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Nismo
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17th Oct 05 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

174mph in a bean can on wheels id rather not
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TNM
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quote:
Originally posted by SJW
i would not fancy being in a corsa doing that speed, i think its a bit foolish taking a car that hasnt been aerodynamically tested before at such speeds, how do you know that the corsa would not lift off at those speed? just like that le mans merc did

[Edited on 17-10-2005 by SJW]


Because its not flat bottomed like the merc were!
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wow nice one mate.. bet that was one hell of a lite ride.. did the steering go on you at all ? were you in total control ?

when i ahve taken my car off the clock (140+ ) i havnt felt in total control of it.. the steering always feels very very lite

big big to you sir
TNM
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I do not condone speeding. Ask Matt H
SteveW
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neither do i.. its not cool

i tend to sit at 100mph on motorways.. rarely take it over that
Kif
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
I do not condone speeding. Ask Matt H


I have video evedence of you doing in excess of 135 mph, and you were dancing at the same fricking time
TNM
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-boy19
quote:
Originally posted by TNM
I do not condone speeding. Ask Matt H


I have video evedence of you doing in excess of 35 mph, and you were dancing at the same fricking time


Yes i was doing some where between 35 and 40Mph
Kif
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
quote:
Originally posted by corsa-boy19
quote:
Originally posted by TNM
I do not condone speeding. Ask Matt H


I have video evedence of you doing in excess of 35 mph, and you were dancing at the same fricking time


Yes i was doing some where between 35 and 40Mph


On the road into santa pod
TNM
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I had a reading on my GPS on the A46 last night faster than on the motor way in the morning

Kif
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
I had a reading on my GPS on the A46 last night faster than on the motor way in the morning




Share the speed
schoey
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Originally posted by timrud_

But on the downhill run the car went full throttle from one rounderbout to the other, leaving braking pritty late!

I'm just gonna go on multimap and see how long it is LOL


private roads wont be on mutlimap will they?!
TNM
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-boy19
quote:
Originally posted by TNM
I had a reading on my GPS on the A46 last night faster than on the motor way in the morning




Share the speed


143
timrud_
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Oddly enough it was near the A46 where we were LOL

Changing lanes wasn't nice. The inside land had a rut where the traffic had calved a groove, and the outside lane had a bit of one too had to be very ginger with the steering so the car didn't get a wibble on.

When the run ended the car went straight into neutral to look after the engine a bit. Only casualty was it split a water pipe.

I hope I my not cursing my luck, but I think we have found the final problem stopping it boosting. The controller has 5 positions. It had decided to give itself another click on the wheel. So when you turned it to top it was on a random "position 6", which it wouldn't recognise. So when the penny dropped I put it back a notch and it boosted all the way up. To our horror it peaked at 25psi in 6th, and held 19/20. Thats normally missfire terrotory, but with the new fueling setup it didn't skip a beat. And the fuel pressure showed it not running lean

Finally the old skip is running how it should! LOL
Kif
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quote:
Originally posted by timrud_
Oddly enough it was near the A46 where we were LOL

Changing lanes wasn't nice. The inside land had a rut where the traffic had calved a groove, and the outside lane had a bit of one too had to be very ginger with the steering so the car didn't get a wibble on.

When the run ended the car went straight into neutral to look after the engine a bit. Only casualty was it split a water pipe.

I hope I my not cursing my luck, but I think we have found the final problem stopping it boosting. The controller has 5 positions. It had decided to give itself another click on the wheel. So when you turned it to top it was on a random "position 6", which it wouldn't recognise. So when the penny dropped I put it back a notch and it boosted all the way up. To our horror it peaked at 25psi in 6th, and held 19/20. Thats normally missfire terrotory, but with the new fueling setup it didn't skip a beat. And the fuel pressure showed it not running lean

Finally the old skip is running how it should! LOL


As i said previously, i wanna go



Kif
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
quote:
Originally posted by corsa-boy19
quote:
Originally posted by TNM
I had a reading on my GPS on the A46 last night faster than on the motor way in the morning




Share the speed


143


Thought the MR 2 would of fell apart before then
timrud_
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You will get a go dude, just want to get the car all spot on before any videos
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fuckin ell 176mph in a corsa, you sir, have BALLS OF STEEL!
Kif
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quote:
Originally posted by timrud_
You will get a go dude, just want to get the car all spot on before any videos


I dont care bout the vids, i just want a go
timrud_
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And rocks in my head.
timrud_
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Car needs now a new set of brake pads, and some higher poundage springs (which are on order!) and a new shocker top by the looks of things.
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110 in my corsa and i feel unsafe. 170+ must be frickin mental
mav
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some speeds mate....
corb
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Fookin hell Tim, TOP STUFF!

145(ish) felt quick in mine! What've you done with your fueling then? Pressure reg, injectors, pump, etc??? You still got standard fuel lines on there?

What suspension setup do you/will you run?

Problem I'd have at those sorts of speeds is how low my front bumper sits to the ground, the slightest of bumps and risk pulling the bumper off, fook that at 170mph!!!

You had it rolling roaded recently mate? What power/torque is it putting out?
Butler
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whats the spec on this car? ive been away too long!

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