View Full Version : Top speeds


Matty
07-03-2006, 01:30 PM
I was wondering how high up the speed ladder everyone has taken their vehicle.

I just got back from Kelowna and on the Coquhallia (sp?) I had it up to 230 KM or 143 MPH for a short blast and it was still climbing before my G/F started getting freaked.

M88ArRamadi
07-03-2006, 01:43 PM
I had mine up to 149 mph before I got freaked. But as far as I read we don't have a speed limiter.

Matty
07-03-2006, 01:47 PM
I had mine up to 149 mph before I got freaked. But as far as I read we don't have a speed limiter.

Nope. No limiter.

I was revving at 5000 or so when I shut it down....at least I think it was cause it was a quick glance at the dash.

victory_red_SS
07-03-2006, 01:53 PM
I was wondering how high up the speed ladder everyone has taken their vehicle.

I just got back from Kelowna and on the Coquhallia (sp?) I had it up to 230 KM or 143 MPH for a short blast and it was still climbing before my G/F started getting freaked.
You are supposed to either blindfold or drug her before attempting speed records. I remember driving over the Coquihallia with the ex years ago in a turboed lazer and the speedo allowed either mph or kmh. I was driving on mph and a 240z came up wanting to play. The ex said go for it and for about 1\2 an hour I drove at 115-120 mph (the z gave up after about 105-115mph for 5 min) until the wife realized how fast we were really going. That was a fun drive.:cool:

jester
07-03-2006, 01:54 PM
I got up to 130 one night but it was 12 and the idea of me hitting a deer at 150 came across my mind, it would have been different if it were daylight.

Matty
07-03-2006, 02:02 PM
You are supposed to either blindfold or drug her before attempting speed records. I remember driving over the Coquihallia with the ex years ago in a turboed lazer and the speedo allowed either mph or kmh. I was driving on mph and a 240z came up wanting to play. The ex said go for it and for about 1\2 an hour I drove at 115-120 mph (the z gave up after about 105-115mph for 5 min) until the wife realized how fast we were really going. That was a fun drive.:cool:

It wasn't planned. A V-6 Honda Accord went by and the passanger gave me a wave bye....so I said to her :nono: a lesson must follow. His hood looked shiny in my rearview mirror. ;)

mike_06_SS
07-03-2006, 02:11 PM
well on saturday night, i was heading out to the local street races to just watch when a redline stopped and asked if i wanted to run on the freeway! at first i said no but when he reved and dropped the clutch in front of me and my girl we juamped in and chased him down on the freeway i was going 130 when i flew by him and kept the pedal down till i hit 155! then the g/f said i can't even see him anymore so i slowed down! just to let you know this was out on 1 way higway with no one around b/c it was like 230am!

sethallen
07-03-2006, 02:17 PM
i had the old 2.4SS up to 135.... i haven't tried anything too fast with the ss/sc yet.. i wanna hit 160

LaserblueSS
07-03-2006, 02:23 PM
apparently im not too daring cause ive only gotten my ss/sc up to 110. and that was on the way to florida. hmm... maybe its time for another trip.

HackAbuse
07-03-2006, 02:27 PM
I got my 2.2 to ~130 before

06blackg85ss
07-03-2006, 02:36 PM
guestimating 165 because I pinned my needle at 6900 rpm and kept goin to 7400 racing a vette, beat him too lol... by the way we are limited to 158 mph, but hp tuners took care of that.. 200mph now, never gonna hit it, but its nice to know.

g5mike
07-04-2006, 11:18 PM
I had the g5 up to 190kms going up the Alex Fraser at 4ooam9 no traffic) When I had my ol Vmax I had it up to 230,thats it dont like to go fast for long(to many varietables)

06G5GT
07-04-2006, 11:23 PM
Wow, I don't think I've had mine much over 80mph as of yet. I must be getting old.

vanillathrilla
07-04-2006, 11:33 PM
I've only done 160km/h....

Mrmaasta
07-04-2006, 11:49 PM
235 only once.......just cause I could.......and I absolutely wasted that Civic.

HickOverLOrd
07-05-2006, 12:18 AM
ive had mine up to 140 racing a tiberon going to work at 4am once, he quit after 105 or so but i wanted to push it and got kinda worried about cops so left off, it coulda stilll went some more sooo....ill see another day...

