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whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Car: 86' IROC-Z....and 5 other 3rdgens
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whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

i have always wondered with some of your modded third gens (including mine) how fast you have traveled in mph. (idk how fast iv had mine because it has the 85mph speedo). but im just curious to what some of you have been .

now here is an article piece from a road&track magazine back in 86' when they were comparing the mustang gt vs the iroc-z. (the 5.7 iroc) and its pretty much showing 150 mph. anyone been faster?? and thats with the stock 700r4... so post your fastest speed, transmission, rear end gear, and wheel size.


PERFORMANCE
Chevrolet
Camaro
IROC-Z L98Ford
Mustang
GTAcceleration:
Time to distance, sec:0-100 ft3.23.20-500 ft8.28.30-1320 ft (1/4 mi)15.315.3Speed at end of 1/4 mi, mph90.593.0Time to speed, sec:0-30 mph2.32.30-60 mph6.86.70-80 mph11.811.50-100 mph18.418.8Top speed, mph149148
Source: Road & Track, October 1986
Old Oct 12, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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Re: whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

sorry that article didnt post like it should have. it looks all messed up. but you can google it. actually its some where on this website.
Old Oct 12, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Re: whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

ive had my bird pretty fast. Go fast enough where i would let go of the gas pedal and it took 20 seconds to register back on the speedo.
Old Oct 12, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Re: whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

I've gone into the "I don't know" range at the end of the speedo, so after doing the math, I've gone 128 mph with my 84 that had a 305 with headers at the time.
Old Oct 12, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Re: whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

170 mph back when I had 2.73's in now I only go 130ish
Old Oct 12, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Re: whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

Originally Posted by Deimos140
170 mph back when I had 2.73's in now I only go 130ish
170mph! What kind of power are you putting out?
Old Oct 12, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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Re: whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

thats what im saying lol. wuts under the hood??
Old Oct 12, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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Re: whats the fastest speed in MPH you have been in a third gen??

Dang 170mph iv only gone 100 and i was kind of scared too
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