other Curious...whats the fastest you have been in an 02?

[dang]

About 55mph in a four-wheel drift, bumping fenders and doors with 19 other crazy guys in the Mini-Stock class at the local circle track.

[mesapioneer2]

105, 1976 w/Weber 32/36. Everything seemed very comfortable. Next time I took it out, the Guibo disassembled itself. Glad it wasn't going 100 when that happened.

Edited September 27, 2016 by mesapioneer2

[danco_]

5 hours ago, TobyB said:

 

Huh.  130 seems pretty effortless, as long as there's not something like t1 at Spokane coming up...

 

Kind of like 160 did in the right seat of a Porsche GT3.

 

A 2002 can cruise at 110 all day, foot to the floor, with no problems, as long as everything's working right.

 

And yeah, the aero brick really kicks in at about 120- without the tailwind, I get into the 120's and never make it through.

I even tried regearing to get higher, and it doesn't matter- HP peak, torque peak, it takes a LOT of power to get a 2002 going much over 130.

 

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I had a friend in the car, I was in a feisty mood, and I wanted to go fast. 

 

I didn't sustain 134mph for long, as this is a notorious private highway riddled with CHP. The tii was a new purchase, and I wanted to see what she could do. I was happy with the results. Also, I don't ever want to do it again in a 2002. 

 

I've taken the m5 up to 182mph on the same stretch of highway. 

[KFunk]

I did go about 115mph on the back straight at Mid-Ohio, with original engine and 4-speed  + DCOEs and 3.91 (past redline I think).  It didn't really feel that fast, as I was just struggling to hold off a Cayman behind me.  I'd initially powered past him coming out of the keyhole, and handling/skill advantage over it was quickly running out down the straight.

On the other hand, 115 mph on a 2-lane stretch of highway in the Arizona desert is a much scarier feeling (gotta do something to break up the boredom of straightaways forever).

Edited September 27, 2016 by KFunk

[tomorrowcalling]

I hit over 100 mph on Boundary Rd, in Maramarua Forest. The next run through was faster but I didn't dare take my eyes off the road.

 

Boundary rd is about 3 mins into this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4-gOV5ZGfw

[Vicleonardo1]

Speedo said 110, has the standard wheels so it may be fairly accurate.

Foot to the floor. Engine seemed comfortable at speed. 

4 speed 

32/36 Weber

3.6 Differential

I5 stretch just south of Salem Oregon heading to Albany 

So many bad seals I felt like I had my windows down and my sunroof was open.....even though it doesn't have one..

[Justin99]

I can comfortably hit 110, engine doing around 4K Rpm or a little less and I am not even breaking the speed limit. 

Might have something to do with living in the land of the metric (Australia) and having a speedo that reads in kmh!

 

But seriously, in my old Saab99 Turbo I took it up to 180kmh on several occasions and while the car was fine at that speed I still shudder to think of the foolishness of my youth in doing this, and would never do it again (unless in a controlled environment).  I imagine a 02 at 180kmh would be very light in the steering and am glad I did not have an 02 when I was young and foolish.  

[Fatherof3]

35mph

[BarneyT]

ran my 74 up to 108...starting have thoughts of how I came to purchase the 2002 because of a  wrecking motorcycle in the past and I vowed to never go over a 100 in a 2002 again...