Floridas Finest SS
07-05-2006, 12:22 AM
146 on 16 dead road coming home from the track one night.

yallabalt
07-05-2006, 12:53 AM
:cussing: :cussing: My husband drove my car without me to Houston last week. I over heard him bragging last night to one of his friends that he got the car up to 145mph and it still had more to give. I was pissed, I do not drive his truck like an idiot when he is not around. He could of hurt himself or someone else. I still have not found out the details of exactly where he was when he did this.:cussing: :cussing: :cussing:

Mrmaasta
07-05-2006, 12:58 AM
Uh oh /\/\!

Pittsburgh SS
07-05-2006, 01:05 AM
I have had mine to 150 on the nose...I ran out of straight road and had to shut down so i could slow up for the bend...I still took the turn at or so...very long sweeping bend with good angle to it

g5mike
07-05-2006, 01:15 AM
Is it me or do Canadians tend to drive faster.

Mrmaasta
07-05-2006, 01:32 AM
Perhaps. It could be that all the threads I've read about cops in the states is that a high percentage of them are very nasty in regards to speeding. I passed 3 cops the other day on the way to Calgary (other side of the highway) and they don't even blink at 15 over. Even 20 over is overlooked on most occasions. Hell travel the #2 to Edmonton, 25-35 over is "keeping" with the flow of traffic.

g5mike
07-05-2006, 05:06 AM
When I go to washington sometimes I have to remind myself to slow down.

06' SS2SS
07-05-2006, 05:23 AM
I hit just over 150 acouple of days ago, then saw traffic up ahead and slowed down to about 80. An Acura RSX-S (B.C. plates) came onto the freeway and was taunting me, but I already had my fun and traffic was getting worse (I don't like swerving around other vehicles looking like an ass). It only took him about 2 or 3 miles to get nabbed by a Washington State Trooper. Thanks for paying revenue to help pave our roads down here, we need the cash!

Toronto SS
07-05-2006, 05:48 AM
The SS SC's don't have limiters, they are drag limited.

mugencivicsi
07-05-2006, 08:05 AM
first time i tried the high speed test was 245 for about a minute or so... i had to slow down cause cars where going by too fast...

second time i have tried the high speed test was 247-249 and it would go more, but again i was just passing cars toooooo fast, and i didnt want anyone to come up infront of me...

as well if you do this too many times, and of course you have to break you rotors can show that you have been going ridicious speeds and breaking and the dealer can void your break warrenty (just some info to know)

06blackg85ss
07-05-2006, 08:51 AM
the ss/sc do have a limiter its at 158... trust me already hit it, did my tune and forgot to take it off...

SSSC
07-05-2006, 09:14 AM
Had the cobalt up to 240 km/hr and still had power to keep going but decided to shut it down after flying by a truck on a double lane highway. Something about doing over double the speed he was started to freak me out.:eek: I also came to realize that I was travelling at 1 km/15 sec. That's way too long of a stopping distance for me. Although I do still feed the car some speed every now and then I don't usually try to hit anything over 200.

g5mike
07-05-2006, 04:04 PM
I hit just over 150 acouple of days ago, then saw traffic up ahead and slowed down to about 80. An Acura RSX-S (B.C. plates) came onto the freeway and was taunting me, but I already had my fun and traffic was getting worse (I don't like swerving around other vehicles looking like an ass). It only took him about 2 or 3 miles to get nabbed by a Washington State Trooper. Thanks for paying revenue to help pave our roads down here, we need the cash!
anything for our cousins south of us.:lol:

patathSS
07-05-2006, 04:06 PM
the ss/sc do have a limiter its at 158... trust me already hit it, did my tune and forgot to take it off...

Yup. Mine's bumped up to 200 now. Fastest for me is 157.

big_mike
07-05-2006, 04:11 PM
www.f-body.org/gears

for those of you that know your rpm, you can calculate how fast you were really going using the above calculator.

the fastest I have been in the cavalier is 112 (speed limiter), the fastest in my 97 camaro (LT1, remember those?) was 167. and I do have it on video if anyone is interested...

joeytroy
07-05-2006, 04:28 PM
Only have had my car since this weekend 0% baby :D. I got her upto 105MPH on the freeway and didn't even realize it, not a super fast speed to brag about but it drives like a dream. On the down side it's in the shop today for the stupid cruise control issue :(

06' SS2SS
07-06-2006, 06:23 AM
anything for our cousins south of us.

Thanks g5, I thought I was going to get flamed for my comments. I've payed for a lot of asphalt in other states, it's just the consequence of going fast! Nothing against anyone. That guy was an ass and got what he deserved!

WSFrazier
07-06-2006, 06:23 AM
I got the needle to 160 mph after my mods in my sig and custom tune. Only did it just to see if it could, still had room to go too but that was enogh for me.

