172 Cup top speed?

[skiptontweed]

Just out of interest, the book says 138mph.........

What is the fastest indicated speed anybody has seen in a standard 172 Cup.............on a private road or in a closed environment obviously.

Childish question I know.

 

[Fred@BTM]

exactly what the book says on a std (ish) cup

160 gps on a "slightly" played with one

 

[skiptontweed]

Blimey, how slightly played with?

 

[Fred@BTM]

about £7K thrown at the engine!

 

[Day]

I scared mike@rentech on the way to the ring, we backed off before we took off lol

Couldn't read the GPS speed at that point as it was flashing red and bouncing up and down thanks to it being stiffly sprung.

145 on the clock apparently, mike reckons it was still pulling though!

 

[DrR]

I had 134 GPS out of a FF with 3 passengers and lugguage, could have gone ever more.

 

[Fred@BTM]

edit, i'm talking out my arse! it was 160 on the clock, 152 GPS

 

[skiptontweed]

Im genuinely scared.

Ive only just got my 172 so Im still getting used to it, not really done much more than 100. Ever had any problems with these cars overheating when flat out for ages? Im thinking of going for a play on an Autobahn.

 

[foxon]

b4 engine work i had 145 mph on the clocks racing me mate 650bhp RX7 n he topped 180 mph

 

[skiptontweed]

I scared mike@rentech on the way to the ring, we backed off before we took off lol

Couldn't read the GPS speed at that point as it was flashing red and bouncing up and down thanks to it being stiffly sprung.

145 on the clock apparently, mike reckons it was still pulling though!

...........are you the nutcase on youtube? Ive seen a cracking onboard video on there of somebody driving the nackers off a 172 Cup around the ring. I saw the video then went out and bought a Cup the next day.

 

[Fred@BTM]

rod bolts snap if the the engine is on the limiter for prolonged periods at 8000rpm

limiter in 4th is 125mph @ 8000rpm on an r-sport ecu IIRC (thats when one of our engines went BANG)

 

[skiptontweed]

gutted, bet you didnt salvage much from that!

 

[Ian_182]

I hit the limiter in my old 172 on the shrewsbury by-pass,reading around 150-ish.

 

[Fred@BTM]

the car in question http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=c-pR47-kc6A

i've never seen a std 172 cup go above book figure on GPS (that about 145-150 on the clock)

 

[Russ_16v]

143 on the clock with my 172

 

[B16DOE]

just under 150 hit the the end of the gear load of white sxxt out the back off it craped my self when i see the white smoke so backed off to 100 then stuck my foot down agin power still there but for a min i did think o no what have i done i was on my way to dover at 4am when i done that nice bit of road that is

 

[Ian_182]

This phot has been around for years now.I think it was big ians,not sure though

 

[HartZ]

I had 110mph just before changing to 5th in my FF 172.. I ran out of road so had to put the brakes on..

 

[philmots]

110 is top of 4th, I've had an indicated 135. More than fast enough!

 

[kully]

mine tops out in 4th the same around 11* and wont comment on top end

 

[Big Bob]

144 and still with some pulling power left, on the clock by the way

 

[GordonD]

edit, i'm talking out my arse! it was 160 on the clock, 152 GPS

160 mph = 268 bhp
152 mph = 230 bhp

 

[GordonD]

144 and still with some pulling power left, on the clock by the way

144+ mph = 195+ bhp

 

[Fred@BTM]

edit, i'm talking out my arse! it was 160 on the clock, 152 GPS

152 mph = 230 bhp

about spot on then!

 

[Alan]

This phot has been around for years now.I think it was big ians,not sure though

Big Iains indeed...

 

[Floodie]

120 top of 4th for me.. maybe 121

 

[AlexS]

135 indicated not a Clio though!

 

[John D]

134 GPS is my PB. (I hold the record on Ralph Wiggums sat nav - get in! )

Still had more to come, need to bounce it off the limiter one day.

 

[Timmay]

134 indicated (on my private test track) 172 FF

 

[Big Bob]

144 and still with some pulling power left, on the clock by the way

144+ mph = 195+ bhp

no completely standard no mods what so ever even have a whitness who i quote

"slow down your doing 150 you'll kill us all"

but that is the speed on the clock not verified by official lazer or gps.

 

[TeZ]

mine does a steady 90.

 

[track clio]

had 140 with five people and boot full of tools racin my mates 2ltr 8v nova left him 4 dead

lol

 

[skiptontweed]

that yozzasport clio looks mental!