Highest recorded top speed of 3/S? Has anyone ever broke 200mph...

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Originally Posted by Willens

What I don't get it is... why are we spending so much time comparing a 3/S to these pedigree cars? Sure, it's fantastic that they do what they do, but you aren't going to slap a 997 body on a unibody 3/S and YASSEAH 270MPH! Sure, they have four wheels, doors, and all of that really trick shit. It's apples to oranges. It's like sitting around trying to figure out why you can't do lift the Atlas Stones at WSM based solely on the fact that those individuals also have two arms and two legs. It isn't even the same sport. Clean aero, the right horsepower, and the right powerband. Park benches, 8 hood ducts, and certainly a lack of windows isn't going to get the job done.

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actually they can be similar. we are talking about physics here. when a car has .032 DC then it's same resistance to air as the other car with with 0.32 DC. power band and gearing does make a little difference, but not as much as power and drag. look at vipers and supras racing down hw. viper with massive power band and similar power can't beat supra because supra is more aero dynamic.

I get Dc; it's just the "why a car with a park bench and no windows" bit and anything along those lines that was killing me

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Originally Posted by Willens

What I don't get it is... why are we spending so much time comparing a 3/S to these pedigree cars? Sure, it's fantastic that they do what they do, but you aren't going to slap a 997 body on a unibody 3/S and YASSEAH 270MPH! Sure, they have four wheels, doors, and all of that really trick shit. It's apples to oranges. It's like sitting around trying to figure out why you can't do lift the Atlas Stones at WSM based solely on the fact that those individuals also have two arms and two legs. It isn't even the same sport. Clean aero, the right horsepower, and the right powerband. Park benches, 8 hood ducts, and certainly a lack of windows isn't going to get the job done.

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My comparison was based on direct experience with two vehicles capable and first hand knowledge; unlike the speculating that seems to drive the discussions on the majority of this forum. Thus the objective review of a very high hp 3/s versus a high hp viper at speed.