if i had an LS 5th gear... how much would i be topping out... i think LS 5th gear can get me to 173mph.. but i dont think my falkens can take that high speed and im gonna be boosting 8 lbs... what do you guys think?

 

why?

 

why not?

 

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is safety in your vocabulary??

 

Let's think about this logically now.

1) If you road race, you will never hit 173 on the track.

2) If you drag race the 1/4 on the track you will not see 173.

3) The only place I think you might be able to hit 173 is the freeway. In which case that would be pretty dumb. Have you ever taken an R to 145? The car begins to feel very unstable past 130, you get a lot of lift. A 2500-2600 lb. car going 173 mph is asking for it pretty bad. Any bump, sudden jerk of the wheel, stupid move will put you in a situation that no FF car will be able to escape. If hitting 173 is your goal, I hope you don't do it on the street.

I am not telling you what to do, but I have lost friends that were 18 while doing much lower speeds than that. Use your head. Nobody will think you are "cool" for doing that high rate of speed. When the cops catch you, your R will be gone and so will your license.

 

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I dont think you want to know.

instead of you getting flamed, why dont you post up some solid argument points first, so at least it shows you have thought this out beforehand.

please tell us why you need to travel 176mph.

also tell us, on what aero mods you plan on putting on your car. along with what hp increasing mods you plan on doing as well.

I doubt you can make it to 176mph with 150-170whp going on a flat road with little wind

 

i dont even think an R will be able to reach +170 mph.... there would be too much wind resistance and not enough power.

so i think you would need to find another way to kill yourself.

 

With boost u sure will get there faster, but you better make sure your tuned..ur gonna be staying in boost for a while at 8lbs and i don't know if ur pistons could handle that,..it might but ur gonna be weaking them..but i hit 150 mph on my itr down the 91 fwy when i was i/h/e..i know its curiosity and curiosity did kill the cat sometimes,... but i don't know about 173, but i understand why you would ask..its a sport compact car..A TYPE R! and personally i didn't buy my car to put it on a trailer and show it! so if u do it in cali thers a place called el mirage, no speed limit no rules, dry lake bed! 5 by 5 miles long..plenty of room if ur interested i could get u the details and some pics..

 

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exactly..

I've hit about 150 in my civic at 8,500 rpms (in 5th of course.) I can tell you from experience that I'd never want my civic to go any faster than that - one wrong move / rock in the road and you're gone.

Wind resistance REALLY holds our little 4 cylinders back at high speeds as well. But something tells me you've already tried this and know it.

 

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so i think you would need to find another way to kill yourself. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Death by plastic spoon

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lost Type R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if i had an LS 5th gear... how much would i be topping out... i think LS 5th gear can get me to 173mph.. but i dont think my falkens can take that high speed and im gonna be boosting 8 lbs... what do you guys think? </TD></TR></TABLE>

The Integra is drag limited in stock form to aound 150 to 155 indicated MPH. So just adding the LS 5th will never get you to 173 MPH.

If you boost, you may get to a higher speed than the drag limit but, for certain your Azenis are NOT rated for That speed Nor do you sound able to handle even the stock drag limit, especially if you have to ask.

IF you are wondering, then with enough boost, Yes, you may make it but, you may also compromise your motors integrity, and for sure you will compromise anyone and your own safety on the open highways.

If you are looking to just make top speed runs at the salt flats, I can think of several Other cars better suited to handle 173 MPH.

In short, your query is a foolish idea at best and most definitely NOT safe.


Good luck,


A.

 

Dude, the other day I was at a mechanic's, and just for curiosity I asked him how much he'd charge to bleed the brakes (It's a pain and I don't feel like doing it myself if it's like $10).

He goes off telling me how you don't need to bleed the brakes unless the system gets opened or leaks, how changing the rotors and pads shouldn't open the system unless you open the system and air gets sucked in but if you follow these procedures it shouldn't happen closed system he'd do whole brakes $80 charge good turn rotor bullshit bullshit.......etc

He never told me how much to bleed the brakes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lsos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dude, the other day I was at a mechanic's, and just for curiosity I asked him how much he'd charge to bleed the brakes (It's a pain and I don't feel like doing it myself if it's like $10).

He goes off telling me how you don't need to bleed the brakes unless the system gets opened or leaks, how changing the rotors and pads shouldn't open the system unless you open the system and air gets sucked in but if you follow these procedures it shouldn't happen closed system he'd do whole brakes $80 charge good turn rotor bullshit bullshit.......etc

He never told me how much to bleed the brakes.</TD></TR></TABLE>
where's the relevance from the topic that is being discussed?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1GreyTeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The Integra is drag limited in stock form to aound 150 to 155 indicated MPH. So just adding the LS 5th will never get you to 173 MPH.
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Stock tops out at 155 anyway, rev limit in 5th gear. If many of the cars around here can hit that, I'd tend to think that they might be able to go faster.

If he's running a good amount of boost, you might be able to get that to 160, maybe low 160's... the problem is that horsepower has to increase exponentially to increase speed, once you're going that fast.

 

Just do what this guy did and strap a JATO rocket to your car. You'll hit at least 300mph.
http://www.darwinawards.com/da....html

 

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The Integra is drag limited in stock form to aound 150 to 155 indicated MPH. So just adding the LS 5th will never get you to 173 MPH.

If you boost, you may get to a higher speed than the drag limit but, for certain your Azenis are NOT rated for That speed Nor do you sound able to handle even the stock drag limit, especially if you have to ask.

IF you are wondering, then with enough boost, Yes, you may make it but, you may also compromise your motors integrity, and for sure you will compromise anyone and your own safety on the open highways. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I have no boost, and im not drag limited yet. Been way past 160mph

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In short, your query is a foolish idea at best and most definitely NOT safe.
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Very true

 

why flame? what makes you think ill drive a fast car that performs well in every catagory? life sucks already and might as well try enjoy what you have.. what makes you think ill be driving a corvette in my life?

 

i didn;t think the ITR felt very unstable at 130+ haven't been up there in a while... but 140 seemed surprisingly stable... but this of course is straight line i don't think I'd corner gogin that speed.. but ya 173 is pretty excessive ut if you can do it, then eh, just don't kill someone else in the process.

 

IMO, absolutely no reason to ever hit 173mph. I'll admit that i sometimes speed but going over 100 just becomes too dangerous for anyone because
A) risking innocent people
B) imagine if you had a blowout
C) any slight change in the road and you're screwed
D) no reason to do something for "fun" that <U>will</U> kill you when you're only 18

 

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nah.. not planning on killing anyone... im on my way to san diego next week.. and theres gona be about 30-40 miles of highway that i can clear up..

 

Top End kicks ***. I dont care what they say. Nothing better than top end in the Dallas tollway at 2-4am.

My roommate topped his 300ZX around the 180ish range on the George Bush tollway.

 

Go for it! That would be fuggin sweet to hit that 170+mph. Sure it's not safe, but that goes without saying.

 

i can't wait to try to top mine out again. last time was 128..stupid jdm ecu. hah

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TypeR 599 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i can't wait to try to top mine out again. last time was 128..stupid jdm ecu. hah</TD></TR></TABLE> Yea, and that was indicated... not actual top speed.

 

With an LS tranny we topped my friend's turbo Si out at 170mph (redline in 5th gear). You should be able to do closer to 180mph with your R due to the higher redline.

Word to the wise, do it on a FLAT straightaway. Small bumps and dips are very unsettling at 120mph much less 170.