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Title: Whats your top speed????
Post by: darren5354 on 16 June 2007, 15:25:31
To all those with a 3ltr elite auto, what 0-60mph times have you got and whats your top end speed?

would still be interested in other omegas?
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 16 June 2007, 15:26:56
This may be more suited for General Chat.

0-60 in approx 8 seconds, 3.0 Elite Auto.

Top speed 70mph.  ::)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: darren5354 on 16 June 2007, 15:28:34
Your a funny guy ;)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: TheBoy on 16 June 2007, 15:56:09
0 - 60 in 7.7, no idea top speed. I would suggest that the book 149 isn't far off. Whatever, must more than we can safely use in our roads....

MV6 auto.
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 June 2007, 16:02:34
My 2.6 is 0-60 7.8 top speed I think will be around 140 but I haven't tried it
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: infinity1 on 16 June 2007, 17:40:20
mine is 0-60 about 8.5-9(its an estate) top end is definitely double what the legal is,seems to hit a limiter at 130ish though,but not in sport it just keeps going,until i ran out of bottle...oh and runway :y
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: MikeDundee on 16 June 2007, 18:14:57
had mine up to 125, but not an elite :y, then had to slow down cause a van pulled out into fast lane hitting a hill, had to pull into middle lane, was lucky no cars where in the middle lane, never seen the astra turbo after that 8-)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: TheBoy on 16 June 2007, 18:30:51
I have had double the motorway limit out of mine, not necessarily in this country...
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 18:34:46
Cant really do a 0-60 in mine as i don't have a mid :-/ Did try it once with Timbuk2 running along side the car with a stopwatch but she fell over after we got to 15 mph and refused to try it again ::)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Markie on 16 June 2007, 18:58:54
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Cant really do a 0-60 in mine as i don't have a mid :-/ Did try it once with Timbuk2 running along side the car with a stopwatch but she fell over after we got to 15 mph and refused to try it again ::)


 ;D ;D ;D

rumour has it the 3.0`s will show 155mph on clock.....ive had mine around 135mph.
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 June 2007, 19:09:50
Well high speeds had the 600cc bike up over 2x limit, did have a 3 figure sum on Vascar though :( :( (17 years ago)

A Carlton 2.0 red line in top (not mine), my Sunbeam 1200rpm into red line in top with a 3.54 axle (while another car went past at 140!!!!).

Omegas not taken any to speed
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: markey mark on 16 June 2007, 19:20:04
never measured 0/60 but top speed had it at 155 still 1000 rpm to go !!!! slightly modded mv6 auto  :y
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 19:26:33
I do believe AA broke his all time speed record last Friday on the way to the Lakes. Recorded an unbelievable 52.36 MPH ( with witnesses ) :o Guess which lane of the M6 he was in  ::)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: MikeDundee on 16 June 2007, 19:34:18
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I do believe AA broke his all time speed record last Friday on the way to the Lakes. Recorded an unbelievable 52.36 MPH ( with witnesses ) :o Guess which lane of the M6 he was in  ::)

He must have been in the lane next to me as I hardly managed ot get much over 62mph ;D ;D..took me 5 and a half hours getting up to the lakes but only 5 and a half hours to drive back to london from Dundee, work that one out :o
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Timbuk on 16 June 2007, 19:37:51
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I do believe AA broke his all time speed record last Friday on the way to the Lakes. Recorded an unbelievable 52.36 MPH ( with witnesses ) :o Guess which lane of the M6 he was in  ::)

He must have been in the lane next to me as I hardly managed ot get much over 62mph ;D ;D..took me 5 and a half hours getting up to the lakes but only 5 and a half hours to drive back to london from Dundee, work that one out :o

If my maths is correct, i reckon it took you about ( give or take 5 mins ) 5 1/2 hours  ::)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Auto Addict on 16 June 2007, 20:17:11
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I do believe AA broke his all time speed record last Friday on the way to the Lakes. Recorded an unbelievable 52.36 MPH ( with witnesses ) :o Guess which lane of the M6 he was in  ::)

 :y
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: palmer3914 on 16 June 2007, 20:34:27
well in the New .. track car.... MV6 manual 2001 ..... i saw an indicated 160mph @ 6500rpm ish....... and with all the stickers saying calabrated by IRS on dash... its prob pretty close..... gets to it quite easily really....... not talking a 5 min run up with it going ....... 158.......................................................................................... 159..........................................................................159.1................................................ etc etc...

ha ha

hope this helps........

