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[STMO123]

IIRC, TB said the gear box upgrade made the changes smoother, but didn't say it improved acceleration?

[STMO123]

Which is why i'm doing a conversion he he he he

Thats gotta be a massive job?

[Phil]

I went here: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/review.aspx?model=985&page=7

Acording to that the pre-facelift MV6 is 0.3 seconds quicker than the Facelift version, ans some 35kg lighter!!!  

[Sir Sideways]

from reading a few threads on here, it doesnt sound too bad a job. Finding a 3 litre manual donor car is the hardest part so for lol.

[Andy B]

......
 but didn't say it improved acceleration?

You can only stir a bucket of fluid so fast!  

Which is why i'm doing a conversion he he he he

Thats gotta be a massive job?

I would even think of going there.  :-? It must be far easier to find one that Vauxhall did in the factory. It might take a while but they do exist in colours other than white.

[STMO123]

I went here: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/review.aspx?model=985&page=7

Acording to that the pre-facelift MV6 is 0.3 seconds quicker than the Facelift version, ans some 35kg lighter!!!  

Phil, I really dont know the ins and outs of all the different permutations.
As you said earlier, 0-60 times are really academic. If i saw a 3.0 MV6 auto next to me at the lights, the last thing I would want to do is race it. I would be too busy trying to recruit the driver for the forum

[Del Boy]

Sounds like you got a pretty good deal m8

[TheBoy]

IIRC, TB said the gear box upgrade made the changes smoother, but didn't say it improved acceleration?

I haven't got any figures, as I don't have the old 0 - 60 times, but it certainly seems faster.

Mrs TheBoy (who doesn't drive it that much) was asking why when she drives it now (since g/box update), an orange flashing light comes on and the engine appears to splutter  .  So I then had to explain the principals of Traction Control to her, and that those rear tyres are over £100 each....

We I first did the update, I switched off TC, and was having so much fun coming off the roundabouts in MK. Naughty boy....

I would expect the newer software to increase 0-60 times, as there seems to be much less slip in the g/box.


I like a manual, they are great fun.  But for my normal journeys, I prefer the 'point and shoot' of an auto...

[Paul M]

LOL... my ears are burning

I think I'll stay firmly on the fence and outta this debate!

BTW, the 0-60 times most manufacturers quote for manual cars tend to be quite conservative and aren't done with a proper "no concern for the mechanicals" type approach. I find them quite easy to beat by a reasonable margin even taking into account the speedo inaccuracy, but it's not the sort of launch you want to be doing on a regular basis  

[Lawman]

but it's not the sort of launch you want to be doing on a regular basis  

....yes it is



Nice find Mark....I've recently been looking at the Vectra SRi....report back

[Andy B]

but it's not the sort of launch you want to be doing on a regular basis  

....yes it is



 .......

Ooohhhh no it isn't!!  

[STMO123]

but it's not the sort of launch you want to be doing on a regular basis  

....yes it is



 .......

Ooohhhh no it isn't!!  

Hmmmm.....the pantomime is alive and well

[hotel21]

but it's not the sort of launch you want to be doing on a regular basis  

....yes it is



 .......

Ooohhhh no it isn't!!  

Hmmmm.....the pantomime is alive and well

Always check behind you, behind you, first!!  

[Martin_1962]

LOL... my ears are burning

I think I'll stay firmly on the fence and outta this debate!

BTW, the 0-60 times most manufacturers quote for manual cars tend to be quite conservative and aren't done with a proper "no concern for the mechanicals" type approach. I find them quite easy to beat by a reasonable margin even taking into account the speedo inaccuracy, but it's not the sort of launch you want to be doing on a regular basis  

Best manual change I ever came across was the old Rootes RWD box - took fraction of a second to change gear

[STMO123]

but it's not the sort of launch you want to be doing on a regular basis  

....yes it is



 .......

Ooohhhh no it isn't!!  

Hmmmm.....the pantomime is alive and well

Always check behind you, behind you............before pulling out into traffic