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[Webby the Bear]

Hi guys, thinking out loud again

I've tried to do a 0-60 test to prove my car is running at its original 0-60 time (thus proving its not down on power.

Have you ever tried doing this? its impossible lol

Is there any other way to prove if your engines down on power or not?

[AndyRoid]

Have you ever tried doing this? its impossible lol

No it's not, there are quite a few smartphone apps that will let you obtain an accurate 0-60 time.

Is there any other way to prove if your engines down on power or not?

Rolling road is the most accurate.

[Webby the Bear]

Have you ever tried doing this? its impossible lol

No it's not, there are quite a few smartphone apps that will let you obtain an accurate 0-60 time.

Is there any other way to prove if your engines down on power or not?

Rolling road is the most accurate.

No mate, i meant the logistics of driving at 0-60 on the public roads. Far too much traffic. Well, round my way anyhow 

[chrisgixer]

Indeed there are, quite clever some of them. Do you have a Smartphone Webby?

Cheaper than a dyno run too. Although it won't pick up any flat spots like a dyno would.

[Webby the Bear]

Sadly Chjris i have a £9.99 Nokia 

i can borrow the wife's though

ive tried to find a stretch of road to do it. but really bloody hard! lol

[Nick W]

Matching the manufacturer's figures will also require you to be much more brutal than you will want. It's very hard on the clutch, diff, driveshafts etc. Small differences in road surfaces and weather skew the results.

Don't let this stop you establishing a baseline for your car and techunique, as that could prove useful for what you want to do.

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks Nick. Only looking to do it the once to see where the car's at to establish if i need to investigate a power loss issue

[Webby the Bear]

I suppose another question to consider..... bearing in mind it's a 14 year old car is it typical there would be any power loss at all due to wear and age?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Hi guys, thinking out loud again

I've tried to do a 0-60 test to prove my car is running at its original 0-60 time (thus proving its not down on power.

Have you ever tried doing this? its impossible lol

Is there any other way to prove if your engines down on power or not?

5.8 seconds.

[AndyRoid]

I suppose another question to consider..... bearing in mind it's a 14 year old car is it typical there would be any power loss at all due to wear and age?

It's a dead cert that a few horses have escaped since it left the factory.

[Webby the Bear]

Hi guys, thinking out loud again

I've tried to do a 0-60 test to prove my car is running at its original 0-60 time (thus proving its not down on power.

Have you ever tried doing this? its impossible lol

Is there any other way to prove if your engines down on power or not?

5.8 seconds.

Good time mate!

RIGHT. Just been on lunch and as I had to nip to the stores I decided to get the old girl up to temperature and go on the longest stretch of road I know, bring to a halt, then floor it lol

I still maintain that this is actually hard to do! The road was a long stretch that has big roundabouts at each end. I went round the roundabout a few times before it was clear 

Anyway, first test I did I saw 11-12 seconds. However I pussied out and didnt keep my foot hard down (I'm really quite scared of going fast lol)

Next time I kept my foot in but forgot to reset the stopwatch on the dash 

As they say...third time lucky...

Floored it and kept my foot in all the way to 60. Got 9.7 seconds AND that included the road starting on a slight incline!!!!

Exceptionally pleased and had some good fun finding out. Oh and saved some dough - dyno run is £90 an hour 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Hi guys, thinking out loud again

I've tried to do a 0-60 test to prove my car is running at its original 0-60 time (thus proving its not down on power.

Have you ever tried doing this? its impossible lol

Is there any other way to prove if your engines down on power or not?

5.8 seconds.

Good time mate!

RIGHT. Just been on lunch and as I had to nip to the stores I decided to get the old girl up to temperature and go on the longest stretch of road I know, bring to a halt, then floor it lol

I still maintain that this is actually hard to do! The road was a long stretch that has big roundabouts at each end. I went round the roundabout a few times before it was clear 

Anyway, first test I did I saw 11-12 seconds. However I pussied out and didnt keep my foot hard down (I'm really quite scared of going fast lol)

Next time I kept my foot in but forgot to reset the stopwatch on the dash 

As they say...third time lucky...

Floored it and kept my foot in all the way to 60. Got 9.7 seconds AND that included the road starting on a slight incline!!!!

Exceptionally pleased and had some good fun finding out. Oh and saved some dough - dyno run is £90 an hour 

That sounds about right for the 2.6.

Using an AC 22, I managed 9.4seconds in my 2.6 Auto.

[Webby the Bear]

...and mine's a 2.5 

To be honest it's probably a bit more than that... i may have been just crawling when i started.... but then taking the slight incline in to account.

I'm very happy with that!!!!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

...and mine's a 2.5 

To be honest it's probably a bit more than that... i may have been just crawling when i started.... but then taking the slight incline in to account.

I'm very happy with that!!!!

....and don't forget speedo error.

[Webby the Bear]

I suppose another question to consider..... bearing in mind it's a 14 year old car is it typical there would be any power loss at all due to wear and age?

It's a dead cert that a few horses have escaped since it left the factory.

Thanks Andy..... how do these horses get loose? Is it to do with tiny clearances of the camshafts?