Oh yeah this was on a old runway no so long ago ;D
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Dazzler on 16 June 2007, 22:23:15
My LC Rep slightly moded on a track day goes off the clock (160) but in 4th gear will do 145ish :)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: pete1666 on 16 June 2007, 22:45:03
hi i`ve done 9.0 sec  0-60  8.7 in sport mode  but can only hit 120
top end but it seems to bog down at 4,000 rpm in top can squeeze
125 in sport mode, something not quite right?
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: TheBoy on 16 June 2007, 22:46:11
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hi i`ve done 9.0 sec  0-60  8.7 in sport mode  but can only hit 120
top end but it seems to bog down at 4,000 rpm in top can squeeze
125 in sport mode, something not quite right?
4k limit? Do paperclip test ;)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: amigov6 on 16 June 2007, 22:57:55
 :oI've no idea how fast mine goes as it's limited to 56mph & is'nt allowed in the outside lane.
      0-56mph is one gearchange & a big grin!!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 June 2007, 23:32:46
Gah! This reminds me. I had an AP22 in my boot at the Lakes. Could have done some 0-60 measurements. Then again there wasn't a runway available to do them on (not a flat one, at any rate)

Kevin
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: hotel21 on 16 June 2007, 23:50:53
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Gah! This reminds me. I had an AP22 in my boot at the Lakes. Could have done some 0-60 measurements. Then again there wasn't a runway available to do them on (not a flat one, at any rate)

Kevin

I think Jaime tried it in the field next door when we went for the photo shot........

Going to take a LONG time to get the buttercups and clover out of the top of the rear suspension housing!!   ;D   ;D   ;D
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: TheBoy on 17 June 2007, 00:20:24
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I think Jaime tried it in the field next door when we went for the photo shot........

Going to take a LONG time to get the buttercups and clover out of the top of the rear suspension housing!!   ;D   ;D   ;D
Me? ::)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: chris-b on 17 June 2007, 00:47:18
Maybe i have a faulty stopwatch on the dash but my 0-60 was 7.5secs, but deffo had 154 on the top speed and i reckon if i had the bottle it would of done more! ;)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Dave-C on 17 June 2007, 08:56:34
Can get 0-60 in [size=14]13 seconds [/size]from my Elite 3.0l auto, that bloody caravan holds me back..

Lets [size=14]talk, torque[/size] there is loads of torque from this engine, down to the multirams I'm sure.  My previous car was a Granada Cosworth 24v, it towed really well, just a 4 speed box with no adaptive gearing, but, an LSD,  kick it down and go on the big banks coming from Cornwall..  When we had the Omega, I was totally gob smacked at just how much more noticeable torque it has, obviuosly down to gearing as well.   But, what a great all round tool the Omega is !  Take 5 fatties to the seaside, fill the boot with butties and a football, get off the lights really rapid, dead economical, "If driven normally!" and get back home relaxed after driving a sumptious rocketship.....   Affordable parts and easily accesible too!  So there!!