Hot Rod Cop
07-06-2006, 08:44 AM
Sunday, West bound 105 freeway @ 0200hrs. I had a California Highway Patrol code 3(lights and sierins) escort. I backed out at 157 mph. I lost sight of the Chippie at 135. I pulled over and waited for the Chippie to catch me. It took him about 10 minutes. He jumped out of the radio car yelling " Holy SHIT man let me look under the hood of that fucking thing." When he saw that it was a 4 banger, he asked where the NOS can was. I laughed at him.

I will have to say that I will never do that again. It was awsome to find out what the car can do, but not to smart on a California freeway.

victory_red_SS
07-06-2006, 11:25 AM
Sunday, West bound 105 freeway @ 0200hrs. I had a California Highway Patrol code 3(lights and sierins) escort. I backed out at 157 mph. I lost sight of the Chippie at 135. I pulled over and waited for the Chippie to catch me. It took him about 10 minutes. He jumped out of the radio yelling " Holy SHIT man let me look under the hood of that fucking thing." When he saw that it was a 4 banger, he asked where the NOS can was. I laughed at him.

I will have to say that I will never do that again. It was awsome to find out what the car can do, but not to smart on a California freeway.
I'm jealous. I want an Escort not a Pursuit.:lol:

Mrmaasta
07-06-2006, 03:23 PM
I backed out at 157 mph. I lost sight of the Chippie at 135. I pulled over and waited for the Chippie to catch me. It took him about 10 minutes. .

LOL :twothumbs

vanillathrilla
07-07-2006, 01:42 AM
Perhaps. It could be that all the threads I've read about cops in the states is that a high percentage of them are very nasty in regards to speeding. I passed 3 cops the other day on the way to Calgary (other side of the highway) and they don't even blink at 15 over. Even 20 over is overlooked on most occasions. Hell travel the #2 to Edmonton, 25-35 over is "keeping" with the flow of traffic.


Sooo true about the 2... I usually get into a train of cars doing about 145

Chuck P
07-07-2006, 02:22 AM
Explain how I've gone over 160mph then?

sscobalt06
07-07-2006, 02:24 AM
159 i guess.

Chuck P
07-07-2006, 05:14 AM
When you can prove that SS's are limited to 157mph, without using testimonials from strangers on the internet, I will prove how fast my car is :cool:

CobaltSS/SC
07-07-2006, 05:29 AM
i had mine to 260 km per hour once. 2.0 super engine and she wanted more

06black
07-07-2006, 05:48 AM
When you can prove that SS's are limited to 157mph, without using testimonials from strangers on the internet, I will prove how fast my car is :cool:

AHAH....lol your rite about that!....its not 157 its 159!!!


if you clame 160+ with out a tune then i can easaly say that your BS'in us here...

i can take a screen shoot of the HP tuners screen that shows the speed limiter if you like.

Chuck P
07-07-2006, 06:04 AM
AHAH....lol your rite about that!....its not 157 its 159!!!


if you clame 160+ with out a tune then i can easaly say that your BS'in us here...

i can take a screen shoot of the HP tuners screen that shows the speed limiter if you like.
If you have the screen shot handy post it up. If it involves work dont bother, I believe you for the most part. This is the first I am learning of this 159 seems odd, why not 155 or 160?

06black
07-07-2006, 06:11 AM
If you have the screen shot handy post it up. If it involves work dont bother, I believe you for the most part. This is the first I am learning of this 159 seems odd, why not 155 or 160?

I can do that...look for it friday afternoon or so.

06black
07-07-2006, 06:11 AM
Can you please post the screen shot?

I was trying to search for it on here, most frustrating thing ever.

Thanks:twothumbs

not a prob....it'll be here friday afternoon or so.

CobaltSS1
07-07-2006, 06:52 AM
i have a road out by me that is 7 miles dead straight no traffic and perfectly repaved a few months ago. Me and my friend went down it at around 2 am me in my red ss him in his yellow one. I go first and tell him to wait about 30 seconds before taking off. I got it to 159-160 was trying to pay more attention to the road then the speedo but one thing i did notice was redline in fourth gear i was hitting 17lbs of boost with stage 2. I will never go 160 again well at least til i get some better damn brakes.

ENUFPWR
07-07-2006, 11:22 AM
not a prob....it'll be here friday afternoon or so.

Here is the screen shoot you requested Bryan....

