed on a water brake) and then you can work that data and tell me if its possible. Until you do, please refrain from making blanket statements on that which you are ill-informed.

MS

[rvrrun]

hpiguy,

The gearing in the tranny was changed when the rear ratio was swapped and 160mph special service speedo were installed.

The car is only run at open track road racing events and never the 1/4, in fact, if I did run at the 1/4 I doubt trap speeds would be greater than 115mph. The claim I made had nothing to do with drag racing.

Like I said the Highway Patrol had 120mph limiters installed on their 5.0 chase cars because Ford and everoyne else will tell you that the way the Mustang body is designed it creates lift at 120mph sufficient to lift the car off the ground. Obviously causing a slight control problem.

This is not true. The early special vehicles had 140mph speedos w/ no 120mph limiter and later models (I think '89 and later) had 160mph speedos w/ no 120mph limiter. I dont know where you got this data from.

Since you have no special wing or body work done to the car it can't physically do 162 without flying off a track or at the least losing contorl and traction.

This is also untrue. Who told you this? This car sees 125-135mph speeds on a regular basis, both on and off the track. I agree that the mustang is a brick a has few, if any, benificial aerodynamic qualities but flying off the track? Losing traction and control? C'mon, whoever told you that is sorely mistaken. As for body mod's, look closely, they are there. The front bumper cover has been modfied (fog light holes filled), the rear wing is non-stock (it can be argued how effective it is), the car is 1.5" lower than stock (the most drastic improvement) and the front skirts have been modified to fit the suspension, which lengthens the car and widens the car both by 1", and tires (providing some aerodynamic benefit).

I enjoy the playful debate with you, especially since you are being a gentleman about it, and will oblige you till this thread dies, but please bring some hard facts to the table to back up your claims, as you asked of me.

If I had a time slip, I would post it. I dont, but I can give you any other data that you wish and will convince you beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is possible and has happened short fo flying you out here and showing you (not that that hadn't crossed my mind).

MS

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[Nairb]

Oh yeah!? My dad can beat up your dad! http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

[Nairb]

That comment ^ was regarding the whole topic of this thread, not really at you specifically, rvrrun & hpi.

[rvrrun]

Nairb,

My finacee could probably beat up my dad, let alone yours (but then, she is pretty fiesty).

My dog can dig up my backyard faster than yours! (dog, not backyard. I have no idea how big your backyard is).

I guess I just tend to let go when people make statements based on second hand knowledge or heresay and can't back them up with empirical data or can be disproved with simple math and physics.

MS

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[hpiguy]

I ride with law enforcement officers quite a bit, since a few are in the family, and I know quite a few others for various reasons.

The Mustangs and all other cars, (Caprice, Crown Victoria) issued to fleet uses i.e. law enforcement ALL have 120 mph limiters in the computers. The cars hit 120 and the engine retards itself to keep the car at 120mph or below. That's a fact. It even has it in the special fleet owner's manual.

As for the car lifting off the ground, it is all personal experience, and the words of a Ford executive. That body style Mustang has poor handling characteristics relating to body arodynamics at speeds over 120 mph.

Of course Ford has always been known to take death traps and continue putting them on the road ragardless of what anyone else says. As long as Ford sells it they could care less about quality and safety.

I have ridden in these cars and it feels like it is coming off the ground at high speeds. It scared the bejeezus out of me.

They are poorly made cars, and need too much work to be even moderately fast.

As a R&D engineer you should be making enough to afford a well handling "true" sports car. Not the "compact with a V8" that those and all new Mustangs are.

I like the older Mustangs of the 60s and early 70s till 72. Then they became overpowered compact pieces of ugly junk in my opinion. Those older Stangs had style. This stuff has nothing, and they all blue book for less than 5G apiece.

Even the new stuff Ford makes and calls the Mustang is worthless. The new GT is slower in the 1/4 mile than a 6 cyl Grand Am SE 4 door with an automatic, and can be outcorned by a stock Dodge Stratus. And this is according to Car and Driver. That's pathetic for a so called pony car.

The Cobra is OK but is outperfromed by a production Corvette in all areas, and the Vette costs less too. And the Cobra is loud inside the cabin and has no A/C, or even comfortable seats. It's meant ot be a race car but gets it's butt kicked by a stock road car with stock tires, A/C, power everything and leather, for less money. I find that hilarious.

