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Old 01-31-10, 12:14 PM
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I tried a little experiment on my '94 yesterday. It could go more but I didn't want to push it over the red line though. http://www.carinstructions.com/lexus...-over-260-kmh/

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WOW!!! I dont really see a reason to see if my car goes that fast!
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Hmm? Whats the setup?
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That is a dyno test right, very powerful engine.
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I did it at my shop, on the hoist. The hoist was shaking like no tomorrow when it reached high rpm,I had the hand brakes up and opened the front door in case it fell and surged forward.

The rest of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVxOSFqUwFo

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reminds me of mine
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Your hoist or your car?
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car, on the ground
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What speed, on the ground ?
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secret thats only revealed to those lucky people i take for a spin
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Im sorry but the es 300 is slow just cuz it goes 140/150 doesn't mean that its fast if it takes 10 mins to get to that speed. And the way u did it was not smart I would have spend the $100 to dyno it than to maybe ruin my car.
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Originally Posted by dubedlexus
Im sorry but the es 300 is slow just cuz it goes 140/150 doesn't mean that its fast if it takes 10 mins to get to that speed. And the way u did it was not smart I would have spend the $100 to dyno it than to maybe ruin my car.
I agree with this post
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which es is slow?
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Originally Posted by llcoolpass
which es is slow?
All of them these are not race/sport car they are luxury, They do 16sec in a 1/4 from the factory with a pro driver. Anything that doesn't do at least low12's (being conservative)is not fast sorry. Im not trying to be a d*** but its the truth.
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Originally Posted by dubedlexus
Im sorry but the es 300 is slow just cuz it goes 140/150 doesn't mean that its fast if it takes 10 mins to get to that speed. And the way u did it was not smart I would have spend the $100 to dyno it than to maybe ruin my car.
I know it's slow ( and that 5 speed coolpass has,it's slow too). I was just curious to see that thing running in the air at full power. I will post the rest of the video.


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