Factory calibration along with the GM stage 2 calibration has it set to 158mph fuel cut off and 155 fuel resume.


You can change these settings to make it higher.

http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/5/3/0/3/speedlimiter.JPG

You can change these settings to allow more top end if the car is capable of resisting the drag.



As far as proving it now.... it can be faked also.....
For those wondering... I can make my car hit 200mph with a few changes to the speedo settings, but in reality your not going that fast. All you need to do is recalibrate the speedo with hptuners software to read more pulse's and you can hit 200mph in 2nd gear which your really not doing. So this makes it very easy to cheat now.

Smaller tires, gears, drag all have a factor in top speed runs.

06black
07-07-2006, 12:34 PM
Here is the screen shoot you requested Bryan....

Factory calibration along with the GM stage 2 calibration has it set to 158mph fuel cut off and 155 fuel resume.


You can change these settings to make it higher.

http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/5/3/0/3/speedlimiter.JPG

You can change these settings to allow more top end if the car is capable of resisting the drag.



As far as proving it now.... it can be faked also.....
For those wondering... I can make my car hit 200mph with a few changes to the speedo settings, but in reality your not going that fast. All you need to do is recalibrate the speedo with hptuners software to read more pulse's and you can hit 200mph in 2nd gear which your really not doing. So this makes it very easy to cheat now.

Smaller tires, gears, drag all have a factor in top speed runs.


Thanks Daron!!

patathSS
07-07-2006, 12:56 PM
Daren beat me to it. Yeah I messed with the speedo settings and was doing 130 in second. :lol:

CobaltChick05
07-24-2006, 10:21 AM
Got mine going 250kmph.......crazy I loved it.....I had to grab one of my buddies to come with me cause nobody believed me that it would go that fast.....and that a girl would drive that fast...hahaha I was lovin it...

aweSOMeBalt
07-31-2006, 06:30 AM
Got my 2.4L SS to 200kph before, that was on a dry day on a loooooong straight pretty flat stretch of road. Still had a lot to go but I didnt feel the need to go much more over that, maybe this weekend I can go faster, I havent tried to go that fast with the K&N filter, but that shouldnt make too much of a difference but we'll see, hopefully I can get my hands on a radio. Convoying it on the highway, radios, cars runnin up to make sure all is clear = good stuff on straightaways!!:twothumbs

wheelin4life
08-03-2006, 01:56 AM
I had my SS/SC Cobalt doing 210 kmh. then shut it down due to the fact that I ran out of road..

beamSS
08-03-2006, 02:07 AM
i had mine @ 140mph with 800mi on my odometer.:twothumbs ;)

SuperSweet SS
08-03-2006, 02:17 AM
so far only around 100...but that was cause some asshat was not gonna let me pass...he would slow down...then speed up...ugg

Blown 4-banger
08-03-2006, 02:26 AM
I'v had mine up to 140 with about 2000 miles and it was still climbing... but I came to a red light. Then a little while ago, I hit ~143 while racing an s2k, that was on the freeway and I guess I was so cought up in the race I didn't relize that traffic was flying by like they were standing still. That race was extremely stupid now that I look back... :D But it was still cool seeing my speed-o just past the 140 mark!

collin
09-27-2006, 01:18 AM
I had mine up to 152 mph just once to see how fast it would go.ran outa road might have gone faster.

steddy2112
09-27-2006, 01:32 AM
Ive had my 2.4L bouncing off the 130mph limiter rnning from some State boys...I was doing 70 in a 65 and he came out all lights blazing..."not today, I'm already late for work"....:twothumbs:

RollOver360
10-22-2007, 11:57 PM
136 mph.... with still lots of pedal to go.....

later

Raven SS
10-23-2007, 12:02 AM
163mph according to my interceptor with a orange 04 saleen

outtamymind
10-23-2007, 12:25 AM
had mine going 190km/h on the way to banff my sister and her bf at the time wanted to see how fast the ol 2.4L could go i could have gone 200 but traffic was starting to get a little congested so i slowed down not to mention i was just over 3000km but ya haven't done that since then the fastest since then was 160km/h

N/ADC5
10-24-2007, 11:39 PM
Had my rsx up to 240 with just intake header, took a pic.. I know, gay.
Then, got the ecu mod,a nd went again. Looked like 160mph when I got out of it,
but it was only 154mph on the datalog. I had another 450rpm in 5th, and it was still going decent. Never tried since. Tires were only good for 149mph, now I have z-rated ones
so might try again next spring since it's alot faster and won't take 40 seconds to get there.
Nice job on the 163mph!!!!
I suspect your speedos might be out also. Factory is allowed 2% I think, and it adds up.
Mine is out that much...:thumbsdow

hawlyns711
10-24-2007, 11:42 PM
Had my rsx up to 240 with just intake header, took a pic.. I know, gay.
bs FTW!

on a side note, how fast does everyone think my 04 redline goes?

madmark
10-24-2007, 11:47 PM
I got my 2.2 to ~130 before

how thw hell did you manage that

i cant go over 115

tattoodNruderacing
10-24-2007, 11:49 PM
i got mine almost to 150 mph

XM15
10-24-2007, 11:49 PM
89 mph



On the track.