[DJ BlendeR]

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HEY we need not bash the ford cars. Im proud theres no stupid lil teeny bopper dip heads putting their lemon shooter exhaust tips on these cars. If you have a ford your unique, unlike the honda and acura owners out there. For one you guys are talking about the american branch of ford. The fords of europe are awesome cars and some of them could really stomp the competition out here. Like the Sierra Cosworth. This was a chat about R/C, we dont need to go into a big argument about cars, because I could say some things that arent suitable for virgin ears. What Im saying is dont go bashing car companies. And besides you should be groveling at Ford's feet, if it wasnt for them alot of the inginuity in todays cars wouldnt be here. Especially the low prices, need I remind you that they were the first low cost car company in the world. So there you go.

[pp13b]

fords sux

[hpiguy]

rvrrun and I aren't arguing. We're disagreeing like adults and using facts and personal expereince to do so..

Then a guy like you blows in here and starts insulting Honda and foreign car owners for no reason.

YOU are the only one arguing and insulting here.

We are disagreeing. BIG difference.

And there is no way I'm gonna grovel to ANY company or person.

BTW Mr. Oldsmobile came out with the first affordable cars, AND the assembly line. Henry Ford took the idea and expanded it on a large scale since he had much more money. He didn't invent it. And who cares what a car cost in the 1920s? My dad bought a 2001 XLT and has had nothing but problems with it since day one. My mom has a Grand Prix GT since 99 and it has ZERO defects.

Another fact for you: Check the website for National Highway and Transportation Safety Commision. They will show you how many defects are listed for each car make and model and how many service bulletins the factory has had to issue (NOT RECALLS, those are seperate) on each car. The 2001 Fords have over 1,000 different service concerns for all makes and models of just 2001 Fords. GM has exactly 109 issued in 2000, AND 2001 COMBINED! Dodge has about 300 combined. Goes to show ya something about quality huh?

Try to react to that. It's fact and easily seen by all. Each company will fully submits this data to the Commision. Obviously they have a proven problem of putting poorly made cars and trucks on the road.

[R_C_MAN]

hpiguy- The Cobra that you were mentioning that doesn't have A/C, loud cabin etc. that is the Cobra R and not the regular Cobra.
I think Mustangs are cool even the new ones. The Mustang will soon be the only original muscle car made. The GM F-Boby (Camaro, Firebird) twins are going bye-bye. I personally don't really consider a Viper or Corvette a muscle car because the don't have a back seat and a V8. They seem more like sports cars. But that's just my opinion.
I doubt a Mustang GT is slower in the 1/4 mile than a Grand Am Se 4 door w/ auto. I'll have to check some old issue of Motor Trend and Car & Driver on that one.
You said the Mustangs became overpowered compact pieces of ugly junk in your opinion. That's what a muscle car is minus the ugly piece of junk part lol http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif
Just think back to what the muscle cars were back in the day. A two door w/ a V8. Like the GTO.
I'm glad Ford is trancending and not doing away w/ the Mustang. Those lines on the new Mustangs are just sweet(my opinion anyway). http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif

[R_C_MAN]

Oh yeah, I forgot to add that burnouts and loud dual exhaust is cool too. http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif

[DJ BlendeR]

Actually HPIguy that was me.

And I was not insulting hondas or foreign cars, in fact hondas are reliable cars, however there are too many out there doing the same things. I appreciate unique ones but still. Now to the disagreeing, my family has had many fords and little problems coming from them. The one that gave us the most problems was a Merkur, which was a good fast car that we creamed many a honda in. However yes it was unreliable at times. Our 97 escort wagon's engine has been killed by my mothers driving it into the red line but not one problem that isnt ordinary with all cars, that of course being the replacement of parts that all cars need replaced, air filter and a belt. Also if you look on the highway safety crash ratings many cars in a class score the same way, the exception, ford windstar, it has 5 stars all around. So you cant say ford sux if they beat their competition like that. The ford mondeos annihaleted their competition in the BTCC. This was with the handicap of adding weight. ANd it wasnt just one car, it was all three of the fords. Also mcrae won the WRC with his FORD focus, beating the superb cars of subaru, mitsubishi and other very distinguishable car companies. Ford had previous success with their Escort Cosworth too. And again, the fact the rvvruns mustang got up to 182 is very commendable.

Really if your gonna look at cars, all cars stand out in different aspects, taking pride in something is a part of human nature, so naturally people are gonna defend cars but to say blatently that a car company ***** for a couple of cars that they have made, disregarding the past major achievments of the company is stupid. Honda, they make reliable cars, Im not denying that. But ford has also done this and has made performing cars just like honda. If ford or honda or nissan or chevy or any car manufacturer really did **** they would no longer be in market. and thats the fact of the matter.

[DJ BlendeR]

Im sorry... I am pushing my words especially the post ragging on the lemon shooters, but its my opinion of cars and I hold it sacred. So sorry for the mud slinging.

[SteveP]

How did I know this thread was going to go in this direction?! http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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