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macdaddyslomo December-17th-2004 10:10 AM


Originally Posted by FlyinHawaiian071
Seriously speaking though, (don't worry, I'm not trying to beat the dead horse) even my ES model is not suited, with a stock suspension, for very high speeds, and I'm sorry if you don't believe me on the aerodynamics thing, but it's very true.

P5's(which is the subject of the original question) have a stiffer suspension than your ES, they suspension sits lower, the front bumper sits lower(reduces lift),side skirts(reduces lift), and they have a functional rear wing(downforce),plus I,m pretty sure they carry a wider tire stock(grip). I have every confidence they are quite stable at 120+mph, albeit probably not much higher.

Roddimus Prime December-17th-2004 10:22 AM

My MSP has topped out the speedo before past 140mph....I don't know how accurate our speedo's are though. I know my P5 will sit on 130mph but it takes a LOT longer to get it there than the msp's 5psi.

Wanna see something neat? Wait until I get my supercharger on my p5 and then I'll get a video of it pushing 140mph for you.

FlyinHawaiian071 December-17th-2004 05:04 PM

hehe, yeah, I have no doubt that it'll go past 140, in-fact, I never doubted it would, hell with re-gearing, and a new ECU, even mine could... Mine accelerates rather smoothly to 115 mph until the engine shuts off...

Just be careful, I still doubt how much past 130 the car will handle safely.

Goober December-18th-2004 05:43 PM

Hell, I broke 122 mph on the dyno today with my P5. Were thinking of running it in 5th just to see if it has enough ass to go past the 140 mph reading on the speedometer.

macdaddyslomo December-19th-2004 05:44 PM


Originally Posted by Goober
Hell, I broke 122 mph on the dyno today with my P5. Were thinking of running it in 5th just to see if it has enough ass to go past the 140 mph reading on the speedometer.

there's no wind resistance on a dyno :wtf:

Roddimus Prime December-19th-2004 07:47 PM

hahaha

Goober December-20th-2004 12:28 PM


Originally Posted by macdaddyslomo
there's no wind resistance on a dyno :wtf:

That was ment to be in response for the ones saying that the 5 speed P5 is governed to 117 mph. :doh: I know that there is no wind resistence on the dyno. I might still be learning about Proteges, but I'm not a complete `tard. :D

QWKSILVR02 June-3rd-2005 06:53 PM


Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
My MSP has topped out the speedo before past 140mph....I don't know how accurate our speedo's are though. I know my P5 will sit on 130mph but it takes a LOT longer to get it there than the msp's 5psi.

Wanna see something neat? Wait until I get my supercharger on my p5 and then I'll get a video of it pushing 140mph for you.

Im bring this thread back. Ive read through the whole thing, i see no major doubts (like I got) of top speeds over 117mph. Prime weve seen the install lets see the video.

macdaddyslomo June-3rd-2005 09:18 PM

Oh christ, can we please keep this to one thread ?

Roddimus Prime June-3rd-2005 10:07 PM

lol, agreed.

videos of all supercharger stuff will be put in one of the 35 different supercharger threads we have!


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