:lol:

AaronSS06
10-24-2007, 11:58 PM
155 Mph. Getting a whopping 2.5 MPG lol

kanabrewski
10-24-2007, 11:58 PM
158-159 in the balt......Before any tune with my girl in the passenger seat screaming at me to slow the f*@k down...

my other car a bit over 175
92 Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo AWD
FIPK, A-Pillar w/boost gauge, new "Gettrash" tranny and transfer case 11-99, new heads ported and polished with stainless steel valves 8-99.2-bolt to new 4-bolt conversion 8-00. 3sx control arms and bushing kit, Tein Type-s springs, H4 conversion. 95 TT 18" chromies, Topline Engineering ground wires, IPS stainless DP, Deft Racing 1st Gen 575 Hood!! 15g td04L w/ dejon tool turbo intake runners,EGR block off with vac reduction, Greddy type RS BOV, greddy profec e-01, AEM EUGO w/b o2 and of course a datalogger,greddy emanage ultimate, boomslang harness, walbro 255lph pump and hotwire kit, RC 550cc 's,

supeCobaltLt
10-25-2007, 12:07 AM
i took my LT to 170 km/h driving up to kamloops on hwy 1 before..

69Chevy
10-25-2007, 12:14 AM
Had my SC up to about 152ish the other night, granted I had a little bit of a downhill run at the start but it leveled out and was still pulling. I was catching up to an older little pickup and a turn awfully fast so I dropped back down to 90ish.

I was really surprised at how stable the car felt though. Now I wanna go faster!

2WILD4U
10-25-2007, 12:18 AM
Got My 2.4 Up To 130 And The Limiter Kicked In. Good Thing I Slowed Down... Further Up The Road There Was A Sheriff Radaring People. I Wanted To Go Faster..... Also My Mom Was In The Car And She Loved Going That Fast

o3nisoaso3
10-25-2007, 12:25 AM
105mph on my 05 governed lol and when i went over a speed bump at 20mph the vss went out so i went to the nice long straight stretch that has nothing around for about 2 miles and all i did was redlined 4th then 5th plus about 5 seconds on wot... dont remember exactly what rpm tho, didnt get a good glance down and all i kno was it was enough for me when i didnt kno what speed i was going since the speedo wasnt reading.

anyone have an idea to what i was doing or how to get rid of the limiter?

Had my rsx up to 240 with just intake header, took a pic.. I know, gay.
Then, got the ecu mod,a nd went again. Looked like 160mph when I got out of it,
but it was only 154mph on the datalog. I had another 450rpm in 5th, and it was still going decent. Never tried since. Tires were only good for 149mph, now I have z-rated ones
so might try again next spring since it's alot faster and won't take 40 seconds to get there.
Nice job on the 163mph!!!!
I suspect your speedos might be out also. Factory is allowed 2% I think, and it adds up.
Mine is out that much...:thumbsdow

bs FTW!

on a side note, how fast does everyone think my 04 redline goes?


he prob meant 140 lol

Matty
10-25-2007, 12:39 AM
bs FTW!

on a side note, how fast does everyone think my 04 redline goes?

240 KMH = 149 MPH

outtamymind
10-25-2007, 01:24 AM
ya i know i can push 200km/h in my 2.4L i just don't want to the rcmp have been ass hats lately. not to mention its much more fun to see how quickly you can get to that speed what no both getting to that speed and achieving that speed are equally as fun.

