Cops clock man driving 137 mph in '93 Honda Civic
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_speeding_ticket137

Wow. I wouldn't think a '93 Civic could get up that fast anymore. I sure wouldn't want to push such a small, old car so hard! :o

My guess is the vehicle owner did a bit of massaging under the hood. Some of the little cars and tiny motors can generate 500 hp with the right equipment bolted on. Tinted windows? I'm guessing he did some suspension work as well:hmmm: I wonder how the cop caught up with the guy. At that rate of speed he would have disappeared into the distance in a flash. Then again, you can not out drive the cops radio.

I recently read about a driver getting out of a ticket when he was ticketed for driving over 95mph by a traffic cam.

The man took the car to a certified mechanic/race car driver whom took it to a race course and proved the car couldent go any faster than 85 mph.

Case dismessed :cool:

Always challenge the radar gun and when it was last certified.:up:

137mph, what´s the big deal?

Those VTEC Hondas from the early 90´s where tiny little beasts and fast like hell, as long you kept them revving more than 5500 rpm. In Europe an 1991 CRX (EE8) was specified with 222 kph and the 1992 Civic VTEC (EG6) still maxed and 215 kph, so I think this car was not modified at the engine at all.

Cheers,
Michael

I beg to differ. I think the Civic in 93 would cut the fuel electronically at 114 MPH. This is US version of course. I was searching around and the Del Sol mustered about 125. Funny, other forums about Hondas are arguing the speed as well from a stock Civic!

Well my car is from '92 and can still run faster than it's supposed top speed. ;)

Although I don't push it there often.

BMW?

I've taken a 02 Mazda MPV(the mini van) up to 115. So I can see a Civic doing 137. Especially since it sounds like he has a ricer. I would not doubt that he has NOS in there.

At AVGWarhawk: The standard Crown Vic police cars top out at 130ish. So they could catch up. Unless the road was empty, the Civic would have to slow down at times to weave through traffic which would help the officer fill in the gaps. Although him being able to radio in for cars up ahead was probably what caught the dude in the civic.

I'm surprised the driver of the civic did not get arrested.

In the early 2000's, I was riding on a dark and twisty country road in a '89 Honda Civic. The driver managed to push it to 150km/h, with peak at 175 km/h. (90-110 mph)

Yeah, I thought the whole thing was gonna fall appart. I feared for my life.

I don't think the car had been modified, but the driver's father was a mechanic, so you never know. The car was in great shape, anyhow.

She still calls me a pussy to this day. I still call her a maniac.

From the sound of it she does sound like a maniac. Was it a paved road? When I visit my grandparents who live in Northern Florida, the roads are unpaved and they twist around sink holes. I could imagine doing 110 on those roads just to see a deer run out in front of your car, forcing you to swerve into a sink hole. :rotfl:

Mazda 323f:salute:

Hmm

Maybe there´s a major difference between Europe and US Spec cars but as you can see in the spec sheet below (it´s in German but the numbers are quite self explanatory I think) the 92-95 model with 1.6 VTi engine has a specified topspeed of 133.5 MPH, so 137 may well be in the field of tolerance.

http://www.maxrev.de/civic-1-6-vti-h...ck-eg6-m39.htm

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Michael

There is differences and specifically in emissions controls that weight down and slow down American versions. California has even tighter restrictions and different emission controls set up than the rest of the US. Back then they had air pumps running off the motor that fed air to the catalytic converters to help burn off unburnt fuel. Just something else dragging the motors down. These engines can hit the higher speeds but often restricted above 115 MPH by the on board computers that will either retard the timing or reduce fuel. Basically a cut off so we do not kill ourselves. You know what though. Most cars can go 100 MPH. However, if you can do 100 MPH between stop lights....then you got something. :D

Quite correct....but the question it begs is: How safe is it or anyone in the vicinity when it is travelling at such an extreme speed.