ive done little over 130 in my ls with fireball muffler and short ram, thats it, soon to find out that my tires were R rated or somethin, the ones where that rated speed is a little over 110. ive hit 130 about four times since i had the car, one time waz out running a chevy blazer whos house we egged, yea he never caught up, but found out who i waz considering he waz my schools janitor and his neighbor got my plate adn the janitor checked the parking lot. the only thing that keeps me from goin over 130 is drag, maybe when the car gets lowered it will be easier, thank god for no speed governor, never know who you gotta out run.

 

uhh i didnt do the egging so dont bash me, bash my friends, i regreted doin the whole bit, but on the bmw thing, that doesnt mean anything, 80k dollar bmw isnt as reliable as honda, honda and hyundai tied i think last year for best reliability and mercedes ranked like fifth place, i think that says alot even though the beemers get more gadgets and stuff.

 

Problems/Manufacturer* per 100 vehicles

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. , 115
Porsche Cars North America, 117
BMW of North America, 124
American Honda Motor, 126
Industry average, 133
General Motors, 134
Nissan North America, 135
Ford Motor, 136
DaimlerChrysler, 139
Volkswagen of America, 141
Hyundai Motor America , 143
American Suzuki Motor, 144
Subaru of America, 146
Mitsubishi Motors North America, 148
Kia Motors America, 168

Problems/Brand* per 100 vehicles

Lexus, 76
Cadillac, 103
Infiniti, 110
Acura, 111
Buick, 112
Mercury, 113
Porsche, 117
BMW, 118
Toyota, 121
Jaguar, 122
Honda, 128
Volvo, 128
Chevrolet, 130
Audi, 132
Mercedes-Benz, 132
Industry average, 133
Oldsmobile, 134
Chrysler, 136
Ford, 136
Dodge, 137
Lincoln, 139
Nissan, 139
Pontiac, 142
Hyundai, 143
Volkswagen, 143
GMC, 144
Suzuki, 144
Jeep, 146
Subaru, 146
Mazda, 148
Mitsubishi, 148
Saturn, 158
Saab, 160
Mini, 166
Kia, 168
Land Rover, 190
Hummer, 225

*Rankings exclude American Isuzu Motors and its Isuzu brand because of an insufficient sample.

Source: J.D. Power & Associates

 

pretty nifty statistic, where'd you get it from?

 

 

i hit an indicated speed of 140 in my 93 gsr (didn't specify which gen gsr), but i can't go faster than 120 in my 94 ls... the gearing is just too long. pull in 4th and 5th gear seem the same.

 

My LS tops out at 120 I don't know why that is because everyone I've talked to with the same type of car get up to 135