# how do you measure "fast" **URL:** \ **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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![MBH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@MBH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MBH)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156/16 "2008-10-14T19:43:20Z")
> [@Gene Haas sentenced to 2 years](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gene-haas-sentenced-to-2-years/38352/8): > > I just dont get when people with 500hp+ cars say there slow? doesnt make alot of sense lol. Thats more than enough to have fun with. rob, my car is slow lol don’t lie!! Seriously though, what a lot of you guys said is so true for all of us. I daily a truck that runs 18.5 @ 72mph and right now I’m struggling with the fact that on the rare occasion I take the cobra out, it doesn’t feel stupid fast anymore & I really really miss that feeling. I used to be afraid of the car but I’ve gotten used to it to the point where I feel like I can just mash the gas anytime I want. > [@Windows Home Server](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-home-server/38360/6): > > the thing with fast is horsepower is my drug. you always want more. but once you get a 500hp car and drive it for a while it will seem like a regualr car Which is why I think I’m going to stash away for a whipple this winter. 600+ here I come :wackit: I think as a general measuring stick, I use 120mph trap speeds as a measure of a ‘fast’ street car (and I mean a true blue street car; basic to advanced bolt on parts, could be a daily driver type of car) If the motor has been out of the car or replaced entirely, if it doesn’t hit 130 its a waste. My best trap has been 126.87 with street tires, but that isn’t how my car will run on the street when its heatsoaked - it would be more of a 119-123mph car. I should make the disclaimer that I just left and made a snack in the middle of this post, so it might not make a lot of sense. You guys are smart. You’ll figure it out. :burnout: --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-measure-fast/200156)._