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...tock Buick stuff is way too soft for that...
Driven thru Montana twice so far - once in 96 - average speed - 95+ (until I blew the Fiero up) and once in 01 - average speed about 80-100. ... dur...
The Florida State Police are known to use a Lidar (Laser) based speed detection system.
This weekend, while cruising along at the speed limit in the right hand lane of a four lane highway, I was...
13.5:1 8.12:1 5.72:1 4.30:1 3.50:1
6-speed 14.7:1 8.87:1 6.43:1 4.91:1 3.91:1 3.30:1
5-speed: 3210 RPM at 60MPH 6-speed: 3030 RPM at 60MPH
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Get a passenger and a GPS.
Rev limit in 5th should be around 147 on a 6-speed, 139 on a 5 speed, assuming no tire size changes.
Note that finding a passenger willing to watch the GPS while you...
...2nd). It gets better after the transmission warms up, but it is never smooth unless I match the shifting speed very carefully.
Has anyone had similar experience with the 6-speed box?
Thanks in...
are they having any problems with the six speed transmissions.
I am about to purchase an '01 LS. I have not had the chance to drive a 6 speed (none around at the moment) and I am looking for opinion on the 'fun factor' as well as any performance di...
I have a 2001 LS with the 6 speed transmission. It's got 1600 miles on it and I decided to get the metal shavings out of my transmission and differential, and put in some good redline fluids.
...
What is the top speed of a Mazada Miata?
...untry, hwy 301 in Florida, Lawtey, Starke, and the worst Waldo which is sooo bad AAA has listed it as a speed trap and is considering billboards on 301 to warn travelers. Whitelightning...
it is set at the ideal speed. But if the speed limit was 5 mph, and you were going 7, you`d be guilty of speeding.
Last saturday, post 9:30 PM, my wife and I were driving back from a movie- and I was doing 47 in a 25 speed limit zone. A cop pulled me over, and said I was doing 47 in a 25 speed limit. I said I wa...
You cannot compare the rpm on a 5 speed manual and an automatic (someone may want to explain you the ratio differences between the 2).
If you respect the speed limit, 3.5K to 4K is standard, no ne...
what are you going to do when you want to know your instantaneous speed as you are walking through the woods? no mile markers there. i would never 100% always believe a manual when it says the GPS i...
Further, if you were really speeding in an area where the speed limit was reasonable and speed limit signs were posted clearly, you have an ethical obligation to pay the ticket, beyond the legal iss...
...is topic where I explained about E-ZPass transactions being electronic funds transfers. but a lot) of speed limits are underposted. I`m not anti-government, but I am very unhappy with the way spee...
...e such as yourself, but only on criminals.
None of those things should matter, but with properly set speed limits they would not be able to do these soviet style tatics. people actually fight t...
They are electric motor driven,speed would be limited by motor HP and torque,and available battery power.Top speed is 17mph,but it`s limited to IIRC,12mph by the electronic computer.
...cial treasuries and the police do not (afaik) receive a commission per ticket issued. There are still speed trap towns etc. and the police still have ticket quotas but it probably isn`t quite as b...
A bit of corporate nannying to stop you from speeding? Perhaps a touch of corporate ass-covering to stop you blaming the cruise control, (and thereby the company), for exceeding the speed limit? Sor...
Drive like everyone else = speeding.
Pull anyone over anytime they like. That`s the point of low speed limits. Anyone who goes below the speed limit *must* be hiding something. It`s a way to ha...
...wn from 4th into 2nd at the same time as well). My steering is just plain fantastic. It goes harder with speed as well (well, actually engine speed) , try finding a post 94 rack and you won't eve...
...80 MPH the rumbling dissapates and is gone by 85. This only happens in 5th gear and only at that exact speed window. In 4th I can accelerate from 40 MPH right past to 85 with no rumbling. I would j...
I was issued a speeding ticket a week ago alleging i drove at 40 miles in a 25 mile zone. I am absolutely sure that I didn't drive more than 30 miles/ Mpre over the office was our of his car and ...
...ad where that occured.
I would have a more positive opinion of cops if (will never happen) 1) All speed limits were to 85th percentile regardless of accident rate. Tickets could be given for o...
...iles, almost all of it freeway.
Not counting stops, you can average about 5 mph below your cruising speed, if you drive pretty consistently under good conditions. I expect to always be under 8 ...
...reme performance one-off `specials`. The new Bugatti is a full and genuine production vehicle. The top speed of this W16, 8 litre, 1000hp car is electronically regulated to 248mph (400kph) max. T...
Of all the cars ever made available to the public, which has the highest top speed ever recorded?
...be a straight section of US 422 at about 2am, but I normally don't get out of bed just to try a top speed run . The best place in all would be I-495 in Delaware, but that's a long way to go...
speed enforcement is about safety?
As for the belt law, I had it stamped somewhere in the back of my head that a seat belt violation was "worth" 2 points, and posted something to tha...
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