N/ADC5
10-25-2007, 01:39 AM
240 KMH = 149 MPH

Yeah, sorry. Just that's the numer I remember. The k-pro datalogged in mph, so I knew that one was 154, or about 246km/h.
The 240 I took a pic of was likely about 235 really with the speedo being off.
So roughly 146mph.

bmac86
10-27-2007, 10:30 PM
245 km/h...i dunno how much more it had left i ran out of road

DragonSS
10-28-2007, 02:32 PM
yeah that's my big prob - run outta road I've had mine up to 240 K back on the island. She still had lots of juice left though.

ikeryder13
01-14-2008, 03:19 AM
I was racing my friends SRT 8 on the freeway and we were doing my speedometer and it said 160 but his tops at 180 and he said his said 175 and i was doing about maybe 5 miles less

eurochevy
01-14-2008, 03:25 AM
I was racing my friends SRT 8 on the freeway and we were doing my speedometer and it said 160 but his tops at 180 and he said his said 175 and i was doing about maybe 5 miles less

uhhhhhhhhhh ....

M-Dub
01-14-2008, 03:41 AM
GOOD GOOODAAAMN...

I'm about tired of this shit! SEARCH BUTTON... ther have been 1.8gajillion threads on this subject alone!

Doh
01-14-2008, 05:31 PM
I got mine up to about 192 km/h one time on the way back from Fort Mcmurray on a big long stretch of road. Didn't really wanna push it much farther..was revving pretty high. Lol

step n up 09
01-14-2008, 05:45 PM
160mph on the highway!!

MVP
01-14-2008, 06:17 PM
158 MPH on the interstate at 2 AM

maverick0716
01-20-2008, 08:10 PM
Top speed for a stock 2.4L SS or G5 GT as far as I know is 210 km/h........haven't tried it though.

YellowBumbleBee
01-20-2008, 08:14 PM
i got my car to 155 and its a stock ss/sc

outtamymind
01-20-2008, 09:12 PM
got my stock 2.4 195km/h

ijak
01-25-2008, 01:32 PM
70km/h.......on first gear......and i blow my engine cause i forgot to shift.....





nah jk....Tahahahha 160km/h

PenguinPIE
01-27-2008, 10:40 PM
120 km/h for the SS.....


180 for the LT :P

outtamymind
01-27-2008, 10:44 PM
120 km/h for the SS.....


180 for the LT :P

are you sure that you didn't mean 120mph cuz i can do a 120km/h easily in 3rd gear in my 2.4 SS

Dayta
01-27-2008, 10:47 PM
145, when i passed a cop and had to take the next exit and run lol

Texas SS
01-27-2008, 10:51 PM
137Mph for me then had to shutdown

G85 SS
01-27-2008, 10:54 PM
I took mine about 148 or so. I wans't at all freaked out because the car felt really stable at that speed.

EvPerk
01-27-2008, 10:55 PM
I've hit 150. cobalts are pretty aerodynamic i guess. :)

pimpnwink
01-27-2008, 11:02 PM
dear god who sparked this thread causing me to read the whole thing as if it was new.

EvPerk
01-28-2008, 01:06 AM
i'd gladly sacrifice my top speed for some 4.45 gears anyone know where i can freakin get some. they are ghosts! i can't find them anywhere

Inferno
01-30-2008, 10:05 PM
i've hit the top of my speedo at 260kph.

cobaltss2006frank
01-30-2008, 10:07 PM
about 145, drag limited i think cause i had plenty of road left.

subiestyl
01-30-2008, 10:20 PM
ive had the sti close to 200mph maybe over, at 165 maxed on the speedo its at 5700 rpms, and ive had it up to 8900rpms with a redline of 9200rpms

and a fun pic
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd55/Diablo20071/avatar5760_1.jpg

PenguinPIE
01-30-2008, 11:43 PM
are you sure that you didn't mean 120mph cuz i can do a 120km/h easily in 3rd gear in my 2.4 SS

yea it was 120km/h coz i wasnt even trying..but thats the fastest ive gone in the SS :lol:

outtamymind
01-31-2008, 12:11 AM
ok just checking lol.

07cobalt2.4ss
02-01-2008, 02:43 AM
I was going between 130 and 140 mph for about an hour one night, I was driving home at like 3am on a divided highway, the only other cars on the road were the occasional transport truck. 2.4 stock. peddle touching the floor the whole time. I was driving all day and getting tired and I was like F*** this I want to be home.

INFE
02-01-2008, 02:50 AM
140mph on ocean parkway!!! at 12am stock

thedubsack85
02-01-2008, 02:50 AM
I was going between 130 and 140 mph for about an hour one night, I was driving home at like 3am on a divided highway, the only other cars on the road were the occasional transport truck. 2.4 stock. peddle touching the floor the whole time. I was driving all day and getting tired and I was like F*** this I want to be home.

yeah ive done that before.. even when my cat was clogged and my car boosted 19+ pounds on the stage 2 tunes i did 140 in 5th taking my x's friend's home. at only 5600 RPM.. when the IRL was running right i would honestly bet 160 or alittle more.. cause i literally hit fuel cut in 5th once or twice 7k RPMS. never ONCE felt unstable

an0malous
02-01-2008, 02:52 AM
and people wonder why their engines blow.

