mattcape
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errr. ye kinda  but used to do 115-120 on straight just took bout an hour getting there lol
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Steve
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people take what there speedos say as gospel 
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mattcape
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do you rekon my speedo will be out now ive got diff engine as i've still got the same clocks..?
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Steve
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all depends if it runs from the gearbox or from the abs sensor
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mark_d
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just leave them steve. if they want to think theyre cars can do 120+ then thats their problem lol. i always try and explain to my mates that speedos are crap but youve got to give up telling people at some point cos no1 listens 
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mattcape
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think you can tell when your hitting that sort of speed mate!! even if you had no speedo but ye i know speedos arn't that accurate over 80mph
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Warren G
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make you feel good tho, and your right about not being accurate, i was behind my mate in this puma (1.4) i was doing 120, and he reckons that he was doing 127 with a other 5mph to go ,bulls*it i fort ,by the way this was on my private land may ia add 
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
make you feel good tho, and your right about not being accurate, i was behind my mate in this puma (1.4) i was doing 120, and he reckons that he was doing 127 with a other 5mph to go ,bulls*it i fort ,by the way this was on my private land may ia add
what car do you have?
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Dave A
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140mph indicated on Road angel GPS
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
youl be lucky to get more than a true 120mph out of a stock 1.6
True say
Also if anyone thinks they have done more than 112 in a stock 1.4 16v you have no hope in life, the car runs an f13 cr box which limits the speed bellow 120 due to the gearing
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mattcape
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sounds gud dave  any mods or standard..?
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by Steve
youl be lucky to get more than a true 120mph out of a stock 1.6
True say
Also if anyone thinks they have done more than 112 in a stock 1.4 16v you have no hope in life, the car runs an f13 cr box which limits the speed bellow 120 due to the gearing
fad its worrying that we seem to be agreeing a lot lately
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Fad
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I feel this too...might just be one of those freaky moments
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by mattcape
sounds gud dave any mods or standard..?
erm, 180 bhp and a 8500 rev limit
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Warren G
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Originally posted by jake
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Originally posted by warren.g
make you feel good tho, and your right about not being accurate, i was behind my mate in this puma (1.4) i was doing 120, and he reckons that he was doing 127 with a other 5mph to go ,bulls*it i fort ,by the way this was on my private land may ia add
what car do you have?
x14xe had k&n on at time, lightenedflywheel, backbox, get to 110 easy, strugles after that 120 is a 6000rpm
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
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Originally posted by mattcape
sounds gud dave any mods or standard..?
erm, 180 bhp and a 8500 rev limit
180bhp, dont be stupid people in 1.4's with half the power will apparently do the same top speed
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andy1868
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now 140mph from Dave A's car seems reasonable, an acquaitance of mine (i wouldnt call him a mate) reckons he got a true 135 out of a standard 1.6 16V vectra! i can't wait to show him this thread
ps it would appear i'm the only person on here that hasnt got his own private road to test my "top speed" on, so i wouln't know how fast my car goes so i'm quite glad people are posting in here.
[Edited on 08-08-2006 by andy1868]
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
now 140mph from Dave A's car seems reasonable, an acquaitance of mine (i wouldnt call him a mate) reckons he got a true 135 out of a standard 1.6 16V vectra! i can't wait to show him this thread
ps it would appear i'm the only person on here that hasnt got his own private road to test my "top speed" on, so i wouln't know how fast my car goes so i'm quite glad people are posting in here.
[Edited on 08-08-2006 by andy1868]
vectras came with a longer final drive in the gearbox so it will hit higher speed easier but 125 is about its lot. even if it did show 135 then it would have only been doing about 128ish in reality
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Fad
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Originally posted by Dave A
140mph indicated on Road angel GPS
Cant dispute that due to gps but I was under the impression that even if running a f15 you cant do more thn 130 due to gearing?
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jazzer2k3
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i had jus below 130 in mine at weekend commin back from USC 
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by Dave A
140mph indicated on Road angel GPS
Cant dispute that due to gps but I was under the impression that even if running a f15 you cant do more thn 130 due to gearing?
but my rev limit is set a lot higher than standard so I can go faster.
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
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Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by Dave A
140mph indicated on Road angel GPS
Cant dispute that due to gps but I was under the impression that even if running a f15 you cant do more thn 130 due to gearing?
but my rev limit is set a lot higher than standard so I can go faster.
Ahhh didnt notice that in the spec, must of taken some time to get there? I wish I had GPS when i hit the limiter in mine as I will never know for sure what i really did 
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dhdev
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If the clocks actually had numbers down south then mine would be showing 150+ on the clocks. Prob a real life 140mph at 7200rpm in fifth 
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andy1868
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cheers Dave, it would appear he was talking less shoot than i thought, but was still being optimistic. thanks professor!
[Edited on 08-08-2006 by andy1868]
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by dhdev
If the clocks actually had numbers down south then mine would be showing 150+ on the clocks. Prob a real life 140mph at 7200rpm in fifth
what cars that?
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