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Siberia

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6th May 04 at 22:00

beating scooby's? what top speed would your cosra do?

J da Silva

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6th May 04 at 22:02

had 140 on disused land in lincolnshire, not much room so i dunno if i took it to the limit

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6th May 04 at 22:03

I have heard that if you put long gearing into a LET you can get it near 200mph... Dunno if there is any truth in this...

mike16v

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6th May 04 at 22:04

quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
I have heard that if you put long gearing into a LET you can get it near 200mph... Dunno if there is any truth in this...

i stand corrected

[Edited on 06-05-2004 by mike16v]

J da Silva

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6th May 04 at 22:05

maybe if its being towed by a NASA aircraft then yes

Siberia

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6th May 04 at 22:07

quote:
Originally posted by mike16v

quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
I have heard that if you put long gearing into a LET you can get it near 200mph... Dunno if there is any truth in this...

well technically ya could do this but like i think the shell, wheels, barings and just about everything else would give up at some point on the way

Matt H

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6th May 04 at 22:07

there was a calibra in a mag my mate had that claimed a 200mph top speed

ive been off the clocks in mine + i defo wouldnt want to do 200mph in a corsa

BeArDy

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6th May 04 at 22:10

in throey it is pos
all about wheel size

Gearbox 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th rev
F28 041 068 102 134 166 200 044

on 225/45/20

Paul_J

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6th May 04 at 22:12

Doubt it'd get to 200 mph - things with like 350ish bhp only get to around 190 mph and they have good areodynamics... Corsa is a bit of a tank so would need even more power.

As square said - I wouldn't like to be doing 200 mph in a corsa, I've had 117 mph on the clocks in mine and it feels like even the slightly jolt in steering will send you to death

(downhill and only on clocks)

Also I donno about you 2 lt boys -but my window wipers flap all over the place at that sort of speed, whats it like doing 140?

big eck

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6th May 04 at 22:13

I had a good race tonight against a Starlet Turbo, fast wee fukers for a 1.3, the lad followed me through a 30 limit so far up my ass that I could'nt even see his headlights when we got onto the 60 he floored it along side and I just went into 2nd gear about 30 and nailed it and didnt let him past, I looked over and he was goin crazy that he could'nt get past so I just put my foot to the floor and soared past him laughing, he followed me into a petrol garage and said he was gutted that a standard lookin Corsa gsi just took the pure piss outta him.

bazgooch

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6th May 04 at 22:13

My civic beat a modified 2ltr corsa but did get beaten in a short blatt wiv a vts....

Paxo did hav a s/c tho..... Doh!!

Matt H

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6th May 04 at 22:14

quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
Doubt it'd get to 200 mph - things with like 350ish bhp only get to around 190 mph and they have good areodynamics... Corsa is a bit of a tank so would need even more power.

As square said - I wouldn't like to be doing 200 mph in a corsa, I've had 117 mph on the clocks in mine and it feels like even the slightly jolt in steering will send you to death (downhill and only on clocks)

Also I donno about you 2 lt boys -but my window wipers flap all over the place at that sort of speed, whats it like doing 140?

when it comes to top speed power isnt the main factor. its all about the gearbox + how long the gears are

Siberia

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6th May 04 at 22:14

quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J

As square said - I wouldn't like to be doing 200 mph in a corsa, I've had 117 mph on the clocks in mine and it feels like even the slightly jolt in steering will send you to death (downhill and only on clocks)

my 1.2 feels like that at 40MPH

Merit shocks -40mm

[Edited on 06-05-2004 by Siberia]

BeArDy

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6th May 04 at 22:17

quote:
Originally posted by SQUARE

quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
Doubt it'd get to 200 mph - things with like 350ish bhp only get to around 190 mph and they have good areodynamics... Corsa is a bit of a tank so would need even more power.

As square said - I wouldn't like to be doing 200 mph in a corsa, I've had 117 mph on the clocks in mine and it feels like even the slightly jolt in steering will send you to death (downhill and only on clocks)

Also I donno about you 2 lt boys -but my window wipers flap all over the place at that sort of speed, whats it like doing 140?

when it comes to top speed power isnt the main factor. its all about the gearbox + how long the gears are

very ture

the car can only do what the gearbox lets it do
so if u have
400bhp Corsa LET on a standard F20
VS
Corsa 2lt 16v 150bhp on standard F20

top speed will still be the same

Siberia

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6th May 04 at 22:18

yeh ive have all the gearing changed on my bicycle and it hoofs up the road.

same principle sort of.

BeArDy

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6th May 04 at 22:20

quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
yeh ive have all the gearing changed on my bicycle and it hoofs up the road.

same principle sort of.

plez get you coat

reason why i am having a gearbox made up so i can hit the big 160+ in the corsa

Matt H

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6th May 04 at 22:21

quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy

quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
yeh ive have all the gearing changed on my bicycle and it hoofs up the road.

same principle sort of.

plez get you coat

reason why i am having a gearbox made up so i can hit the big 160+ in the corsa

f20 with f18 internals?

Siberia

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6th May 04 at 22:23

think qauife will make u up wotever u want

Paul_J

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6th May 04 at 22:23

quote:
Originally posted by SQUARE

quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
Doubt it'd get to 200 mph - things with like 350ish bhp only get to around 190 mph and they have good areodynamics... Corsa is a bit of a tank so would need even more power.

As square said - I wouldn't like to be doing 200 mph in a corsa, I've had 117 mph on the clocks in mine and it feels like even the slightly jolt in steering will send you to death (downhill and only on clocks)

Also I donno about you 2 lt boys -but my window wipers flap all over the place at that sort of speed, whats it like doing 140?

when it comes to top speed power isnt the main factor. its all about the gearbox + how long the gears are

er... yes - but if you don't have the power to turn the gears then your never going to get there mate and the longer the gears, the more power it will need. I.e. if your 6th gear went to 250 mph rather than say 201mph you'd need more power to turn it.

My gear box is limited to 119 mph I think - but I've never got to 119 mph because my car doesn't have the power.

I see what your saying though, a Ferrari 360 or something doesn't do 200 mph because they made the gear box shorter so that it accelerated quicker, afterall who's going to be doing 200

But, don't forget you may need a very very very long straight road to get your car even near 200 mph, even if you do have the power and the gears.

corsa starter

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6th May 04 at 23:13

is there a lot of difference in the acceleration between an LET and s 2lt?

DAYZEE

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6th May 04 at 23:24

I raced a 2L nova in the BMW, stayed level until 110, then we had to slow down. He didn't look impressed that he couldn't outrun me but them I was just as annoyed that I couldn't outrun a nova!!

[Edited on 06-05-2004 by DAYZEE]

Nismo

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6th May 04 at 23:36

i would have thought the nova would be quicker?

power /weight etc...

Jamie

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6th May 04 at 23:36

BMWs not weigh a ton, compared to a nova of course?

Nismo

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6th May 04 at 23:38

yeah thats what i thought , nova should fly past beemer???

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6th May 04 at 23:50

quote:
Originally posted by Tim
Neither have I Tried racing a 106 GTi but he was weaving in and out of traffic on a dual carriageway so I just left him to go die somewhere...

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