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« on: February 13, 2006, 23:47:52 »
I was on Slapton Line earlier, nothing else around, so thought I'd time my 0-60 time.  It's a straight road of about 2.3 miles, next to a beach.  (60mph speed limit, so nothing illegal.)

We got to 50mph in 1min 38s, and didn't get any faster...  After 2 mins 40 or so we'd run out of Line, and had dropped to 49mph.  Oh well!
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2006, 08:51:13 »
Is that the one down in South Devon, sea on one side lakes on the other?

Some very nice pubs in the village IIRC.
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2006, 09:09:26 »
Audi is 7.6s

Suzuki is about 12....











Months if you give written notification to the engine a year in advance
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Re: 0-60 time
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2006, 09:13:59 »
Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"
50mph in 1min 38s


Thats not very good for a Disco, it's lucky you weren't in your 101  :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2006, 09:36:05 »
i think mine is the higher 8's

me mate's is lower 4 though ;)
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2006, 09:51:52 »
In other words the only thing that reaches 60 on your machine is the minute hand on the clock :wink:  :lol:
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2006, 14:33:26 »
0-60 measured in days, turning circle the size of wales, suspension system developed for horse drawn vehicles in the medevil times... yeah, i love the performance of my truck  :lol:
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« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2006, 15:13:49 »
A couple of years ago we were helping at an event on the former RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk. During the lunch break we tried a drag race along one of the runways. My 110 sat next to a modded SII. The SII actually managed a chirp from the tyres as we set off!! And he even managed to keep up until we passed 40mph.... then I managed to leave him behind. I think we topped out at about 80mph, but only just before we ran out of runway  :lol:
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« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2006, 15:19:38 »
Ex work collegue of mine drive a genuine US Muscle car, 2003 Ponitac Firebird WS6 5.7l

Took it down the 1/4 mile at Sanata pod and I was convinced I was going to die, just a shade over 3.5 seconds.

The boy-racer in his fast and furious Skyline couldnt beleive that he lost to a yank tank :)
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« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2006, 16:08:54 »
To give you an idea, a 16v Mk2 golf gti is around 8.8 seconds, had a 1.8 injection engine, I imagine a tad over 100bhp as my old 1.8 audi with the same (but carb) engine was 90bhp.  To get a land rover hitting high 8's, you must have something very nice under that bonnet!!!  :)  /jealous!

My other car sits in the garage all the time, no idea on its 0-60, but would think its somewhere in the 7's.  Bit poor for todays preformance, but it is 25 years old :)  and 4wd...

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« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2006, 16:12:13 »
There's no replacement for cubic displacement ;-)

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« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2006, 16:16:33 »
Don't earn enough to run a V8 !!!  Unfortunately!

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« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2006, 16:23:40 »
my "evolved" rover 220 turbo diesel was running round about 8.. certainley upset a few burberry boys in saxo VTR`s! :D
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« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2006, 16:47:23 »
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my "evolved" rover 220 turbo diesel was running round about 8.. certainley upset a few burberry boys in saxo VTR`s! :D

im guessin,pump wound open,boosted up'ed & LOADSA black smoke??
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« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2006, 22:24:48 »
So is that quick enough to outpace a colour blind rhino ?  :wink:

Last time I tried to get Morph up to 60 I think I'd already got to work and forgotten the origional intention  :lol:

Much better on the Mway 60- 65 but I find 55 less harsh on the lobes.

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« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2006, 18:44:57 »
and old friend of mine had a c reg metro 6r4

0-60 was around 2.5 seconds, depending upon road surface and tyres.

it was geared for hillclimbs

awesome to ride in.
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« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2006, 18:59:43 »
my s3 0-60 ... 34 years and counting!!! :lol:
my bike 0-60 3 seconds :wink:
my mates hayabusa 0-180 8 seconds  :shock: (tuned chipped and geared for 240 mph top speed!!)
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« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2006, 20:31:00 »
Quote from: "Thrasher"
There's no replacement for cubic displacement ;-)

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two words...

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« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2006, 22:00:26 »
Quote from: "datalas"
Quote from: "Thrasher"
There's no replacement for cubic displacement ;-)

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two words...

Steam Catapult


very true,

.....or a nice big turbo
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