Top Speed

tbonesteak

156 in the s2000
135 in the 350z
135 in the maxima.

350 felt like a lexus compared to the s so im assuming the 370 will do 165+ no sweat unless it's gearing limited. The 350 at 135 had a lot more juice left but i ran of runway. 156 in the s i am lucky to be alive. i thought the entire car was gonna fall apart.

jginnane

Most cropduster biplanes cruise at around 60-70 mph by design, so once you're up over twice that speed on the ground, you know things can quickly get "problematic".

I don't look at my Z as a plane without wings. I like its maneuverability and quick reflexes. I like the way I can launch right up to the speed limit while most cars are still getting through the traffic light.

But I'm a few cars past the time when I'd treat a 3-lane roadway like a set of moving traffic pylons. Nowadays, at most when I'm in traffic, I'll zoom some lamer in the passing lane, then clean off his windshield for him with my spray. (Some kids in the Acura forum spoke about tossing pennies up through the moonroof, but to me that's criminal mischief).

The nicest thing about having a car so much better than most on the road is ... I don't feel the need to prove it. And getting to a destination ten minutes quicker just means that much less time spent in, and enjoying, the car.

Cjanik

for those talking about the 155mph limiter not being there,

think of this factor: the speed o is not 100% accurate especially in 100mph+ speeds. If your speed o is showing 160mph, i wouldn't doubt that your actually doing something like 145 or 150.

as a matter of fact, I'm tempted to open semtex's video again and count the lines to see the accuracy.
not saying the limiter isnt there, just a factor to consider until someone can come with a solid factual answer about the limiter. (i cant).

Crash

Electronically limited. The gearing is fine. There's a thread on this forum somewhere with the theoretical top speed (which I believe was 198MPH) based on gearing and red-line.

But this car won't see 160+ without mods. Stock it'd be lucky to see 160 at all unless you're at sea level. I think with full bolt-ons it will see 170-ish speeds.

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batman_4

i was at 158mph and it's stock. it will get to 160+ just not at fast as a bolted Z IMO

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Crash

I would honestly question the speedometer then (especially if it's stock because the computer limits you to 155). I've done a lot of math on this (as seen in other threads) about how much power it takes to get to certain speeds based on aerodynamics, weight, rolling resistance, power, etc.

Take a GPS system with you next time to see how fast you're REALLY going, because I really don't think those speedos are that accurate beyond 100MPH.

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kannibul

My Honda VTX1300 is 10% too high, which also means that the odometer rolls 10% too fast, and my gas mileage is 10% better on paper.

My Honda Civic is the same way - there was a class action lawsuit over it, where I could have put in a claim - except it had to be on leases and we bought ours...


Having said that, I don't know what Nissan does - if it's something where all the japan cars are like that or not.

vehl

the european Zs are limited to 155mph. the ones in asia arent as they used to be 180km/h and now they're not.

i've done mine up to 260kmh @roughly 6k rpm. i guess more is possible but the oil temp was off the roof and i ran out of road.

autopc25

You are right about physics and top speed. Some speedometers can be off and a GPS is the way to go.

whoady4shoady

What if you are below sea level?