MPH

[tudorbilll]

how fast have u driven your Bird

[RBIRD]

According to my wife, Susan, WAY TOO FAST!!!!

[007Cruiser]

Are you with the Highway Patrol?

[carntz]

i read that someone hit 183 Miles an hour before they hit the bottom

[FUNDERMAN]

How could they know it went 183 when the speedometer only shows 160mph as top speed.?

[007Cruiser]

How could they know it went 183 when the speedometer only shows 160mph as top speed.?

GPS? If they hit bottom (of what I would not know), I doubt that they would survive to tell us.

[wcoates]

I have only gone 100 mph. Wanted to see (occasionally still do ) how fast it will accelerate from 80 mph to 100 mph. Reasonably surprised how quickly those 280 horses get it moving from 80 mph. Faster than I'll ever need to drive. Still cruises very well at 80 mph for extended periods.

[wcoates]

How could they know it went 183 when the speedometer only shows 160mph as top speed.?

Thinking he was thinking of a similarity to Thelma and Louise's last trip!

[007Cruiser]

The theoretical top speed (without a governor) is 154 mph. If I am remembering correctly, the governor has a limit of 140.

https://www.automobile-catalog.com/p...underbird.html

[Gobird]

Second week I had the car back in 2002 took it to the limit 142/143 mph.

[428PI]

Probably 95 passing somebody but try to keep it below 80 on the interstates.

[carntz]

How could they know it went 183 when the speedometer only shows 160mph as top speed.?

When recovered the speedo was at 23.

[BLACK BEAUTY]

Black Beauty with SCT chip hit 140 at the airport..still climbing..

[007Cruiser]

Did it take off?

[428PI]

Black Beauty, the airport thingy got me thinking. The Thunderbirds were at the air show in Wichita last September and last time I saw them I thought there were some Thunderbird cars to support the crew. Guess what they had this year? How about some Grand Caravans! What a let down.