Topic: Top Speeds? (Read 15020 times)

Robbiellewellyn · « **on:** July 02, 2006, 19:12:15 »

Hiya, just thought i'd see what kinda speeds you guys were getting from your series? I own a Series 2a 2.25 and have had 74 out of it :D but not for long. Anyways, just wondering. cheers
Rob

AbyssDJ · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2006, 19:31:23 »

sounds about the same as the s3 safari 109 we had when i was younger :) that was usually happy to cruise at about 60 in overdrive

Rich_P · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2006, 20:21:19 »

Someone I know had hit 85mph once, and only briefly on a long downhill road with his foot planted to the floor. I think if you go much quicker you'll soon hear the valves bouncing and hitting the pistons. :shock:

Neil Jones · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2006, 21:26:57 »

I've done 70 in my 2.25 diesel. In overdrive with 16 inch rims. She'll happily cruise at 60 - 65 on the motorway, with throttle to go. But when the bonnet shakes and the gearbox whinnes I slow down!

ian_s · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2006, 22:10:06 »

mine used to happily run at 55 with my foot flat to the floor
didnt sound strained or owt.
i guess with an OD i could have got 65.

but once i get the new engine in, mwahahahahahaa, who knows!

ben_haynes · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2006, 00:11:43 »

in my old Series 2a i had 90mph on the gauge which was probably more like 75mph down rockingham hill and i never got a speeding ticket from the camera at the bottom :twisted: (they probably thought the camera was faulty seeing a series doing 75mph :lol: :lol: :lol: ) as it never flashed at me and that was 3 years ago :lol:

Robbo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2006, 09:09:59 »

well....I think its about 55/60 but the speedo says about 50 - plus or minus an inch shake of needle, but running 750's and not redone the speedo yet!...is that an MOT problem?
Its petrol, and no OD.

Litch · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2006, 16:26:16 »

Has anyone checked their speedo against a GPS as things like a change of tyre size, tyre wear etc can make for inaccurate readings (always assuming the speedo was anything like accurate in the first place)?
I checked my 90 recently and was pleased to note that it was pretty good:-
30MPH ind = 28MPH on GPS.
50MPH ind = 48MPH on GPS.
75MPH ind = 72MPH on GPS.

Sounds good to me.

hobbit · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2006, 20:56:03 »

My lightweight cruised at 70 no probs no strain and a great mpg, it was on the back of a recovery wagon mind you going up the m1

Neil Jones · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2006, 21:00:00 »

Quote from: "Robbo"

well....I think its about 55/60 but the speedo says about 50 - plus or minus an inch shake of needle, but running 750's and not redone the speedo yet!...is that an MOT problem?
Its petrol, and no OD.

My speedo needle is all over the place and have got the 750's. It hasn't failed an MOT on that at all. Only emissions (until it was pointed out that it was a 34 year old diesel land rover) and brakes (until it was pointed out that she is a 34 year old land rover)!!

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2006, 21:49:37 »

my 2.25 diesel did 40mph foot flat to the floor.....

untill i fitted the v8 climate killer :lol:

Canada Al · « **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2006, 00:04:11 »

With the jag engine I worked it out to 122 MPH @ 5000 rpm ( red line ) . but the tyres are only rated to 85 and it does that with loads to spare .

Robbo · « **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2006, 10:08:11 »

Quote from: "Canada Al"

With the jag engine I worked it out to 122 MPH @ 5000 rpm ( red line ) . but the tyres are only rated to 85 and it does that with loads to spare .

Daisy's body would fall to bits after 60 let alone 122....... :(bloodshot):

Lucy1978 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2006, 13:58:38 »

my series 3 will do 65 but it's damn noisy as I haven;t fitted the soundproofing yet. Still on the look out for a reasonably priced overdrive.

James.Harwood · « **Reply #14 on:** July 09, 2006, 11:20:52 »

I can get 75 according to the speedo :D :twisted:

Although on the GPS that is only about 65.

The cold start light is more like 75.

Most confirmed that i have had is 77 (on gps). :shock: that was about 3800rpm, engine only revs to 4500rpm.

If you are only getting about 55mph (on gps), check that you haven't got the military distributor with rev limiter.

Running 265/75 tyres which may help.

thermidorthelobster · « **Reply #15 on:** July 09, 2006, 11:38:04 »

The 101 will do over 60mph downhill with a tail wind. More realistically you can get 58 out of it on the flat or cruise at 55.

I found driving through Western Sahara with a strong headwind I was getting about 45mph tops, and it knocked about 30% off the fuel economy!

Devon-Rover · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2006, 14:37:28 »

I have wound mine up to 65 on the GPS. but it doesn't do the economy any good. 17ish, odd at a guess. Dropping back to 50 - 55 allows me to coax 22 MPG out of the old girl. I don't know what the speedo says as i haven't put the new cable on yet. :lol:

Vikki · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2006, 15:08:21 »

mine does 45 down hill with the wind behind me (and the police!) [-o<

Rich_P · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2006, 15:23:30 »

Quote from: "James.Harwood"

Most confirmed that i have had is 77 (on gps). :shock: that was about 3800rpm, engine only revs to 4500rpm.

