Fastest you've driven?
 

What's the fastest yall have driven your 944s? How did it feel at that speed? Was it still pulling when you let off?

120.. It was sweet

Flat out on the Nurburgring, each lap.

I've seen 120 in the 951. Obviously, plenty of power left to go. Felt very similar to 85 for smoothness, except for wind noise. Id love to see faster speeds on a track, there just arent any safe places to do that on public roads, just a bad idea, I wont do that anymore.

Ive seen 135 in a muscle car, absolutely no comparison to the 951.

150+ flat out in the blue 968 the day i got it. definitely not the fastest i've driven though (208 in a daytona charger - twice - very scary)

I was 18 and dumb. Did 120 in my N/A and cruised at that speed for about 7 minutes. Felt so smooth, wind noise was a bit high. On my way home, my exhaust fell off due to crap welds (not by me). It felt like it had a little more, but not too much. I wouldn't do it again unless it was under perfect conditions (i.e. long road that I could see straight ahead, no traffic either way, sunny, dry...etc.)

I saw 135 in my S2, sat right on a 951 starting from 80.

130 several times and only once managed 140 going uphill :confused:,the laws of physics were malfunctioning that day

Probably 110-ish on the race track, still pulling good in fifth.

155. gps verified

In my 951... 150mph, windows down, on a very wet Daytona Speedway track. She was still pulling pretty hard when I had to brake for turn 1.

~110 on dry-rotted tires in the 944.
100mph for nearly 30 minutes on a roadtrip following a cayenne in my bmw.

First of all let's not get all work here about how fast we had our cars going. Cruising speed of over a 100 mph are probably an every days recurrence on the German Autobahns(Porsche homeland) depending on the car you own,here in the US & Canada we make big fuss out of it because we are simply not use to driving that fast since our hwys speed limit are so restrictive.We are simply not use to that kind of speed (unless on a race track).First to cruise that fast don't matter which models Porsche you own go got to have a car in tip top mechanical condition (motor/suspension/tires & brakes).A car you can trust on the staigth & through curves.In a period of over twenty six years had the chance to drive my ex 944 at over 130 mph many many time without drama & the car felt very safe.The 968 over 156 mph (still had some left in her) in a control area once again without drama & the car felt very sturdy at that speed.Mine you concentration when going that fast is a must ( like mention because we are simlpy not use driving that fast).Here is a pic of my 968 speedo showing 210 klms(about 130 mph) on an open stretch of road.And I had enougth confidence in my car to hold the steering with one hand & take the pic holding the camera in the other.Notice that the pic is pretty clear (not blurry the car has no shake at any speed & the suspension/ tires is doing the job which it is was meant to do) I can only say that going over 150 mph is not something I will do every days but if I were driving on the autobahns cruising at 100/120 mph with a well sort out 924S/944/S/S2/951/951/968 could be done without a sweat,it will just be a matter of paying more attention at what is going on around you. :Dhttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1342555464.jpg

something else to remember is that the speedometer is not the way to tell how fast you are going. many speedometers read high, increasing as speed increases. how much varies from manufacturer to manufacturer

as an example, according to a magazine review, and verified by many other cars i've seen, the 968 speedometer reads high, and by the time you get to top speed it is about 11mph fast, which means that an indicated 150 is really about 139, and when you hit top speed in stock trim, while you are going 156, it will read about 167 or better

my 2146 LBS LS7 powered 944 was clocked at 173 MPH it has more but there is not a long enough straight at the track were they were useing a radar gun . there is not speed-o in the car it adds to much weight .
my EX944 spec car with now a SBC motor tops out at 156 in a draft about 152 in open air out af a draft .

My 83 NA stopped at 120 exactly. Drive it at that speed for about 5 miles in California. The road was straight and clear for like 10+ miles. My NA I had years ago I did 135. Did any of them come with a governor? I thought it was weird that it stopped at exactly 120mph.

:eek:Just seen your post after I posted mine.You must have suicide tendency plus you don't care about other peoples life driving your car at 110 mph on dry- rotted tires.Driving fast can be done two way (SAFELY) or (RECKLESSLY).Sorry to be so blunt about it but I really think you belong to the second categories.As for following a Cayenne for half an hour at 100 mph I also have my doubts about that.

136 on my IQ3 Data logger at Daytona for the club race. I don't think there was much left.

Did 128 later in pouring rain where you couldn't see 20 feet in front of you. Miserable racing conditions. But you can stick on the banking well over 100.

Not bad for a stock engine, short fifth NA.

