Fastest You've Driven in Your Air-Cooled?

[RarlyL8]

The old Red Rocket ('78SC w/ modified 930 engine) would trap 0-100-0 in 13 seconds, I did that often. Gear limited top end was 145mph. 0-145 was just a few seconds more, did that all the time as well. Not a lot of fear when you can get up there and back down real quick.

[Porsche 935]

Buried my 200 mph RUFF speedo, standing mile.

[Mike Andrew]

135 on I 57 en route to Carbondale for an old boys rugby event. Long, flat section with great visibility. Buddy asked me how fast we were going. I told him to look as I was too busy focusing ahead.
Of course, he had to tell everybody. Oddly, nobody asked for a ride

[Quasimoto]

Never flatted this car, but there’s a set of desolate sweepers near me that like to be floated through at 120-ish on a regular basis...

[LIRS6]

Originally Posted by NY65912

140 on the LIE very early in the morning. Only let off because I saw a police car on the shoulder way ahead, only to find out it was empty, just a plant. But it worked!

Same hwy; 115 mph in my 911 (125 in my Rabbit GTI; Stage II Callaway turbo, altered gearing. Giggled as a Porsche backed off. )

Jason

[theiceman]

makes you wonder who many of these posts are true, and how many are Bravado BS posts on an internet forum lol.

[steenkamp]

~170mph on the Autobahn - yes, that's legal where the car and i come from :-)

[911SauCy]

Literally as fast as it would go... Assuming around 140?

Wasn't really watching as I banged the limiter in 5th

[3rd_gear_Ted]

137 while TURNING on the Turn 1 & 2 combo @ Fontana Speedway.
Going straight is a snooze IMO

[2.7RS]

Waiting to read

230mph in my 917 on Mulsanne straight

[cassisrot]

Flat out on the autobahn was 140. Porsche said that my 1969 911E' 5 speed was 135. German speedos in those days were notoriously optimistic so I figured 130 plus or minus. The front end was real exciting light. Not sure the 185/70's XWX's were on the pavement. It cruised real comfortable at 120.

[creaturecat]

Originally Posted by theiceman

makes you wonder who many of these posts are true, and how many are Bravado BS posts on an internet forum lol.

i got a witness. the wife was in the car.

[Bill Douglas]

I hit the redline in top gear. the car was nicely in the power band and wanted to go faster. According to the owners manual that's a smidgen over 150mph. It felt a bit dangerous so I slowed down to 120mph LOL

[GH85Carrera]

Highway 50 in northern Nevada is a fun road. It has curvy mountain roads, then it opens up to a downhill slope into a WIDE valley with no intersections at all and the next mountain pass way way off in the distance. Downhill it was difficult to keep the speed reasonably close to the speed limit. I have an automatic speed governor that is voice activated, my wife yelling SLOW DOWN so no high speed runs on that trip. I have little doubt lots of people have found top speed on that road. There is simply no roads that intersect and it is a long straight road between the mountain passes.

I did notice a clump of cars approaching in the distance, and no passing. Sure enough a cop was in the lead and as we passed in the opposite direction he was pointing downward indicating I show reduce speed.

[Nick Triesch]

Why in the heck would you want to try and go so fast in an old car based on the type 1 VW bug?

[FC356]

OK You asked for Aircooled.
120 indicated @ 6000 rpms in 65 356 SC with Skirmants built hot street engine
151 indicated in 1985 M491 coupe back in the 80's
173 indicated in 1996 C4S in the 90's
165 indicated with way more to go in 1997 993 TT in 2007 or so.
120 or so in 72S.3.2 recently
Notice the trend I'm slowing down

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Nick Triesch

Why in the heck would you want to try and go so fast in an old car based on the type 1 VW bug?

For the fun of it. Don't want to be too sensible in life.

[Classic 911]

Originally Posted by josephvman

Was it falling out of an airplane!

My original post was:

283 km/h. 175,8 mph. 1978 911 Targa

Then a question for you: do you find your own sarcastic question constructive and serious?

[dwelle]

maybe it's because the '78 911 SC was quoted as having a top speed of 135-140. so unless you have unreasonably tall tires or a really tall 5th gear, that speed seems awfully optimistic. where does the extra 35-40 mph come from?...

[Classic 911]

Originally Posted by dwelle

maybe it's because the '78 911 SC was quoted as having a top speed of 135-140. so unless you have unreasonably tall tires or a really tall 5th gear, that speed seems awfully optimistic. where does the extra 35-40 mph come from?...

Engine and gearing. Read my original post.
An original 3.0 SC engine is not able to produce 7200rpm in 5th gear, mine does.
My top speed is not optimistic, it is proven.

PS: there is no need for sarcasm, it is not forbidden to use a polite tone of voice. Referred to the guy I asked my question, josephvman


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