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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by OklaHemi
i have mine set to 149 and have had no problems doing 130. i would have went faster but my daughter knocked my cell phone out of my hand while i was texting and almost made me spill my redbull. i wish she would stay in her booster seat........
HAHAHA wernt you smokin as well?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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at 120mph my truck is smooth as glass.... not any problems getting there at all..effortless...
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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Mine is always willing to go past 115. That's about it. There was more, but it wasn't needed.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by beez
HAHAHA wernt you smokin as well?
i had just flicked the butt out the widow while driving past a dry field. so no i was not how irresponsible do you think i am
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dunerider650
Hey got a question about top speed on my ram once i get passed 90mph my truck seems to slow right the hell down and its take a little while to reach 120mph is this normal for a QC 08 5.7l hemi with exhaust tuner and intake?? I just watch videos of the srt-8 jeep and it seems sooo much damn faster
Well there ya go...comparing your truck to an SRT jeep is ridiculous. You slowed down at 90ish because it shifted into 4th which is an o/d gear and isn't 1:1 like 3rd.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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yeah and the jeep is 1000 lbs lighter and has another 80 hp
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:02 AM
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I have only done 108mph in mine and it felt like it was doing just fine but it does like to be a little squerly at that speed and nothing like I-70 to top it out
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:25 AM
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I have had mine up to 138 Mph according to GPS with room to spare. Felt I could probably have hit maybe 145 If it was a good day to die. At about 130 Mph I start feeling very unstable, Almost as if the front end wanted to lift up. Being I didn't want to wreck a pretty much new ram I slowed down. I had no issues hitting 138 Mph at all, Was a very smooth steady trip to 138mph.

I routinely hit 100mph without even realizing, When I realize it I slow down.

MY truck is an 05 Ram 1500 QC 4x4 w/ 3.92 gears and 34" Nitto Terras on 17" wheels. The only mods I have are DSP programmer, CAI, Tonneau Cover.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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see this is what i mean...why do i have such a hard assed time just hitting 120mph when all u guys are motoring passed it?????????
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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The last time I hit 120mph my light bar blew off the roof of my truck. That was an expensive mistake as it's a 48" full LED bar. Haven't been over 100 since. And the bar is bolted down now, instead of just magnets.
 
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