 :) :) :) DC :) :) :)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Ernie on 17 June 2007, 16:57:48
I was towing my track car back from combe last weekend when met with some fool in the first lane doing a hole 40/ish mph checked mirrors nothing coming so pulled out foot down and diddnt even notice the trailer on the back.So when i went to pull back in i was (how can i put this) i bit over the towing speed limit and a long way of the car i had to over take.
She pulls like a good un.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/20042007003.jpg)
You would think i would notice that this was on the back.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/14042007006.jpg)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Big Rod on 18 June 2007, 09:55:32
I was towing a car on my trailer a wee while ago and did the "Forgot it was there" thing, until I looked in the mirror and noticed some clown up my tailpipe!!
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: megaomega123 on 18 June 2007, 12:08:22
Figures for my 2.5
0-60 8.3 secs  top speed 152 mph  maybe could have squeezed a little more but not a lot of road left.
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Gaffers on 18 June 2007, 13:15:38
My 2.5 gets to 60 in 10.5 - :(

Not tried the top end yet but when I go to germany later this year (posted - woohoo!) I will be sure to try it out on the autobahn :D  I did manage 125 a couple of months ago after some fool tried to ram me off the road, following my efforts to stop him queue jumping on the M5/M6 junc, so I had to get out of the way (typical medic - run!) then Mrs G went spastic on me..... ::)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Bo Bo on 18 June 2007, 14:08:10
I'm not talking about speed today  :(  ::)
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Dave-C on 18 June 2007, 22:20:09
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I'm not talking about speed today  :(  ::)

Tomorrow then?????   ;D
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Jay w on 18 June 2007, 22:52:51
0-60 in about 8-8.5 seconds, top speed never tried......

I will say that the Omega does cruise very nicely and i have been know to make cover long distances in a short space of time  :y

best going would have been from the natural uk home of the miggy back to plymouth in 2.5 hours  :o

Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: hobbes on 19 June 2007, 00:10:47
I get a consistant 0-60 of 7.7sec out of the MV6...and no idea what the top speed is,

used to get 8.7sec out of the 2.5 manual & 8.9sec with the 2.5 auto.

My days of 'how fast can it go' were short lived - got a clean licence, would be sods law to get nicked at some silly speed.
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Big Rod on 19 June 2007, 00:41:56
My MV6 can see 60 in................ :-?

(Dammit, it's not mine any more!!  >:( )

Erm, I never drove my old MV6 that hard! No, not me, no, never!!!  :-[
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Bo Bo on 19 June 2007, 11:53:28
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I'm not talking about speed today  :(  ::)

Tomorrow then?????   ;D
Not tested mine, was waiting to get cambelt & tensioners done & not got round to it since.....
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: bob.dent on 19 June 2007, 15:07:06
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My MV6 can see 60 in................ :-?

(Dammit, it's not mine any more!!  >:( )

Erm, I never drove my old MV6 that hard! No, not me, no, never!!!  :-[

Rod, you speak with forked tongue!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Dave-C on 19 June 2007, 18:30:15
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I'm not talking about speed today  :(  ::)

Tomorrow then?????   ;D
Not tested mine, was waiting to get cambelt & tensioners done & not got round to it since.....[/quote]



Now there speaks education... :y
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: cbx550bertie on 20 June 2007, 19:37:00
dunno wot my 0-60 is i aye ever worked it out... but i`ve seen 120-125 on the clock..not bad for my 8 valver it may not be the quickest but i still get to upset the bmw`s when they see a bright white meega comin up behind em... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Whats your top speed????
Post by: Paul M on 20 June 2007, 21:46:54
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well in the New .. track car.... MV6 manual 2001 ..... i saw an indicated 160mph @ 6500rpm ish....... and with all the stickers saying calabrated by IRS on dash... its prob pretty close..... gets to it quite easily really....... not talking a 5 min run up with it going ....... 158.......................................................................................... 159..........................................................................159.1................................................ etc etc...

ha ha

hope this helps........

Oh yeah this was on a old runway no so long ago ;D

Is it a 3.2? If so that's the quickest Omega available being a manual variant, should be dropping into the 6s on the 0-60 time as mine can do it low 7s (could probably get it below 7 if I gave the clutch some serious abuse!)

I reckon mine will max out the speedo seeing that it's a 3.0 manual civilian model with the standard speedo inaccuracy. Real speed about 155 or close to it? Incidentally that's the standard Vmax of the 840Ci without the limiter removed, but it'll get there much quicker.