by damma57 Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:10 amAfter install of the new LS motor My van felt light at 125 mph. Still thinking a super charger might help.
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texasjohn
Big W
austinmodhouse
sunnskate
score602
kiwimopar
MikeShums
Twinpilot001
damma57
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What's too fast?
damma57- Number of posts : 38
Location : murphys,ca.
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Twinpilot001- Number of posts : 6186
Location : spokane ,Wa.
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Put on a drag chute 1st. Then when the van gets high or sideways you can deploy the chute to easily straighten it out!!
MikeShums- Number of posts : 116
Location : New Hampshire
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kiwimopar- Number of posts : 759
Location : New Zealand
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J/KLast edited by kiwimopar on Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:34 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : didn't see linky)
score602- Number of posts : 140
Location : Long island, new york
Registration date : 2010-04-05
i think 70 in my van is too fast 
sunnskate- Number of posts : 120
Location : Huachuca City Az
Registration date : 2011-01-13
At 65 it hard keepen the cats in line.
Twinpilot001- Number of posts : 6186
Location : spokane ,Wa.
Registration date : 2009-09-28
If it wont go thru the speed of sound? -It ain't worth driving!!
austinmodhouse- Number of posts : 575
Location : austin
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while I think having an ls1 is “kinda neat” going 125 seems… kinda… not too wise. I mean, if you wanna go fast, not just 0-75 fast, but over 100 mph fast… something with the aerodynamics of a vending machine and the suspension of a mail truck isn’t meant for the audobahn.
post a video… I’ll look at it, but don’t think I wanna ride in it. I got a car that will safely do 155 mph (damn electronic limiter) but I wouldn’t try that kinds of speed on my whirlpool fridge, it’s best at what it is made for, keeping my food and beverages cool and dispensing ice water through the door.
just my opinion.
post a video… I’ll look at it, but don’t think I wanna ride in it. I got a car that will safely do 155 mph (damn electronic limiter) but I wouldn’t try that kinds of speed on my whirlpool fridge, it’s best at what it is made for, keeping my food and beverages cool and dispensing ice water through the door.
just my opinion.
Big W- Number of posts : 3282
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NOW THAT'S FREAKIN HALARIOUS RIGHT THERE...loflmao...oh God somebody get me a beer I can't breath.
kiwimopar- Number of posts : 759
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Big W wrote:NOW THAT'S FREAKIN HALARIOUS RIGHT THERE...loflmao...oh God somebody get me a beer I can't breath.
amen to that
texasjohn- Number of posts : 672
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support your local speed freak
jrinaman- Number of posts : 890
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i doubt i will ever see 125 in my van. i am comfortable at 50, both hands on the wheel and full attention on the road at 70! i started with some go-fast parts shortly after buying it but quickly relized brakes and suspension just arent up to it. already have all the brake parts but no time. evan with better brakes and better suspension, its still a big box. 125 sounds unrealistic, are you sure the speedo is right? use a gps, check odometer on a long trip or find one of those signs that show your speed. better yet, keep driving at exactly 125 mph and wait til you get stopped, the officer will tell you your exact speed and you can calculate the difference and change the speedo gears to correct it.
Sy Hollinshead- Number of posts : 466
Location : Cambridgeshire, UK
Registration date : 2008-10-11
I had a similar problem with mine going light over 100mph. I purchased some sandbags, about 75 will do it. You won't fit them all inside the van so you will have to strap some onto the roof, but it made such a difference. Mine hits 150mph no problem now....
kiwimopar- Number of posts : 759
Location : New Zealand
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Sy Hollinshead wrote:I had a similar problem with mine going light over 100mph. I purchased some sandbags, about 75 will do it. You won't fit them all inside the van so you will have to strap some onto the roof, but it made such a difference. Mine hits 150mph no problem now....
150mph.... pah
I hit 176mph in my A100 trying to put Jeremy Clarkson's theory to the test that you CAN beat a static speed camera at a certain speed.... 
Vanner63- Number of posts : 235
Location : Santa Fe, Texas
Registration date : 2010-11-11
I agree with austinmodhouse. Anything over 70 in one of these buggers is like trying to make an appointment to meet Jesus. I'm not ready to go just yet. They should have called them tillers instead of steering wheels because on an Econoline the response time is about the same as a boat when steering the damn thing.
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Vanner63- Number of posts : 235
Location : Santa Fe, Texas
Registration date : 2010-11-11
But they are still fun to mess with.
67a 100 pickup- Number of posts : 1319
Location : ann arbor, mi
Registration date : 2009-01-29
Ahhhhh, who cares about top end???? It's all about the BURN OUT and the size of the tire smoke cloud in one of these babies. 
Big W- Number of posts : 3282
Location : Saskatoon,Sask,Canada
Age : 60
Registration date : 2011-01-13
And maybe a little air on the front wheels at the lights would be kinda nice, just to show the young'ns what old skool is all about..67a 100 pickup wrote:Ahhhhh, who cares about top end???? It's all about the BURN OUT and the size of the tire smoke cloud in one of these babies.
kiwimopar- Number of posts : 759
Location : New Zealand
Registration date : 2010-01-23
Now we're talkin'
