Check Out My Gear Speeds.....

[mark16v]

I am not to sure whether these are a bit low are what...

1st - 25mhp

2nd - 53mhp

3rd - 77mhp

4th - 104mhp

5th - Never done over 110mhp

These seem ok or a little low?

 

[night.icon]

erm just al little

in 3rd i can hit between 90-100

 

[mark16v]

why do you think its so low? as on my Rolling Road i got 137bhp so its running at a good speed

 

[Big Iain]

my 172 will only do j

us over 90 in 3rd

jus over 110 in 4th

and then I bottled it at 130 in 5th

 

[mark_cliomk3]

ur mabey changing to erly lol

 

[mark16v]

nope thats red lining it mate , is it too low then? If so wot could it be?

 

[Chris Green]

If I remember correctly, my valver would hit close to 40 in first up to the limiter, then about 57 ish in 2nd. cant remember the other gears, but 90 in 3rd sounds about right.

Dont know what it could be though. Bet it gets to 60 bloody quickly though. Could it be the diff?

Regards,

Chris.

 

[Pete]

My 172 goes straight past ninety in 3rd and shoots past 110 to roughly 118 in 4th

 

[mark16v]

yer seems to get to 60 pretty quick , so dont see whats wrong

 

[Daz]

Willy box in it?

 

[mark16v]

well i know the gear box has been changed before i had it and it cost well over £500 so im not sure if hes not another one in it or not.......would that explain it?

 

[mark_cliomk3]

id say it had been fitted with wrong box or 1 with diffrent ratios from standard 1

 

[mark16v]

if i take it to K-tech racing will they sort this for me?

 

[DeanRSi]

mine does 60 in 2nd, about 85/90 in third, 110 ish in 4th. might have an RSi box on it mate

 

[Dazz]

have u got the standard wheels?

 

[mark16v]

yes standard phase 2 wheels , what difference wot it make if it was a RSI or willy box? Would it be better or worse?

Pluss and Miniuss

 

[DeanRSi]

RSi box is shorter geared. it wont have a willy box in it as its pretty much the same as the valver box apart from a few things but you should still hit higher in gear speeds with it.

 

[Rasclart]

Was going to say the Willy Engine doesnt hit 60Mph in second

My standard valver will hit just over 60 in second gear. Push it till it nearly hits the limiter. Should eak a few more MPH out of it!

 

[DeanRSi]

the willy engine doesnt hit 60 in 20nd because the limiter is set at 6500. raise it and it would.

check he number on the box Mark, should be JB3

 

[Rasclart]

Quote: Originally posted by DeanRSi on 25 March 2004


the willy engine doesnt hit 60 in 20nd because the limiter is set at 6500. raise it and it would.

check he number on the box Mark, should be JB3

Yeah I was referring to a Standard Willy and Valver

 

[DeanRSi]

sorry mate, didnt mean it to sound harsh.

 

[mark16v]

how can i find out the number on the box? where do i look ect...

 

[mark16v]

just looking bak over my service history for the car from the previous owner to see if it had anything about the gear box in there ,

The full service was £1,558.74! (There are many more recipets this price)

New Clutch and new gearbox were fitted - Full Clutch & re-con gearbox

Clutch @ £114 & Gearbox @ £515

This help...?

 

[mark16v]

BUMP

 

[Dean]

most likey its had the wrong ratios put in mate

i wouldnt worry tho

in theory shorter the ratio quicker accel

if the car still goes ok then leave it

or chip it and raise the rev limiter

 

[u33db]

When you say red lining it, what revs are you actually doing (i.e. is it hitting the limiter)? It could be that youre not pushing it as hard as it could go.....

 

[mark16v]

nope hitting the limiter mate

 

[Lucas]

I dont really trust any of the gauges in my valver. Id take the readings with a pinch of salt, as I very much doubt they are that accurate. Ive no idea about first as Ill always be looking at the revs, just under 60 in 2nd, 90 in 3rd, 110 in 4th, never maxed it in 5th. However, my speedo wobbles as certain speeds, and the rev counter sticks occasionally which doesnt exactly fill me with confidence!

Luc

 

[Martin]

Williams Box and circa 7300 rev limit.


2nd - 60-62
3rd - 85-89
4th - 110-114
5th - Never seen more than 135 at around 6.6k

 

[mark16v]

yer my limit is only like 6926rpm or something like that about 7

 

[Martin]

Rev limit on a 16v should be around 7300rpm as standard if your is lower somethings wrong. Your speeds seem a little low, maybe not a 16v box?

 

[mark16v]

defo not 7300 , so prob not a 16v box then......?

 

[_Tom]

Mine limits dead on 7k. Is that not right?

Heres my rough speeds through the gears:-

First - 38-39 mph

Second - 68mph

Third - 96mph

Forth - 118-119mph

Fifth - had 136mph but not its limit!

 

[mike]

I cant understand how some un-modified 16Vs can get to 70 in second and some only 60. I know cars differ from one to another but 10mph difference in one gear is a lot isnt it ??

 

[mark16v]

yer its a lot

 

[mike]

Somethings not right then, if say 5mph can be gained just in 1st, another 10mph in second, surely some valvers would be 0-100 in about 12 seconds ! Or am I missing something ?

 

[_Tom]

Just cus some get more in more gears - doesnt mean they get there quicker!

What does a standard valvers limiter come in at? Mines 7k on the nose!

 

[mark16v]

same as mine mate

 

[Adams_16v]

mines same as yours 1.8_16v_clio

although on occasion it has revved well past the limiter. fuk knows how!

 

[Matt16v]

Quote: Originally posted by 1.8_16v_Clio on 26 March 2004


Just cus some get more in more gears - doesnt mean they get there quicker!

What does a standard valvers limiter come in at? Mines 7k on the nose!

7,200 rpm.