100mph

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:21 pm

Baldy wrote: I have an '86 that will still do 100mph on the flat. I appreciate that the american spec motors need all sorts of power sapping systems like catalytic converters etc for emmision control. Maybe that's another reason yours are a little slower?

I believe ours are lower compression too...

Retroloc1 · Post by **Retroloc1** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:15 am

They need such stuff to lower emissions ????

Here a catalized car, after 1992 must stay under 0.5%CO at idle and under 0.3% CO at 3000rpm.

My Tercel has been inspected last week at 0.16% CO at idle.

Don't believe the new-car dealers and keep your Tercel on the roads. !

russkiypenguin1 · Post by **russkiypenguin1** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:41 am

I've taken my stock and poorly tuned terk to 90mph. I don't like the way it feels on the highway at high speeds though. I don't know if my shocks are worn out or if it's just that I'm taking it beyond it's limits.

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:23 pm

Heh. I live by a nice curving downhill 4 mile stretch followed by a slight hill then another 2 miles of just off of level downhill. I reached a oh-so-grand high speed of 111 mph. I think my speedo is off though, when going indicated 40 those radar- speed limit signs are saying 38. Thats still a pretty good tilt for my old 186k mile baby eh?

Juando · Post by **Juando** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:35 am

If I have a long time straight stretch (aka I5 between Salem, Oregon and Eugene Or) I can get my 84 tercel wagon to about 90 in 5th, closer to 100 in 4th and then hold it in 5th. (I will have to have my g/f take video of the speedometer sometime) and got up to an estimated 135 (right near redline 5th gear..maybe a lil over?) mph going down a large hill that drops from a little over 850 feet above seal level to 460 above sea level in just 1.5 miles...so 360 foot drop, and I was already going near 70 at the top of the hill...long flat top. took another 1/4 to come to a stop...so Tercel brakes are not designed to stop quickly from 135 mph.

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:42 am

Juando wrote: and got up to an estimated 135 (right near redline 5th gear..maybe a lil over?)

I think we have a winner!!

Thats awesome!! I don't think I even went that fast in my supercharged AE86 that I had. Although I never really had a chance either. Too much traffic around here.

20vtercel · Post by **20vtercel** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:31 pm

GTSSportCoupe wrote:
Juando wrote: and got up to an estimated 135 (right near redline 5th gear..maybe a lil over?)
I think we have a winner!!

Thats awesome!! I don't think I even went that fast in my supercharged AE86 that I had. Although I never really had a chance either. Too much traffic around here.

I guess cuz i am not powered by a 3a i don't count!!! B)

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:22 am

20vtercel wrote:
GTSSportCoupe wrote:
Juando wrote: and got up to an estimated 135 (right near redline 5th gear..maybe a lil over?)
I think we have a winner!!

Thats awesome!! I don't think I even went that fast in my supercharged AE86 that I had. Although I never really had a chance either. Too much traffic around here.
I guess cuz i am not powered by a 3a i don't count!!! B)

Yup, for 3A. I know you went faster, but you had over 3 times the hp.

20vtercel · Post by **20vtercel** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:37 pm

boo-erns!