# how do you measure "fast"

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [October 14, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156 "2008-10-14T13:28:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/21 "2008-10-15T06:47:25Z")

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Fast is Vtec

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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/22 "2008-10-15T07:08:20Z")

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By the length of my…wait wat?

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**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/23 "2008-10-15T07:25:59Z")

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Fast is having a ‘running’ supercharged mustang. Keyword: running

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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/24 "2008-10-15T07:52:31Z")

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> [@Corrupt A Wish](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/corrupt-a-wish/38337/63):
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> Fast is having a ‘running’ supercharged mustang. Keyword: running

yep, there isn’t such a thing as hard-jackstanding.

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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/25 "2008-10-15T08:01:15Z")

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> [@Corrupt A Wish](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/corrupt-a-wish/38337/63):
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> Fast is having a ‘running’ supercharged mustang. Keyword: running

yeah yeah yeah

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**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/26 "2008-10-15T08:10:34Z")

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> [@Nick Hogan totals his Supra, hurt pretty good.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nick-hogan-totals-his-supra-hurt-pretty-good/34449/135):
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> fast is jeff driving to driving to giant eagle for a sale on hebrew nationals.

He needs a Resturant Depot card; 40 dogs for $12 \> any sale.

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**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/27 "2008-10-15T16:34:46Z")

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man that’s a tough one. i’d say on the street fast is anything \< high 12s although that lowers every year. if you ask me that’s damn near good enough to take most anything you see typically

i would consider my car quick, but it’s far from fast

edit - after reading some of the other posts i’ve gotta say we don’t have what appears to be a lot of 10 sec street cars running around here. infact i can’t remember the last time i saw a car that made me say damn i bet that things fast. you have your stock civics with nascar drivers and some 130 in third mustang GTs that own the turf around here

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**Author:** ![SmokinDiesel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SmokinDiesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SmokinDiesel)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/28 "2008-10-15T16:49:22Z")

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> [@Top Secret Pictures from Iran](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-secret-pictures-from-iran/38355/22):
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> man that’s a tough one. i’d say on the street fast is anything \< high 12s although that lowers every year. if you ask me that’s damn near good enough to take most anything you see typically
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> i would consider my car quick, but it’s far from fast
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> edit - after reading some of the other posts i’ve gotta say we don’t have what appears to be a lot of 10 sec street cars running around here. infact i can’t remember the last time i saw a car that made me say damn i bet that things fast. you have your stock civics with nascar drivers and some 130 in third mustang GTs that own the turf around here

🤣  
I consider my truck quick … especially for what it is, the size, etc. 580hp/1187ft lbs (currently 0hp/0ftlbs though)

My point is it all depends on what it is … To me personally … 13’s and lower are quick on the street and plenty enough to have fun in (or break shit)

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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/29 "2008-10-15T17:03:55Z")

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> [@winter beater roll call](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-roll-call/38342/49):
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> 🤣  
> I consider my truck quick … especially for what it is, the size, etc. 580hp/1187ft lbs (currently 0hp/0ftlbs though)
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> My point is it all depends on what it is … To me personally … 13’s and lower are quick on the street and plenty enough to have fun in (or break shit)

ibet you can put down more then 0 hp with no turbo:drama:

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**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/30 "2008-10-15T17:28:27Z")

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It’s an extremely subjective thing, and it’s easy to become jaded. When I got my LS1 it felt **damn** fast. But it was never more than a low 13 car (315RWHP). I had it 5.5 years though, and modded the every loving shit out of the susp/brakes so it was ‘fast’ in the turns (and could stop) but straight-line it felt really slow to me by the time I sold it. Then I got the Z06 which has 440RWHP. It was scary fast for a few days, literally. I’ve had it 3 years now, but I drive it pretty infrequently (I’ve put ~20k miles on it in those 3 years) so it still feels ‘quick’ when I take it out (especially since all my DDs have been slow, '89 B2200, '86 22RE 4Runner, and now '06 IS250) but not really fast anymore. It doesn’t help I have a lot of friends w/ stupid fast cars and get to drive a 550RWHP Viper a lot.

But I haven’t put a dime into making the Z06 straight-line faster since the month after I got it (put on the 90/90 and retune). I did recently have my tuner check out the tune and redyno but that was just to keep it safe/healthy, not looking for more HP. I have spent a fair amount making it FASTER around a road course though, with suspsension, brake and cooling (so it can stay fast) upgrades.

Fast is passing every Ferrari and Porsche in my run group.

-TJ

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**Author:** ![SmokinDiesel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SmokinDiesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SmokinDiesel)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/31 "2008-10-15T17:34:31Z")

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> [@Those of you who like Minitrucks and LSX's](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/those-of-you-who-like-minitrucks-and-lsxs/38321/13):
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> ibet you can put down more then 0 hp with no turbo:drama:

2.4hp/7.3ft/lbs

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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/32 "2008-10-15T18:10:22Z")

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> [@SmokinDiesel"](#):
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> 2.4hp/7.3ft/lbs

thats better then my grand am ithink and you prob get better milage

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**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/33 "2008-10-15T18:41:08Z")

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my old sho was faster than Black\_WS6’s prelude and was also faster than Darkstar’s prelude (but he was too chickenshit to race me 🙂 ), so I can say that it was fast. :D:D:D

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**Author:** ![SP71Supra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sp71supra/32/5955_2.png) [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/34 "2008-10-16T06:47:28Z")

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