i know its probably been discused before but what is the top speed for a clio valver? on paper its supposed to be about 130ish i think. i personally have had 140mph out of my old one and it wasnt a one off and no it wasnt down hill. anyone else?
Quote: Originally posted by Snufty on 19 October 2004
I have aphoto of mine on thge limiter in 5th at 7700rpm reading 153
f**kin hell thats quickQuote: Originally posted by Adams_16v on 19 October 2004
143mph out of my old on on the clocks, on track of course! got there quicker than i expected too, thats the limiter tho
Quote: Originally posted by Nick Read on 30 October 2004
Hmmm Ill believe a valver doing a GENUINE 140 when I see it. 140 on the clock is more like 130 anyway. Id say 130 is about the top whack that youll see out of a valver. I think the book was 129, in practice you could probably see a little more but Id be very surprised to see anything like 140. I know, because on our Cliosport trip to the Nurburgring a couple of years ago, when we were playing overtaking leapfrog on the autobahn, my turbo valver, a V6 (or two?) and a couple of 172s were staaming ahead of the main convoy to stretch the old legs a bit. I left them behind after a while and my Clio wasnt in a particularly high state of tune, running somewhere around 200bhp at the time, and that was showing just over 140 on the clock, on longer than normal gearing because of my 17s and a Williams box - GPS speed of 145mph.
The reason why Im saying this is not cos I want to show off that mines quick, but to tell you that my 145mph in a Clio is not just quick but f**king scary. 130mph is one thing, anyone can crank it up to 120 on a bit of straight then keep it planted and edge up to a genuine 130, showing anything up to 140 on the clock. In my experience, with a standard or tuned valver, you hit a brick wall at around 125, then with a lot of effort youll creep up to 130 then youre all done. A true 140 feels a hell of a lot faster than 130mph, seriously. Think about it, thats TWICE the motorway speed limit and it is honestly f**king crazy. Not that Im saying no-one else has done a real 140 before, but what I mean is in a mark 1 Clio its something else LOL
I remember a similar thread a while back and it was the same story, people coming in with stories of their valvers or even Willys doing 135, 140, 145 etc. Dont you think if Renault had tested it and seen 140+ they would have said so? That would have been 15-20mph quicker than any other hatch at the time that valvers were being built! The fact is that hatches with 150bhp or less just cant crack the 140mph limit and even 130 is a struggle unless youve got a long long bit of road.
Agreed, mine zips upto 120 but it takes soooo long to get upto anything resembling 130 - ive seen 133 on the clock so thats not far off a true 130 id say but the amount of time it takes to get there is too long for me. way too much time for a zap or two!
Id say your speedo will be less accurate than that...... at York dragway my car reads about 98-99 on the clock at the end of the 1/4 but the true time is 93mph. Oh and i would be amazed if you could hit 153 with a valver...mine would struggle to get to 150.Quote: Originally posted by Daz0rz on 31 October 2004
Agreed, mine zips upto 120 but it takes soooo long to get upto anything resembling 130 - ive seen 133 on the clock so thats not far off a true 130 id say but the amount of time it takes to get there is too long for me. way too much time for a zap or two!