220mph With A P5? [Archive]

carter1551

10-01-2006, 10:39 PM

Am I looking at this ebay listing right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda-Protege-PROTEGE5-2002-MAZDA-PROTEGE-5-NO-RESERVE-THIS-WILL-SELL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6326QQihZ018QQitem Z280033939029QQrdZ1#ebayphotohosting

Do the odometers really show 220 on 02 p5's? If this is true Ill assume its just for show and not possible for a P5 to go 220.

hyperboarder

10-01-2006, 10:42 PM

Look closer, that's in KM/Hr, MPH is on the inside. Canadian version or something I guess.

carter1551

10-01-2006, 10:43 PM

oh crap, wow how do i delete this before i look like a complete moron

jersey_emt

10-01-2006, 10:45 PM

Yup, Canadian. The car is being sold from Ontario.

69RMSP

10-01-2006, 10:45 PM

2 late!

solid_snake

10-01-2006, 10:45 PM

it shows in KM/H as it is a canadian P5

solid_snake

10-01-2006, 10:46 PM

damn, hyperboarder, you beat me to it lol

AbsoluteSwed

10-01-2006, 11:39 PM

(omg) wow. you are dumb.

220mph With A P5?

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Am I looking at this ebay listing right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda-Protege-PROTEGE5-2002-MAZDA-PROTEGE-5-NO-RESERVE-THIS-WILL-SELL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6326QQihZ018QQitem Z280033939029QQrdZ1#ebayphotohosting

Do the odometers really show 220 on 02 p5's? If this is true Ill assume its just for show and not possible for a P5 to go 220.

Also it is called a speedometer not an odometer
Also cars can never go as fast as the speedometer shows stock. Higer number gauges dont add power/speed, boost,....ect.

Unispeed

10-01-2006, 11:43 PM

I was gonna say... you would need like 10 gears to get going that fast with an FS engine. hehehe

Prodigy

10-02-2006, 12:17 AM

and some super anti-drag(and +10whp) racing stickers

peepsalot

10-02-2006, 12:23 AM

Also cars can never go as fast as the speedometer shows stock. Hey, i used to pin the speedo on my old 82 Volvo 240 DL all the time.
85mph BABY! Pretty sure I got it up to around 90 or so, but never could tell for sure.
It was a manual transmission with no tach. (ughdance) Apparently the makers decided that a huge clock face would look better next to the speedometer. I don't even know what it redlined at. Good times.

Pointbreak328

10-02-2006, 12:24 AM

what are you guys talking about? I just went 350 mph in my p5 yesterday... yeah it was off a cliff but hey... almost the same principle

MP3Architect

10-02-2006, 03:34 AM

Also cars can never go as fast as the speedometer shows stock. Higer number gauges dont add power/speed, boost,....ect.
ive gone past the speedometer in every car i have owned and even my parent's malibu and pt cruiser (she knew i was going to take them at top speed).
83 monte carlo
94 ford tempo
94 gmc jimmy
97 malibu
01 mp3
03.5 msp
04 pt cruiser

flat_black

10-02-2006, 03:43 AM

'01 MP3/MSP's transmission are set up so that, even with oversized wheels/tires and the longest final gear available, you'll only hit about 144mph. And there's a lot of power needed for that, to overcome stock drag. I don't think I've heard of anyone here getting over 136mph. I've gotten to 136 on the track, and with my slightly smaller diameter stock tires, I was about 250 rpm from redline. Though there are a lot of cars out there that can't get to the top speed indicated. The Mini Cooper comes to mind.

My bike gets to 136 (electronically limited) pretty quick. =) I accedentally did it passing some dickhead on 280. I wouldn't suggest doing this on the roads, highway or not.

hyperboarder

10-02-2006, 03:49 AM

'01 MP3/MSP's transmission are set up so that, even with oversized wheels/tires and the longest final gear available, you'll only hit about 144mph. And there's a lot of power needed for that, to overcome stock drag. I don't think I've heard of anyone here getting over 136mph. I've gotten to 136 on the track, and with my slightly smaller diameter stock tires, I was about 250 rpm from redline. Though there are a lot of cars out there that can't get to the top speed indicated. The Mini Cooper comes to mind.

My bike gets to 136 (electronically limited) pretty quick. =) I accedentally did it passing some dickhead on 280. I wouldn't suggest doing this on the roads, highway or not.

Upgrade to a GSXR 1000, you'll bust 180 if you're not careful (ughdance)

flat_black

10-02-2006, 03:53 AM

Nah, I like my little naked toy. =)

http://flatblack.somethingsomething.org/sv650/sv_fturn02.jpg

Thekid760

10-02-2006, 10:11 AM

I used to have a 1994 ford explorer, speedo only went to 90 or 95, I had it pegged 2 inches past that, almost back to zero.
I wonder how fast I was going?

iLisa

10-02-2006, 10:13 AM

101k miles... yay. :)