Closed Course Top Speed

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Originally Posted by Pat

I don't have much experience driving the car at very high speeds. That said, the little bit I did drive at high speeds I felt the back end get light. I didn't notice the front getting light. What have others experienced in this area? I'm a little surprised there's so much talk about the front getting light.

Recently I had my stock 2.5 at 135-140mph according to speedo (which gps says is about 7% over reality) and I changed lanes on a closed course and didn't notice lightness. Only other car I've had that fast was a LT1 Caprice police car and it felt VERY light at 130 despite the car weighing 4300 lbs