Slowbalt SS trying to claim he's running 13.5's stock...

[my3needsaname]

odds are, you would end up going home on a stretcher if you hit a pothole at 150.

furthermore, if you have the stand-alone that will eliminate the top end (140), odds are that you have a decent amount of money in your car and you would need to be slapped for taking that kind of car out to destroy it. others would enjoy the part-out though.

(check my post not about the Tacoma)
Probably would die doing that at 150 but my car's limited to 118, stupid Mazda. I do want to have a significant amount of money in my car but somewhere I have to get that significant amount of money and right now it's nowhere to be found.
Sadly, I don't think people would enjoy the part out since my car's stock! lol

 

[RC08MS3]

uhh, i thought the limit was 155.... ive done wayyy more than 118 and that was when i was stock

 

[lil_red_wagon]

the speed models are 140 (that's what C&D said anyways) and n/a models are 118 apparently.

 

[Yamaha72]

the speed models are 140 (that's what C&D said anyways) and n/a models are 118 apparently.

:bs: Your vision must be impaired.... 155 is the Governed Limiter in the Speed3. IDK about the N/A 3.

 

[GoFast]

yes where is this 140 number coming from??? the speed what? proteges, miatas, 6's, waht one?? its not the 3

 

[rosskoss]

Seriously, you have to keep in mind that when an MS3 and an SS both hit 155 and hit a pothole, you'll have a busted control arm in the Cobalt and maybe a misalignment in the Mazda. It doesn't matter how fast they go the only car that can actually give the Speeds a run for their money is an STI purely because us Americans can make them fast but can't keep them together.

Japanese on Japanese action FTW!

This is some of the most ignorant rubbish I've ever read on this forum. Ignorance has no bounds.

FWIW, I drive the MS3 and have driven mostly Japanese cars.

 

[RC08MS3]

o, my bad. but this is the MAZDASPEED 3 part of the forums, so i thought that was the subject.

 

[ForceFed]

o, my bad. but this is the MAZDASPEED 3 part of the forums, so i thought that was the subject.

Actually ...Smart guy..The subject here is The Chevy Cobalt SS T/C.

So, I guees a little grammar refresher course is in order for you.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

the speed models are 140 (that's what C&D said anyways) and n/a models are 118 apparently.

yes where is this 140 number coming from??? the speed what? proteges, miatas, 6's, waht one?? its not the 3

the SPEED3.

and the info came from CAR AND DRIVER like i said before. i am sorry that the info i provided is wrong, i will personally go and test the top ends of all cars before i say anything since all of you check your facts so fastidiously here.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

oh, and i just checked my newest car and driver, we're all wrong. the top end is 152, not 155. the cobalt SS is 156.

it goes on further to say this;

stats: ------------0-30------0-60--------0-100-------5-60--------1/4 mile
Cobalt SS----------2.2--------5.5---------13.3---------6.0---------14.2
MS3---------------2.3---------5.5---------13.2--------6.2----------14.0

basically, what that means is this would be a driver's race, just as has been stated several hundred times before. the SS could pull the MS3 in 0-30, they would be neck and neck 0-60, and the MS3 would be MARGINALLY BETTER in the 0-100 and 1/4 mile runs. i am seriously ready to have this thread locked. it is proving no purpose but to listen to people flame.

 

[GoFast]

the SPEED3.

and the info came from CAR AND DRIVER like i said before. i am sorry that the info i provided is wrong, i will personally go and test the top ends of all cars before i say anything since all of you check your facts so fastidiously here.

lmao dont get all butt hurt here, i was just unsure where the numbers came from because i know the ms3 is not governed at 140. i thought maybe you were mixing it up with another car or something. i dont even thiink that the 152 is accurate. maybe thats what c&d said but i am pretty sure its not right. i have seen my speedo go above 152

 

[GoFast]

top speed 155

if oyu google it, there are a few more car sites that have 155 as the top speed

 

[RC08MS3]

Actually ...Smart guy..The subject here is The Chevy Cobalt SS T/C.

So, I guees a little grammar refresher course is in order for you.

Grammer or not, the thread turned into a comparison of the MS3 and the SS T/C

 

[GoFast]

with all due respect, what did you expect was going to happen by posting this?? you didnt honestly think that we would smack eachother on the ass and say go ms3 did you?

 

[ForceFed]

i have seen my speedo go above 152

Factory Speedo Are QUITE inaccurate.
Especially when you are that high up in the range.
The resolution of error will get progressively worse depending on where the speedo is at its highest accuracy which I am sure will be closer to most LEGAL Limits of between 35-75MPH.
At 150 on the speedo and an error rate of only say 7%...Which is not at all uncommon..SOmetimes even higher..you may actually be only doing 139MPH or so.

Speedo are almost never Innacurate as to read slow on a stock car...but they will typically read high.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

lmao dont get all butt hurt here, i was just unsure where the numbers came from because i know the ms3 is not governed at 140. i thought maybe you were mixing it up with another car or something. i dont even thiink that the 152 is accurate. maybe thats what c&d said but i am pretty sure its not right. i have seen my speedo go above 152

you also have to take into consideration that the speedo isn't incredibly accurate after 100 mph. the term "an inch here means a mile there" applies here. if it is 1 mph off at 30 (very common), it will be about 5 mph off at 150. radar is the most reliable, and i am sure that they use radar to compare that many car's stats so that nothing is askew and all is based on one standard.

i posted that up like that because it was the second time i did so. i don't like to repeat myself, especially when it is written directly in front of you and all you have to do is scroll up a little.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

Factory Speedo Are QUITE inaccurate.
Especially when you are that high up in the range.
The resolution of error will get progressively worse depending on where the speedo is at its highest accuracy which I am sure will be closer to most LEGAL Limits of between 35-75MPH.
At 150 on the speedo and an error rate of only say 7%...Which is not at all uncommon..SOmetimes even higher..you may actually be only doing 139MPH or so.

Speedo are almost never Innacurate as to read slow on a stock car...but they will typically read high.

wow, you ninja-ed me on that one.

 

[ForceFed]

LOL...SOrry...and I type slow.

 

[GoFast]

right, if you notice i did not say i went over 152, i said my speedo has read faster than that. and the governor doesn't engage from actual speed, it engages when the speedo says 155. so odometer accuracy means squat here.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

it engages when the VSS says that it is going that fast. the VSS still has to "speak to the speedo", so to speak, and the speedo has it's own calibration settings. the VSS and the speedo can be off and make this effect amplified to you, but the governor will only be off as far as the VSS is off.