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Offline LifesGrand

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How fast does your jeep go?
« on: May 05, 2009, 01:34:26 PM »
Just a little article that caught my eye in today's Sun that I thought I'd share..

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/05/05/9352016-sun.html
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Offline Whiskeymetal

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2009, 01:41:02 PM »
I saw that today..

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Offline newfie

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2009, 01:41:49 PM »
only way mine  is hitten 200km/hr is on the back of a flat deck
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Offline Pookapotamus

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2009, 01:42:23 PM »
sigh :-\ just another young male giving the rest of us a bad rep

Offline LifesGrand

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2009, 01:45:40 PM »
Yep, someone playing with their life & thelife of others!  ::)
I also heard that Race City was getting rid of their friday nights for street racers to get off the streets with their rides... way to go CGY!
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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2009, 02:17:14 PM »
clocked a Jeep Grand Cherokee going 200 km/h

obviously it was new GC with the SRT8

as for me, i am lucky to get to 110.

Offline Mudhawg

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2009, 02:22:40 PM »
i can go a whopping 80km/h on the hiway before everything starts to shake
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Offline JackstandJohnny

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2009, 02:26:15 PM »
clocked a Jeep Grand Cherokee going 200 km/h

obviously it was new GC with the SRT8

as for me, i am lucky to get to 110.

x2.

was just going to point that out. nothing anyone drives here would hit 200 km/h going down hill with a 100km/h gust behind them.......

cept my Grand ;)
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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2009, 02:26:27 PM »
The stock WJs with the 4.7 could easily go 200 km/h.  I had one up to 170 one time and that was half throttle.  
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Offline WhiteOut

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2009, 02:39:27 PM »
If I took all the stuff off mine and did a bit of tweaking I could get it there.

Offline Evil-Jeep

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2009, 03:41:57 PM »
I am sure I could get my Tj past 200km....... I just don't want to have to pay for the reapirs after I drop it out of a plane.
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Offline jandh

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2009, 04:45:54 PM »
I took a trip out to Dead man flats this weekend past and Had a hard time not loosing 30kms going up the hills on the way out, lol.  But on they way back i was talking to my passenger and looked down and realized i was doing 160km's, I was impressed but slowed back down to 120.

So i know it can do 160 comfortably, but I'm not much of a speeder so it probably will never see that speed again
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Offline LifesGrand

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2009, 05:00:20 PM »
So i know it can do 160 comfortably, but I'm not much of a speeder so it probably will never see that speed again

Agreed... It's rare for me to be anywhere by myself where I can hit those kinds of speeds safely, I will not jeopardize the life of others, it would be me & me only in the jeep & no one around me! I have hit 160 & there was more to push, but it's a jeep.. it's not built for high speeds, it's built for other fun stuff..
Anyone check the speed rating on their tires lately??? I know I haven't...

The only time I pushed high speeds (again by myself) was in my Supra.. 240+, who knows how fast I was actually going when the needle was buried..
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Offline cLAY

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2009, 05:01:05 PM »
When I was young and foolish and my XJ was still stock('89 4.0, 5spd), I topped it out at 180km/h.

I know my mom's 5.9L ZJ will go 200km/h.
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Offline w squared

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Re: How fast does your jeep go?
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2009, 05:03:48 PM »
My girlfriend tends to own fairly fast cars. Her last two were a supercharged mini-cooper and currently a VW GTI.

Even in vehicles designed for relatively high speeds, I don't think that I've exceeded 140 knowingly on a public highway. Even that was for short periods to pass.

In my Jeep? 130 maybe.
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