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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
93 on 5 and a half cylinders.
67 on 4 cylinders and no oil and no coolant. don't know how fast it is now, since it hasn't run long enough to try.
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
I was using GPS.
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
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Anyways, definitely more than 136 or 143.
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'94 Laguna Blue LSi ~159k.......JDM ultra short-geared 3.900 STi Version 7 6-speed w/ Cobb shortshifter, ECUtune 244,8.1mm/256,9.1mm i/e cams, group N motor mounts, '97 grille, JDM clear corners, Momo JDM Legacy GT steering wheel, apkarian's LED tails, silver STi BBS wheels, PWR radiator, redstuff pads f/r, drilled/slotted rotors, bontragerworks rsb #18, Koni/GC 450f/375r coilovers, Megan Racing adjustable lateral links, KMac c/c plates, Stebro exhaust, ECUtune 1v5, Optima battery in the trunk where it belongs. Turbo project '97 Ebony LSi ~137k #036.......Power mode mod, JDM clear corners, BBS wheels. AUX/pocket mod Now a mod "over there" ............Photo album |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
It is hard to work with "another 10 easily" other than to say that he would join the club of claiming the top speed is in the 150s. Also, peak HP occurs at 158MPH so he should have said "another 10, max".
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
According to my speedometer the most my stock 92 could do was 144mph...definitely not a shining example. Sad was the fact that at 125mph (shift to 4th) it stopped accelerating. Keeping the shifter in 3rd forced the shift at 130mph and then it was able to climb to the top speed.
After putting in the 5spd I saw 155mph. I figure I was probably around 152-153 realistically based on GPS readings and odometer checks making my speedometer approximately 1.5% faster than actual.
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
Just quoting what he said.
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'94 Laguna Blue LSi ~159k.......JDM ultra short-geared 3.900 STi Version 7 6-speed w/ Cobb shortshifter, ECUtune 244,8.1mm/256,9.1mm i/e cams, group N motor mounts, '97 grille, JDM clear corners, Momo JDM Legacy GT steering wheel, apkarian's LED tails, silver STi BBS wheels, PWR radiator, redstuff pads f/r, drilled/slotted rotors, bontragerworks rsb #18, Koni/GC 450f/375r coilovers, Megan Racing adjustable lateral links, KMac c/c plates, Stebro exhaust, ECUtune 1v5, Optima battery in the trunk where it belongs. Turbo project '97 Ebony LSi ~137k #036.......Power mode mod, JDM clear corners, BBS wheels. AUX/pocket mod Now a mod "over there" ............Photo album |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
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Some engines and trannies may be a little more or a little less efficient but your numbers give a lot of credibility to that 143MPH stock number that has been bounced around. I just wish I knew where that number originally came from. A road test in one of the car magazines? Subaru? Some individual? One person claimed the original pamphlet from Subaru had 146MPH listed on it.
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
http://djmixmo.com/R&T_Guide_to_the_Subaru_SVX.pdf
The Road and Track guide says "over 140" on page 59 and "est 143" on page 95. I'll look at some of the other pamphlets and magazines I've got at home and see if any of them did a test.
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'94 Laguna Blue LSi ~159k.......JDM ultra short-geared 3.900 STi Version 7 6-speed w/ Cobb shortshifter, ECUtune 244,8.1mm/256,9.1mm i/e cams, group N motor mounts, '97 grille, JDM clear corners, Momo JDM Legacy GT steering wheel, apkarian's LED tails, silver STi BBS wheels, PWR radiator, redstuff pads f/r, drilled/slotted rotors, bontragerworks rsb #18, Koni/GC 450f/375r coilovers, Megan Racing adjustable lateral links, KMac c/c plates, Stebro exhaust, ECUtune 1v5, Optima battery in the trunk where it belongs. Turbo project '97 Ebony LSi ~137k #036.......Power mode mod, JDM clear corners, BBS wheels. AUX/pocket mod Now a mod "over there" ............Photo album |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
Are any of these worth anything to a collector ya think? all are original
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If I go to the top of Omalley Road here and drive down the mountain while there's a chinook I bet I could peg the speedo easy.
Stopping would be another issue, entirely. I would probably stop very abruptly, and in more pieces than when I started.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
Yes, probably, but not that much. Maybe if you hang onto them for a few years. I have most of those, but all of my collectible stuff came with my first SVX.
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'94 Laguna Blue LSi ~159k.......JDM ultra short-geared 3.900 STi Version 7 6-speed w/ Cobb shortshifter, ECUtune 244,8.1mm/256,9.1mm i/e cams, group N motor mounts, '97 grille, JDM clear corners, Momo JDM Legacy GT steering wheel, apkarian's LED tails, silver STi BBS wheels, PWR radiator, redstuff pads f/r, drilled/slotted rotors, bontragerworks rsb #18, Koni/GC 450f/375r coilovers, Megan Racing adjustable lateral links, KMac c/c plates, Stebro exhaust, ECUtune 1v5, Optima battery in the trunk where it belongs. Turbo project '97 Ebony LSi ~137k #036.......Power mode mod, JDM clear corners, BBS wheels. AUX/pocket mod Now a mod "over there" ............Photo album |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
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My stepmom's Outback saw it's lifetime high speed (undisclosed) coming back over Turnagain Pass toward Girdwood. Some good roads up there. As for the SVX, after a couple of spirited runs in it I think it's safe to say I'll never find the top speed in mine. It is still very solid and powerful at triple digit speeds, but 143 sounds like suicide in a twenty year old car.
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I hate just driving up there if there's snow. I tried that a few times last year with my street tires, almost got stuck in someone's steep ass yard...
Needless to say I bought snow wheels and tires soon after.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
I met a guy that swore up and down that he hit 180 in his SVX. I didn't see any evidence of this, but he seemed convinced. ::shrug::
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Re: No kidding, what is the top speed of a stock SVX?
Maybe it was in kmph, not mph? hehe
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'94 Laguna Blue LSi ~159k.......JDM ultra short-geared 3.900 STi Version 7 6-speed w/ Cobb shortshifter, ECUtune 244,8.1mm/256,9.1mm i/e cams, group N motor mounts, '97 grille, JDM clear corners, Momo JDM Legacy GT steering wheel, apkarian's LED tails, silver STi BBS wheels, PWR radiator, redstuff pads f/r, drilled/slotted rotors, bontragerworks rsb #18, Koni/GC 450f/375r coilovers, Megan Racing adjustable lateral links, KMac c/c plates, Stebro exhaust, ECUtune 1v5, Optima battery in the trunk where it belongs. Turbo project '97 Ebony LSi ~137k #036.......Power mode mod, JDM clear corners, BBS wheels. AUX/pocket mod Now a mod "over there" ............Photo album |
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