How can I get my Honda to top 110 mph on a closed track?
I have a 2003 Honda Element awd 4 speed automatic. From my experience, the truck is peppy and gets up to speed until around 85 mph. After 85 the aerodynamic track really hinders the truck from reaching it's top speed. Under the right circumstances, I've clocked my truck up to 100-101 mph @4000-4100 rpms with my foot to the floor. My goal is to achieve a high top speed. Would lowering the truck by an 1-1.5" on coilovers help solve this "aerodynamic" problem? Will that help it go over 100 mph? How about lower profile tires? Would that help? Even though I had my foot to the floor, this thing was STILL trying hard to push and honestly I feel like it can go at least 110 and maybe 115 mph tops no problems. It's a 2.4l engine so it's def not under powered.
Put larger injectors in
2003 Honda Element troll strikes again. Dude, get a Mustang or a Camaro. Cheapo cars that will easily top 110 mph.
Shoot it out of one of those launchers like they used to have on Battlestar Galactica. That's your only shot.
Hi so as it is now some 15 years old. It is hardly surprising it now has lived twice it's intended life of 7 years. Hence why you can't get a manufacturers warranty on the car.
the degree of wear in the engine between metal working surfaces means it can't able to produce such performance. A car when new also would not be capable till it's about 2 years old. Having covered about 24k miles. Then the engine being in a free running state. Engineers know these facts or should do. Regular maintenance is essential to even come close to such maintenance. Many people these days are not prepared to maintain a car ti the standards to achieve peak performance hence the real reason why they loose the edge of performance.
The flat back is killing the top speed. Without any sort of spoiler to divert airflow into it a relative vacuum forms and quite literally holds the vehicle back. A spoiler like the one in the source should improve both highway fuel economy and top speed. I recommend staying away from suspiciously cheap spoilers.
I haven't had enough coffee yet this morning, I must still be half asleep and dreaming, I though I just saw a question where someone is trying to drive a Honda Element 100+ mph. Now where did I put that cup of caffeinated goodness?
WHAT closed track? Do you think you can drop into Daytona speedway and do some speed testing? Uh, no.
Your car has a speed limiter that won't let you go over about 105 anyway, so relax.
Actual closed track info needed- a 1/2 mile former horse track or 5 mile oval with 2 mile straightaway and 1/2 mile curves? A driver that knows engine tune would help- quick now, what is the compression ratings of cylinders? Spark advance in degrees BTC? Oil pressure at 3000 rpm? 4000 rpm? Is there a rev limiter programmed in computor? Does it have a replacable chip that has a 'off road' option chip available? A front air dam that pushes some air to the side and reduces 'belly drag' may help for a mile or two extra. 'Elephant Ear' deflectors on side and top airfoil toreduce the drag 'bubble at rear may give another mph. Study Kamm design for reducing drag, Dr.W. Korph had a book about that and the project vehicle made by students UCLA(?) did do moderately high speed with low power- a 440cc Kawasaki motorcycle engine in tadpole trike design keeping up with traffic. Speed means power needed, resistance to speed is greater by power factor, not linear. Go twice as fast means not twice the power but 2 squared= 4 times the power needed. 30mph with 20hp for wind resistance - go 60 mph then 80 hp, not 40 hp. 2.4 engine can make 100 hp per liter with high rpm tune- super chargers may be needed to get that power. Expensive turbo charged, fuel injected engines about 2 liters can go fast--but get beat by cheap, low tech 350 inch /5.7 liter Chevy small blocks stuffed into old sports car and compact car bodies. A bigger engine may be what you need- whatever can be stuffed into body. This means basic need is $$$$, lots of dollars. Safer to get new tires, change oil and forget about abusing still running Honda. You're trying to make a racer out of a family hauler, start with something with less weight and drag- maybe a Civic
The Honda Element is as aerodynamic as a brick. Oversized and underpowered.
Have you tried to stand in a 110mph wind? It will blow you over.
Now, the Honda is as streamlined as a brick outhouse.
Meaning, once it reaches 85 it is hitting a wall. No power to overcome the resistance of air drag. Get used to it. That is its max.
"Under the right circumstances, I've clocked my truck up to 100-101 mph"
What circumstances is that? Driving downhill with a tail wind? An old air cooled VW slug bug will pass you under those circumstances… Because it is more streamlined than the Honda Element.
That is why the Lambo, Ferrari, Maserati, Porsche, Vette are designed like an arrow(for less wind resistance
Just because the speedometer says numbers up to 110 does not mean the vehicle can obtain that speed. But they had extra white paint and lots of blank spaces so they painted in the other numbers.
. The manufacturer does this on a dynamo in a shop, meaning the wheels are spinning but the car is sitting still.
. They also do estimated fuel economy on a dynamo. Wind resistance is not taken into account(so they are basically Lying). Wind resistance is what lowers fuel economy, and lowers top speed.
They call it a "white LIE"(as it is a mathematical calculation… Instead of on the track testing. The calculation is a higher number than the actual number you will get on the road… Everytime.
So a box or an arrow will have the same wind resistance… Or None (which is not real life driving).
. To get more power out of it, you need larger injectors which may also mean a larger fuel injection pump so it can pump out more fuel and you get much worse gas mileage. Also brand name Radial tires and a tailwind or downhill slope.
If you want to stick with Honda, then get a Civic because it is better aerodynamically. Forget the box you are driving. It becomes highly unstable at the higher speeds.
Or get a Stang, Cmo, or Cuda. These have both better aerodynamics and a stronger engine than a Honda.
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