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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #45 on: 25 March 2007, 21:58:08 »
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intresting......read this earlier and ben and tried on a straight carridgeway this dry evening.

Sports on - £20 of petrol - car empty - boot empty.

60 in 8.2seconds.

But i do wonder how reliable ( ie pressing the start button and also getting it as it passes 60)

Don't think it will be far out....
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #46 on: 25 March 2007, 22:00:14 »
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intresting......read this earlier and ben and tried on a straight carridgeway this dry evening.

Sports on - £20 of petrol - car empty - boot empty.

60 in 8.2seconds.

But i do wonder how reliable ( ie pressing the start button and also getting it as it passes 60)

Don't think it will be far out....

And if it was right - and i could software update the gearbox then chip it....boy that would be quick  ;)
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #47 on: 25 March 2007, 22:02:21 »
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intresting......read this earlier and ben and tried on a straight carridgeway this dry evening.

Sports on - £20 of petrol - car empty - boot empty.

60 in 8.2seconds.

But i do wonder how reliable ( ie pressing the start button and also getting it as it passes 60)

Don't think it will be far out....

And if it was right - and i could software update the gearbox then chip it....boy that would be quick  ;)
I reckon the g/box update does make it slightly quicker, possible a tenth or 2....
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #48 on: 25 March 2007, 22:39:20 »
Done this ages ago, 0-60 on the speedo with just myself in the car and the TC switched off. 7.1 secs, that's thrashing the car to an inch of its life but it does prove the quoted figures are 'dangle berries'.

Accuracy is compromised by "anticipation time" though, which is the difference between the time the needle passes 60 and you pressing the button. The systems that automatically start and stop the timer by directly measuring the car's speed are better for that reason, my bike has one and it's great (can give 1/4 mile time and trap speed too).
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #49 on: 26 March 2007, 09:08:52 »
Done some tests this morning

Repeated it twice after some practice (from 7.0 to 9.4 seconds)

7.8 seconds :y

1) Practice - even with an auto

2) Flat road, no slight slopes - that messes up 0-60 bad

3) Thrash it a bit - mine was a lot slower before warming up with 0-60s

This was petrol - I over pressured the LPG doing petrol runs so I'll try gas tonight
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #50 on: 26 March 2007, 10:09:39 »
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Done some tests this morning

Repeated it twice after some practice (from 7.0 to 9.4 seconds)

7.8 seconds :y

1) Practice - even with an auto

2) Flat road, no slight slopes - that messes up 0-60 bad

3) Thrash it a bit - mine was a lot slower before warming up with 0-60s

This was petrol - I over pressured the LPG doing petrol runs so I'll try gas tonight
Yes, I suspect my attempting it around a roundabout (had to back off slightly), and uphill, and a full tank, and a boot full of crap had a detrimental effect...   ...2-4-6 plug wells being full of oil probably didn't help either :o

Martin, I reckon with the autobox upgrade, you could knock off another 1/10th or 2 as I think it reduces the amount of slip in the TC...
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #51 on: 26 March 2007, 10:45:09 »
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Done some tests this morning

Repeated it twice after some practice (from 7.0 to 9.4 seconds)

7.8 seconds :y

1) Practice - even with an auto

2) Flat road, no slight slopes - that messes up 0-60 bad

3) Thrash it a bit - mine was a lot slower before warming up with 0-60s

This was petrol - I over pressured the LPG doing petrol runs so I'll try gas tonight
Yes, I suspect my attempting it around a roundabout (had to back off slightly), and uphill, and a full tank, and a boot full of crap had a detrimental effect...   ...2-4-6 plug wells being full of oil probably didn't help either :o

Martin, I reckon with the autobox upgrade, you could knock off another 1/10th or 2 as I think it reduces the amount of slip in the TC...


Oh thanks for your kind offer!

Oh and

4) Find a quiet country road and practice - even with an auto - first two runs I couldn't get below 9, then it started to go better.

