whats the fastest you got your saturn up too ?

hey, just wondering what's the fastest you got your Saturn up too ?

we own an 2002 sl2 4 dr and I think 155 kph was the max (en route to
Montréal); hot summer day, when the car was still very new ( less than
4000kms)

"Laz" > typed until their fingers bled, and came up
with:

> hey, just wondering what's the fastest you got your Saturn up too ?
>
Down the front straight at Gateway International Raceway, top of 4th gear,
right at 110 MPH ( too busy making sure I didn't miss the turn in for turn
1 to check exactly)

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110+ in my 94 SL2 on an empty stretch of I95 (dont try this at home kids,
professional idiot driver). have radar will travel ;-)

marx404

85 MPH in my 91 SL2. About 145 in my 95 Mitsu GST. 160 in my 91 3K/VR4. I
felt safer at 160 in the 3K than at 85 in the Saturn.

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Todd Honea
"Laz" > wrote in message
...
> hey, just wondering what's the fastest you got your Saturn up too ?
>
> we own an 2002 sl2 4 dr and I think 155 kph was the max (en route to
> Montréal); hot summer day, when the car was still very new ( less than
> 4000kms)
>
>

Todd,

The 3000GT just has a nice feel. My '91 isn't a VR4 (twin turbo) and I've
never had it up anywhere near that speed, but it is a heavy vehicle for it's
size, has a wide wheel base, and low aerodynamic drag so just plain feels
stable .

Bob

"Nobody U. Know" > wrote in message
...
> 85 MPH in my 91 SL2. About 145 in my 95 Mitsu GST. 160 in my 91 3K/VR4. I
> felt safer at 160 in the 3K than at 85 in the Saturn.
>
> --
> Todd Honea

It is a TT and at speed the turbos are really out of steam. I believe the
actual speed was more like 155. I did it once and it felt pretty good. The
first time I like my GF drive it, she had it up to 100 in third before I
reminded her we were on a public road and she should be in a higher gear.
The GST felt like it was floating at anything over 130 and I had to remove
the govenor just to do it.

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Todd Honea
"Bob Shuman" > wrote in message
...
> Todd,
>
> The 3000GT just has a nice feel. My '91 isn't a VR4 (twin turbo) and I've
> never had it up anywhere near that speed, but it is a heavy vehicle for
it's
> size, has a wide wheel base, and low aerodynamic drag so just plain feels
> stable .
>
> Bob
>
> "Nobody U. Know" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 85 MPH in my 91 SL2. About 145 in my 95 Mitsu GST. 160 in my 91 3K/VR4.
I
> > felt safer at 160 in the 3K than at 85 in the Saturn.
> >
> > --
> > Todd Honea
>
>

In article >, "Laz" > wrote:

> hey, just wondering what's the fastest you got your Saturn up too ?

55 mph. Honest, officer!

I believe I've got up to as fast as 80, maybe 85(MPH that is in my
2000 SL2. Of course I do have the factory rear spoiler so it was cool...

Laz wrote:
> hey, just wondering what's the fastest you got your Saturn up too ?
>
> we own an 2002 sl2 4 dr and I think 155 kph was the max (en route to
> Montréal); hot summer day, when the car was still very new ( less than
> 4000kms)
>
>

--
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin

I remember being at a race track in TX. This little kid in a Honda had a big
wing on his car and the guy I was with bet him he could shave a tenth off
his time. The kid was only too happy to listen. It involved removing the
giant aluminum wing and saved him 0.2 seconds. Of course he put the thing
back on, but I did run his buddy in my GSX (2nd Mitsu after GST was hit by
an old man).

http://home.woh.rr.com/roberthonea/dsm_vs_rice.avi

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Todd Honea
"Skip" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> I believe I've got up to as fast as 80, maybe 85(MPH that is in my
> 2000 SL2. Of course I do have the factory rear spoiler so it was cool...
>
> Laz wrote:
> > hey, just wondering what's the fastest you got your Saturn up too ?
> >
> > we own an 2002 sl2 4 dr and I think 155 kph was the max (en route to
> > Montréal); hot summer day, when the car was still very new ( less than
> > 4000kms)
> >
> >
>
> --
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
> Benjamin Franklin

Laz wrote:
> hey, just wondering what's the fastest you got your Saturn up too ?
>
> we own an 2002 sl2 4 dr and I think 155 kph was the max (en route to
> Montréal); hot summer day, when the car was still very new ( less than
> 4000kms)
>
>

Well, my '03 Ion has seen 145 kph, but with the bit of a cross wind, I
wasn't going to push it...the car is too light for stepping it out with
a side wind.

However, I had a '99 Saab 9-3 that I greatly enjoyed showing a '03
Celica GTS how quick a turbo 5 door could be vs a little sporty coupe
when I handed him his doors from a standing start. We went pretty hard
until he found where his governor was (180 kph) and that mine was a lot
higher (at least 215 kph).

Cheers,

Michael