06BrandonSS
02-01-2008, 02:55 AM
125 so far, ran out of room

PenguinPIE
02-02-2008, 03:58 AM
I was going between 130 and 140 mph for about an hour one night, I was driving home at like 3am on a divided highway, the only other cars on the road were the occasional transport truck. 2.4 stock. peddle touching the floor the whole time. I was driving all day and getting tired and I was like F*** this I want to be home.

wow stock 2.4 can go that fast? nice

DragonSS
02-02-2008, 05:05 AM
I've had my SS/SC up to 245 kph and still going-ran out of road though

rallyracer
02-02-2008, 08:16 AM
http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Jobs_and_People/Police/Radar.gif

steddy2112
02-02-2008, 08:39 AM
wow stock 2.4 can go that fast? nice

Stock, it would take a 1/2 hour to get there...and we have a limiter at 130 because of the tires we have.

DomDiggity
02-02-2008, 08:50 AM
155 then I ran out of road

07cobalt2.4ss
02-12-2008, 11:49 AM
wow stock 2.4 can go that fast? nice

yeah, it does take a little while to get there, but it handles it pretty well. and it won't go any faster than that

osiris
02-12-2008, 11:56 AM
I took my G5 up to 87 MPH!!!! WOO HOOOOO!

laxguysix
02-12-2008, 12:16 PM
112 but that was once too many for me

blk ss/sc 1
02-12-2008, 12:23 PM
123 and i had enough

aweSOMeBalt
09-27-2009, 12:57 AM
I got my SS TC up to 210kmph but I wasnt even really trying, the road was a bit wet too

@nt1ric3-420$$
09-27-2009, 01:24 AM
160 on a straight in a stock 06 SS/SC. 160+ in a 07 SC Stage 2, down-grade road.

HackAbuse
09-27-2009, 01:39 AM
170.

ChriSS/SC
09-27-2009, 01:42 AM
214mph.

HickOverLOrd
09-27-2009, 01:47 AM
158 in my 07 ss/sc. It wouldn't go any faster than that on a straight road. Stg 2, intake, catback.

Mike08ss/tc
09-27-2009, 02:04 AM
214mph.

214mph. it def was not a cobalt.

i have been 203mph in my uncles 2009 Zr1 vette. i wrapped the needle in my 08SS/TC. it is limted to 158 either way

steddy2112
09-27-2009, 02:11 AM
214mph. it def was not a cobalt.

i have been 203mph in my uncles 2009 Zr1 vette. i wrapped the needle in my 08SS/TC. it is limted to 158 either way

155

Electronically limited.

~Mike~
09-27-2009, 02:11 AM
Got mine up to an amazing 150 and then tried to take a SLIGHT curve....cobalts do NOT handle well at that speed. Since then, 120 has been my limit.

@nt1ric3-420$$
09-27-2009, 02:12 AM
something about 3digit speeds, 160 was like flying low whata rush! Now 203?! was that a Pubic road, track?

~Mike~
09-27-2009, 02:13 AM
155

Electronically limited.

I read somewhere on here that the cobalt is aerodynamically limited to some goofy speed, buy I haven't heard that it was electronically limited. In fact, I've always been told that there is no governor on this car, which is what Electronically limited would be, correct?

steddy2112
09-27-2009, 02:18 AM
I read somewhere on here that the cobalt is aerodynamically limited to some goofy speed, buy I haven't heard that it was electronically limited. In fact, I've always been told that there is no governor on this car, which is what Electronically limited would be, correct?

Well whoever told you is wrong.

2.2's with a sport package and the SS/NA or Sport are limited to 130

LSJ are limited to 158

LNFs are limited to 155

All electronically.

Just because it is limited to that does NOT mean that it can go that.

@nt1ric3-420$$
09-27-2009, 02:19 AM
Got mine up to an amazing 150 and then tried to take a SLIGHT curve....cobalts do NOT handle well at that speed. Since then, 120 has been my limit.