135 on the GPS in my n/a which seemed to match 100% with the dash speedo

Speed of 157 mph was GPS verify on the trial run (once more done in a control area not on a public road) Wheels on the car are (17X 8 frt w/225-45 ZR 17) 17 X 9.5 w/255-40 ZR 17 rear. Motor when trial was done was showing 79,651 klms on the odo with chip- K&N & mod air boxe.Btw remember yours is a Cab & according to you you've seen 150+,mine is a coupe,we are only talking 6/7 mph more depending on your + over 150 mph.Can't tell you how much it had left in her but been driving Porsches long enough that I know there was some.:)

The fastest I have done period is about 150 mph for a short time in a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS on a CA highway

185 kph in my 944 on the track. 200 in my 924, 160 in my 924T both when I was young and silly at night in the middle of nowhere. All indicated, not verified.

153 front straight Daytona ,stock 89 951, GPS verified, had a tail wind
173 same place, stock 2008 911 turbo, GPS verified

Held 140 for a bit. Was still pulling. Then I said this is nuts and backed out of it.

if we are going to start talking about non 944 cars my 962 226.9 MPH at daytona . but i thought it was for the 944's ?

the thread title i pretty open ended, as long as you don't 'drive' a motorbike or 'drive' a plane.

i would love to know 226mph feels like in a 962. come to New Zealand! I know everyone. We'd make you fell welcome!

The 110 was on a closed section of road. I used that opportunity.. didn't feel too smart about it, since i knew the tires were cracking. I would agree, i do have suicidal tendencies, but not disregard for others.

the 100mph for 30 min or so was headed out west. I was keeping the Cayenne in my sights off in the distance so hopefully if there were any cops, he'd be the bait.

Day-to-day I spend my days creeping along in traffic. To say I have disregard for others on the road would be wrong; as I'm not that nutty type weaving in and out of traffic.

NZ police are as bad as Aussie police for enforcing speed limits. 5kph over can see red and blues if you stick out. slightly over in the flow of traffic is usually ok.

when driving on back roads I keep to the 100kph limit but will try to keep my average speed as high as possible on my side of the road. makes for a nice challenge!

in my 84 325es (e30 bmw) 2.7 inline 6 i've done 130 going down i94 to port huron..anyone from MI. know's it's a speed trap..but man it is fun...:cool:

I've gone a whopping 60 miles an hour in my 944 :D

once you get used to driving any car at speed you don't feal like your going fast at all really .
what you do feal is your still going quickly say 70 /80 MPH but it feals like your only doing about 20 or 30 . so you try to open the door to get some cool air in the car and the door will not open with all the air pressure pushing the door closed . thats when you say to your self i'm still going how fast still ? other than that the 962 is a planted car on a track it is not forgiving at all if you **** up the car will bite you right in the ass . if it comes up on boost when your at the wrong spot in a corner (track out ) you will power over steer in a heart beat . you have about a 12 % slip angle and that's it ! if you go 12.1% your spinning it .
the cost to just fire up the car you or i can run a 944 all day at the track .
when i bought the car they were not worth any thing i got it as a roller ans they were to old to race in IMSA and not old enough to race vintage . the nose panel and tail (clam shell ) were missing and the front glass was cracked with no ignition key . yes the 962's have a key to start them just like any other porsche . it took about 5 years to do the resto on the car . i found a used nose from the old momo car the clamshell was also used . i don't know what car it came from . the front glass was the hardest thing to find . they are real intershield glass not lexan with the curve of the glass if you used lexan it would distort the way things look making every thing look like you were looking thru a ice cube .

as for the 944's your only going to get so much speed out of them . it does not matter how much hp or tork you have the gearing is what is going to stop the car from going any faster top speed wise . i'm have been looking into doing some thing else for my LS7 car i think it will hit a wall at about 176 / 178 or so . with other 944's i race i do change the hole trans to gear it for the track i run at . but because the ls7 car is a tube chassis car i have been thinking of installing a quaife 6 speed sequenial gear box with maybe a winters quick change independent rear with inboard brakes .

[QUOTE=Rasta Monsta;6860940]Probably 110-ish on the race track, still pulling good in fifth.[/QUOTE i dont know how fast my 2.0 924 will go..i never had it on the road yet...but i know it is crazy under power'ed and form what i've read it wont do over 120 off a cliff..but like the rest of you (maybe) i didnt by the car for speed...

I've had one had my 951's up to 47 mph, but I left turn signal still on, so I may have lost a couple of mph! Yeah I'm old.

I would rather be in a turn at 70+ than flat out speed.

+1..:cool:

Ditto

120mph in the 944

Alabama State troopers documented me doing 149 mph in my AWD Freelander SE3 V6.

wow holy s**t..i didnt know anything from the U.K could do 150..well maybe the Tvr's or the 90's MGB V8'S..but a rover..????

The police arrested me...enough said.

I was surprised too thats why I kept my foot down! it was abt 3am and I65 was a ghost town except 2 cars on the road, me and the Trooper. I ran up from behind and as soon as I saw the blue plates he had already got me on radar by shooting me over his shoulder. There was no way to get out of it! The trooper and I had a long convo about the LR and we both left with a greater appreciation for the little AWD V6.

wow ..i bet...

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