Marauder Top Speed?

[2,4shofast]

I wish road etiquette was the same in the states as it is in Europe. It was always pleasant to drive there.

[crownvic97]

I don’t understand the fascination with top speed runs, I don’t see the fun in it vs the risk. If I want to be dumb and reckless I’d rather smash the gas and see how long of a burnout I can do and how quick I can get to 60.

[Joe Walsh]

I don’t understand the fascination with top speed runs, I don’t see the fun in it vs the risk. If I want to be dumb and reckless I’d rather smash the gas and see how long of a burnout I can do and how quick I can get to 60.

Out on a long straight lonely highway....I'm only risking my own butt.
Nothing like the prolonged howl of a V8 straining to push your car faster through the air at triple digit speeds.....'allegedly'
I would never do such an unlawful thing on a public road.... ...

[sailsmen]

I have close to 300 runs down the 1320.

Still get a charge out of each run.

[Cosgrandmarquis]

Over 140 mph with my Black Marauder with 4.10s. I didn't even notice how fast I was going, a GT500 was right next to me trying to pass me though.

[MGDriver]

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I'm doing top speed runs all the time. I'm usually sitting at 85 MPH with cruise control on and rarely go into the tripple digits, fuel is too expensive for that over here and the Autobahn is usually too congested to allow for it.

[MM03]

My main reason for starting this thread was out of curiosity what the top end limit on my car is. I live in Metro Atlanta where traffic is brutal, so unless I do a road trip to Bonneville, (not likely) I’ll probably never know. Thanks to everyone who replied, you all got some great stories!


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[Spectragod]

My main reason for starting this thread was out of curiosity what the top end limit on my car is. I live in Metro Atlanta where traffic is brutal, so unless I do a road trip to Bonneville, (not likely) I’ll probably never know. Thanks to everyone who replied, you all got some great stories!


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Riding in the high speed lane through Atlanta is like Bonneville, just without the salt.

[MM03]

Riding in the high speed lane through Atlanta is like Bonneville, just without the salt.

I think of it more like a Nascar race, going three wide in the corners, with plenty of wrecks and cautions!


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[Svashtar]

I read somewhere here in 2004 that the speed limiter on our cars was set to 127. (?) The first thing I did when I got the original 1725 tuner (and MMX drive shaft, DS loop and tail shaft lube) was remove the limiter and take it south of here to an old runway. At _exactly_ 127 I lost all feeling in the front of the car. The front end does not stay down. If I felt any control in front I would have kept going, as I had a good bit of pedal left. That told me that whoever did the wind tunnel test with it was spot on.

If I moved the steering wheel slightly right or left, I wasn’t feeling any response. I just didn’t feel comfortable at that speed, because I felt I could move the wheels accidentally, and when I slowed to 120 they would bite and I’d be heading off road.

As soon as I took my foot off and slowed just 4-5 mph I felt control in the front end again. I’m wondering how others with stock front coils managed higher speeds. (?)

A couple years later I took it to Arizona and set the cruise control at 110 and let it run for well over an hour, with no issues at all. Felt super stable.

BTW, that was before the rear engine cooling mod, and at that speed in 80 degree temps the temp gauge never moved.

If I had the opportunity to drive it on a banked track I suppose you get more out of it than that.


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