FAO 1.2 8v drivers

[Dm_26]

Settle an arguement between my mate and I please.

Topping out at 80 in 3rd gear? possible or not

 

[LFCJosh]

doubt my car would, never tryed.
would be screaming its ass off though.
struggles to go past 80 in 5th

 

[Rob]

Possibly, i'll try it out for you in the next few days. I know i've definately been at 70 in 3rd.

 

[Dm_26]

I told him there was no chance he even did this.
My car struggles to get to 70 in 5th gear never mind getting to 80 in 3rd

 

[Gavin.]

doubt my car would, never tryed.
would be screaming its ass off though.
struggles to go past 80 in 5th

+1 and mine's a 16v

Doubt it very very much

 

[Rob]

You say about struggling to get to 80 in 5th, but to be honest it all depends how hard you're willing to push the engine. When i first got my car i really thought it was awful on motorways and had no power at all, but now i'm willing to take it to the top end of the revs its quite different, i'm not pretending its quick, but you can get more from them than you'd expect if you were willing to push it.

 

[AlexS]

A decent 16v 1.2 will do 80mph in 3rd and 100mph in 4th, well mine used to, thats at around 6k.

 

[@rt]

A decent 16v 1.2 will do 80mph in 3rd and 100mph in 4th, well mine used to, thats at around 6k.

+1

and go on to about 108/9 in 5th

on a private road of course

 

[[NickW]]

They sit at 4000 RPM at 80

 

[M8XY G]

Wont do 80 in 3rd gear.

Tried and failed.

 

[VeinAST]

My old mk1 1.2 8v got to 85 top speed going down a hill...

 

[Snubbs]

I deffo got to 85ish in 4th once.... was overtaking a muppet who decided he'd like to keep up with me (thankfully on a dual carriage way).

*All numbers by the way are in MuffinsPerHour, not the traditional MilesPerHour*

 

[Hutchie]

mine does

come for a ride ill prove it

 

[Michael172]

+1 and mine's a 16v

Doubt it very very much

does about 75 if you clock it on gps, i have the 16v though. And it does struggle to get anywhere near 80.

 

[pinky]

My mk2 ph2 1.2 16v can just about manage 60mph in 2nd. No help ..lol.

 

[scott1205]

+1

and go on to about 108/9 in 5th

on a private road of course

with a CDA i got mine 116 ish

 

[@rt]

with a CDA i got mine 116 ish

wouldn't be at all supprised matey! reason I eased off at just under 110 is i saw another car on my private road

 

[Ronnie R]

I doubt it tbh, try it

 

[N!CK R]

with a CDA i got mine 116 ish

I managed 120mph at 3am on my private road going to santa pod. Still had about 500 revs to go aswell.
Was quite surprised as i had 3 people in the car with me :S

 

[Fluxuk05]

As long as you use the full rev range the 8v dosnt feel "slow" until you get past 80, without actually doing it i think i could probably hit 80 in 3rd all be on right on the limiter.

 

[Yellow Dave]

Does it have a rev counter and rev limiter?

Get a good run onto the motorway and just hold it in 3rd till you hit the windscreen when the valves start bouncing. lol

 

[scott1205]

I managed 120mph at 3am on my private road going to santa pod. Still had about 500 revs to go aswell.
Was quite surprised as i had 3 people in the car with me :S

i had three people in as well

i think i could ov had more but my private road had a small bend and didnt wana come off the road at that speed

 

[@rt]

oh how I hate giving people lifts on my private road!

 

[jesus]

I know my 1.2 16v will happily chug along at over 90 in 4th gear!

 

[scott1205]

there must be a few private road in this country

 

[Savi]

i got 85/90 in 3rd going down a hill though, but its 70mph usually

 

[Gavin.]

maybe i dont push mine enough then, i dont take it over 4k tbh

 

[Plummer]

I'll need to try this, my 8v is decent up to 90, slow from 90 to 100, and ultra slow to 110/115

 

[Hutchie]

tried to tonight just as the needle is passing 80mph it hits limiter

 

[Brett]

A decent 16v 1.2 will do 80mph in 3rd and 100mph in 4th, well mine used to, thats at around 6k.

+1. Mine at 80 in 3rd is pushing to around 6400ish rpm its literally just about to hit the limiter. Its best to change up at 70 realy.

Mine will evenually pull to 100 in 4th too. Gutless in 5th though.

 

[VibeFliClioGrande]

Settle an arguement between my mate and I please.

Topping out at 80 in 3rd gear? possible or not

highest ive bin is 70...really shouldnt be trying to take it any higher lol..... bad ideas

 

[LFCJosh]

I'll need to try this, my 8v is decent up to 90, slow from 90 to 100, and ultra slow to 110/115

is that plumeting towards earth off a cliff?
115 in a 8v?

must of been one looooooong road!

 

[Ben..]

maybe i dont push mine enough then, i dont take it over 4k tbh

smae here!!! mine sounds like it would die after 4k!!


still gonna try it though!

 

[Magic Johnson]

Decent up to 90? Define decent?

It dies after 60!

I don't have a rev counter so I've no idea how close I was to the limiter, but I got up to about 70-ish in 3rd, probably less.

80? No chance.

 

[Magic Johnson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GebfacxChGc

Proof. 2mph short.

 

[Plummer]

is that plumeting towards earth off a cliff?
115 in a 8v?

must of been one looooooong road!

Was indeed.
Need to slow down, plus there was no power after that.

Decent up to 90? Define decent?

It dies after 60!

Pulls pretty decent, doesn't take aaaages, like it does to 100 and above. :rasp:
As long as you keep the revs near the limiter anyway.

 

[jamescolli]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GebfacxChGc

Proof. 2mph short.

wow, thats a lot faster than mine :dapprove:

 

[Rob]

After a quick test managed to get 77mph'ish before i changed as i didnt wanna hit the limiter, think it probably would just do it, despite sounding like it wanted to explode.

 

[Magic Johnson]

The only thing that changes limiters etc is a re-map yes?

That would mean that no matter what mods (air-filter, breathing mods etc) the limiter would always be 78ish mph?