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Originally posted by pwd72s
Not by much...it's the math of the tire dia., and the gears. Not so much aerodynamics, though sans tail, things get VERY twitchy at those speeds. I will confess, thanks to the statute of limitations, of having seen my car's speedo indicate past 150...but I'm thinking it was more like 145. I was on the rev limiter, 5th gear, at the time. This was long, long ago...back when I was young, dumb, and full of "stuff".
Oh, I agree wholeheartedly. I haven't found a road long enough for 130 mph, let alone 150. And would I want to do it? I'm not so sure...
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