9.n 8.8 8.2 7.0 7.8 7.8

1, slight up hill
2, getting better
3, engine getting warmer
4, Fluffed start, was rolling before pressed button
5, Got it just right
6, Twice!
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #52 on: 26 March 2007, 20:49:25 »
Might try that in 2.5cd manual, do'nt know manufactures claimed times. am i ccheating with pipercross duccie kit, more for noise really. 1st gear so short it's almost pointless but pulls & growls like a b*****d in 2nd & hits 60 before the red. Only 97000 so should be ok. Think you've opened a can of worms, we'll all be posting times. Need dry day or i'll be scratting goodstyle. I may be getting old but i refuse to grow up!!!P.S inever use traction control. Night all it's curry time.
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #53 on: 26 March 2007, 22:40:57 »
I tried this tonight in my 2.6 auto. 4 runs on a quiet road....

1) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
2) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
3) Sport Mode off - 8.9s
4) Sport Mode off (and climate off, forgot about that b4 the last run) - 8.7s

Should i be disappointed by this, or is this about right? It did have a full tank of fuel, and 6ft 7 / 21stone worth of FB driving it......  ;D
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #54 on: 27 March 2007, 08:57:22 »
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I tried this tonight in my 2.6 auto. 4 runs on a quiet road....

1) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
2) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
3) Sport Mode off - 8.9s
4) Sport Mode off (and climate off, forgot about that b4 the last run) - 8.7s

Should i be disappointed by this, or is this about right? It did have a full tank of fuel, and 6ft 7 / 21stone worth of FB driving it......  ;D
Compared with Martin Imbers 2.6, yours seems a little sluggish, esp the sports mode.  Is it slow to change up? Maybe g/box update may help.  Also, next time the tank is low, fill it up with BT Ultimate or something similar, and see...
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #55 on: 27 March 2007, 09:00:37 »
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I tried this tonight in my 2.6 auto. 4 runs on a quiet road....

1) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
2) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
3) Sport Mode off - 8.9s
4) Sport Mode off (and climate off, forgot about that b4 the last run) - 8.7s

Should i be disappointed by this, or is this about right? It did have a full tank of fuel, and 6ft 7 / 21stone worth of FB driving it......  ;D
Still faster than the bright red Corsa though  :P  ;)
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #56 on: 27 March 2007, 09:03:05 »
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I tried this tonight in my 2.6 auto. 4 runs on a quiet road....

1) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
2) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
3) Sport Mode off - 8.9s
4) Sport Mode off (and climate off, forgot about that b4 the last run) - 8.7s

Should i be disappointed by this, or is this about right? It did have a full tank of fuel, and 6ft 7 / 21stone worth of FB driving it......  ;D

Not bad but not good, mine was a hire car though originally!!!!

Done a run today 9.0 seconds, slight drop of power at full revs over petrol, but need to get the gas system recalibrated!

BP Ultimate does work hence 7.8.

If I want to go mad I'll use petrol, but gas is so cheap a slight power loss is no worry.
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #57 on: 27 March 2007, 09:15:36 »
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I tried this tonight in my 2.6 auto. 4 runs on a quiet road....

1) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
2) Sport Mode on - 9.3s
3) Sport Mode off - 8.9s
4) Sport Mode off (and climate off, forgot about that b4 the last run) - 8.7s

Should i be disappointed by this, or is this about right? It did have a full tank of fuel, and 6ft 7 / 21stone worth of FB driving it......  ;D

Not bad but not good, mine was a hire car though originally!!!!

Done a run today 9.0 seconds, slight drop of power at full revs over petrol, but need to get the gas system recalibrated!

BP Ultimate does work hence 7.8.

If I want to go mad I'll use petrol, but gas is so cheap a slight power loss is no worry.
It would be a good test to see what decent fuel will achieve - mine was on Asda special mega cheap rubbish, 95ron.  Might try a splash of Ultimate and see...  ...or the 102ron they are selling in MK....
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #58 on: 27 March 2007, 09:21:24 »
Remember it will take some time for it to work through the system (dilution ratio with petrol in tank already) and then for the ecu to adjust.

On 102 RON is should be interesting though!  ;)
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #59 on: 27 March 2007, 09:24:01 »
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Remember it will take some time for it to work through the system (dilution ratio with petrol in tank already) and then for the ecu to adjust.

On 102 RON is should be interesting though!  ;)
Every time I fill, trust me, there is nothing for it to dilute!
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