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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #15 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  ::)

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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #16 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
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #17 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 :)
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #18 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?
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #19 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 ;)
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #20 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
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #21 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)

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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #22 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
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #23 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? ::)
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #24 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! ;)
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #25 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 :) :) :)
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #26 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.

You would think i would notice that this was on the back.
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #27 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!!
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #28 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.
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Re: Whats your top speed????
« Reply #29 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..... ::)
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