(any car) is hard to maneuver at that speed. Its just about preparation though. My stock ride height 06 SC went 130-35 on a long sweepin curve undr acceleration. Thats what I love about this car, its very predictable at its limits and still very satisfying.:cssNET:

~Mike~
09-27-2009, 02:20 AM
1 more dumb question....I've been told that our speedo's aren't really accurate after a certain speed because somethin about the speed sensors can't configure that fast or something like that. I know I'm wording that wrong from what I've read, but is that false as well?

steddy2112
09-27-2009, 02:22 AM
No speedo is completely correct.

Motorcycles have it worse.

~Mike~
09-27-2009, 02:24 AM
(any car) is hard to maneuver at that speed. Its just about preparation though. My stock ride height 06 SC went 130-35 on a long sweepin curve undr acceleration. Thats what I love about this car, its very predictable at its limits and still very satisfying.:cssNET:

This wasn't a small curve, it's probably stretched out for 1/8 mi. and it's not that tight of a turn. I guess it was tight enough tho cuz if I woulda turned the wheel just a little more, i prolly wouldn't be here right now cuz I could feel the oversteer coming on. I can handle that turn just dandy at 120-130, but 150 is too much. I was trying to catch up to everyone else I was cruisin with, but their cars were much faster than mine lol

No speedo is completely correct.

Motorcycles have it worse.

so if I'm haulin ass and my speedo says 160, chances are I'm not really going that fast?

Snakes709
09-27-2009, 02:39 PM
Removed the govnor off the cobalt, had that going 260kmh. Had my ZX6R going 270kmh past the cops and my new Z...had that up to 200kmh

vancity racer
09-28-2009, 02:56 PM
i max out my ss/sc atleast 2-3 times a week on the drive out to school every morning. its been around 155 - 160mph. which is i think 250 - 260kph.

turbod ss
09-28-2009, 03:01 PM
i got my 2000 mustang gt up to 167ish and my 50th ann. yamaha R6 topped out at 172mph!
but for my balt only 130ish.

eurochevy
09-28-2009, 03:45 PM
i max out my ss/sc atleast 2-3 times a week on the drive out to school every morning. its been around 155 - 160mph. which is i think 250 - 260kph.

where the hell do u drive/ go to school :lol: not 1 cop ever? lol

09whteSSpssssh
09-28-2009, 03:55 PM
Had the z06 up to 185, had the balt up to 155, whats scary is at 150 the balt is solid where as my vette felt like it was floating lol

NJjon
09-28-2009, 04:11 PM
105-110MPH on the way to sonic in my G5... Got scared and bailed out. Ive only had a drivers license for a month though, so I have the right to be scared.

ajjaro
09-28-2009, 04:34 PM
245 kph

@nt1ric3-420$$
09-28-2009, 04:37 PM
Had the z06 up to 185, had the balt up to 155, whats scary is at 150 the balt is solid where as my vette felt like it was floating lol

yeah thats what i love bout this car, its so stable at that speed, like u can do more. (suspension-wise)

dunit121
09-28-2009, 04:41 PM
155mph

Snakes709
09-28-2009, 06:24 PM
Had the z06 up to 185, had the balt up to 155, whats scary is at 150 the balt is solid where as my vette felt like it was floating lol

kinda the same thing as my bike...in a weird way i found it safer on my ZX6R then in my Cobalt at those speeds. Then again the bike is like a bullet at those speeds when you are hugging the tank and behind the windscreen

step n up 09
09-30-2009, 04:12 PM
160mph.

HB_SS/TC
09-30-2009, 04:14 PM
140 on dirt

step n up 09
09-30-2009, 04:21 PM
140 on dirt

prove it.

vancity racer
10-01-2009, 05:24 AM
where the hell do u drive/ go to school :lol: not 1 cop ever? lol

UFV baby. morning drives were dead and ive never ran into any cops in the mornings.

HB_SS/TC
10-01-2009, 05:32 PM
prove it.

Not 140 but this was the only video we got. Probably 110mph here and the Ion does a nice jump at the very end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Ctzt19WQU

DSmastery
10-01-2009, 05:43 PM
Not 140 but this was the only video we got. Probably 110mph here and the Ion does a nice jump at the very end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Ctzt19WQU

that video was super freaking awesome like 20 car run haha

that was crazy at the end air time
whineeeeeeeeeeee shift loseee :)
who was in the redline?

HB_SS/TC
10-01-2009, 06:05 PM
One of the guys from GME

step n up 09
10-01-2009, 07:13 PM
Not 140 but this was the only video we got. Probably 110mph here and the Ion does a nice jump at the very end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Ctzt19WQU

Thats pretty bad ass!!:guns:

DSmastery
10-01-2009, 07:19 PM
almost gave flight.....almost