To my knowledge the 2.25 Petrol redlines at 4,250 and has max power output at 4,000 while the 2.25 Diesel redlines at 4,000 and has max power further down the rev range. (don't know the rpms for the 2.25 diesel's max power)

Paul.K/LuckyTrucker · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2006, 02:06:53 »

Hi there, I have to ask, why do you guys seem obsessed by speed. If you have a Series LR with a 4 pot engine you have to accept it will be slow unless you have no mechanical sympathy whatsoever. :twisted:

If I wanted to go fast I would have a Porsche Cayene but then that is so different from driving a LR and such a dissappointment compared to a LR.

Am I a bit strange :?

Devon-Rover · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2006, 09:45:40 »

No your perfectly normal. I didn't get a landy to go fast, ( it was to go anywhere!) But It isn't the case of my truck goes faster than your truck mentality. It is nice just to see what they do, and it is pretty apparent that 45 - 60 is the common band of speeds for a series to be going at.

It all goes back to the age old question! Is it normal that my landy?: Smokes / Leaks / Goes 55MPH / Makes funny thumping noises. etc ...etc...

I haven't a prob with the speed of mine ( Goes faster than my mates 2.25 Diesel :lol: ) But It is a nice reassurence that it tallys with the general speeds of everyone else says.

22900013A · « **Reply #21 on:** July 20, 2006, 12:17:18 »

my one ton (900x16 tyres with IIB ratio gearbox) will cruise at 45 mph, but I have had 62mph out of it. Thats with a 2.6 petrol.

Robbo · « **Reply #22 on:** July 20, 2006, 16:19:36 »

Quote from: "Paul.K/LuckyTrucker"

Hi there, I have to ask, why do you guys seem obsessed by speed. If you have a Series LR with a 4 pot engine you have to accept it will be slow unless you have no mechanical sympathy whatsoever. :twisted:

If I wanted to go fast I would have a Porsche Cayene but then that is so different from driving a LR and such a dissappointment compared to a LR.

Am I a bit strange :?

If you had a Cayene we'd laugh !
But as for knowing what it would do ....well...its just an anorak thing isn't it? You know like how far can you wade, or how much can you lean before falling over etc.....hmmmm I can see some new threads coming.....

James.Harwood · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2006, 08:51:20 »

Quote

To my knowledge the 2.25 Petrol redlines at 4,250 and has max power output at 4,000 while the 2.25 Diesel redlines at 4,000 and has max power further down the rev range.

True for standard engines. :twisted:

Kevs2A · « **Reply #24 on:** August 04, 2006, 09:39:08 »

My first LR was a 2.25 diesel 88 and it was pretty much flat out at a tad over 65, overdrive and 750 tyres. Good little tool.

The Series 2a with 3.5 V8, RR diffs, 750s and overdrive is happiest at about 65-70 on motorways but will pull and pull up to the magic ton :roll:

landroverkeith · « **Reply #25 on:** August 04, 2006, 18:28:48 »

hehe yer i agree with that my v8 will keep on pulling too but the wander on the steering wheel is a little worrying lol but its great at beating kids in corsa`s off the lights

lmao see emm alllllll laffing as i rattle up to the lights and they bomb along aside then the faces as ROAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR i drop the clutch and they is still at the lights lol soooooooo funny

extreme90 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 05, 2006, 23:36:53 »

Quote from: "landroverkeith"

hehe yer i agree with that my v8 will keep on pulling too but the wander on the steering wheel is a little worrying lol but its great at beating kids in corsa`s off the lights

lmao see emm alllllll laffing as i rattle up to the lights and they bomb along aside then the faces as ROAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR i drop the clutch and they is still at the lights lol soooooooo funny

oooooooo ijust love it when i do that, poxy corsa's, poxy 4 pot diesel pulls up along side, race on.... ( unaware to the poxy corsa driver that this 4 pot sitting next to his is tuned to the max and has twice its power :twisted: )
dump clutch and they left in a ploom of black smoke and sut :P

back to the subject, my friends series 3 2.25 petrol gives my defender a run for its money, but then agen its got a webber, k&n , racing plugs , 265,75 r16 tyres and a few others that he wont tell me about

philbert · « **Reply #27 on:** August 11, 2006, 18:58:24 »

well my 2a goes of the clock which is about 70 mph on my gps.
thats without an overdrive and with earplugs!

Rich_P · « **Reply #28 on:** August 11, 2006, 20:33:18 »

Quote from: "thebiggreenthing"

back to the subject, my friends series 3 2.25 petrol gives my defender a run for its money, but then agen its got a webber, k&n , racing plugs , 265,75 r16 tyres and a few others that he wont tell me about

If it's got a Weber, the standard Weber (not twin choke) then that'll be a performance loss.

scotana · « **Reply #29 on:** August 13, 2006, 23:25:04 »

ive had 86 (on my spedo) out of my 109 2.5 n/a down the A38 towards Marketon island.

it can cruise at 65 and will hit 72 on the flat

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