HI, I'M RUNNING A STAGE 3 GARRET, HARVY GIBBS TOP END, MONGOOSE EXHAUST, FRONT MOUNT INTERCOOLER, SWITABLE BOOST CHIP (15PSI ON HI BOOST).
MY RS GOES OF THE CLOCK AT 5000 RPM AND THE LIMITER IS JUST OVER 6 SO WHATS THE ROUGH TOP SPEED? MY MATE RECKONS HIS 180BHP ASTRA GSI DOES 140 AND I WAS STILL PULLING FROM HIM.

 

200mph ???

 

Just because it goes off the clock it dont mean your doing 140 clock speed and actual speed are completly different

 

if you have standard wheels the rev limiter in 5th is 144mph i think

 

My limiter came in in 5th gear at arecent shoot out and that was 146.?mph (real speed). I have in the past on the previous gearbox done a confirmed 149.7 without hitting the limiter so I'm wondering whether this box has an S1 final drive.

Either way, how fast do you want to go in a bean tin?

 

I had standard wheels and std rev limit, it use to hit the rev limit at 137mph acording to my GPS speedo (road angle).

 

Well, as it happens, 170mph.

 

Show off

 

.....and the speedo position in your avatar I see in 4th gear!!

 

 

im keeping quiet

 

u goin for it soon then

 

70 officer

 

wont be more than 157mph , aint that what the gearbox is geared to?

 

I thought it was 148-50

 

142.4 actually

 

what did tim get on standard ratios?

 

Top speed depends on your wheel size if you have 17's on your potenshal top speed will be greater than 15's.

 

and how many revs u can pull in 5th

 

So Stu what happens when I select 6th?

 

wat reverse

 

you start driving in 6th?

is this a trick question

 

 

It did get further round than that but that was the only pic that came out clear enough. Things aren't exactly calm in a beantin traveling at 150mph

 

Erm, nope! My passenger door feels like it wants to open at those speeds.

Next top speed video I do, I reckon I might play some 'Stig' style music.

 

Snap mate.

You'll need a big stereo to hear your Stig tunes as I know mine's not quiet.

 

well now mines on the road(finally! and a day late for the fast ford at my local crail),mines noisey at fricken 60,let alone nat speed limit.

oh yes and im already having war attempts at my car on the road by lead foot larrys wanting some sport!

fricks sake,ive only had a 100 miles worth of road juss now.(after 3 yrs of resto"casual i must admit")

 

both my doors open at the top bout 2inches