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Title: 0-60 time
Post by: thermidorthelobster 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!

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Hightower 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.

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Evilgoat 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

Title: Re: 0-60 time
Post by: TimM 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:

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: strapping young lad on February 14, 2006, 09:36:05

i think mine is the higher 8's

me mate's is lower 4 though ;)

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: hobbit 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:

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Ja1983 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:

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: V8MoneyPit 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:

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Evilgoat 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 :)

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: JasonM 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...

Jason

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Thrasher on February 14, 2006, 16:12:13

There's no replacement for cubic displacement ;-)

<V8 GRIN>

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: JasonM on February 14, 2006, 16:16:33

Don't earn enough to run a V8 !!!  Unfortunately!

Jason

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Ja1983 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

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Xtremeteam on February 14, 2006, 16:47:23

Quote from: "Ja1983"

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??

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: Lee_D 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.

Lee

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: davidlandy 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.

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: bezzabsa 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!!)

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: datalas on February 15, 2006, 20:31:00

Quote from: "Thrasher"

There's no replacement for cubic displacement ;-)

<V8 GRIN>

two words...

Steam Catapult

Title: 0-60 time
Post by: davidlandy on February 15, 2006, 22:00:26

Quote from: "datalas"

Quote from: "Thrasher"

There's no replacement for cubic displacement ;-)

<V8 GRIN>

two words...

Steam Catapult

very true,

.....or a nice big turbo