Whats your Top Speed achieved in your scooby?
05 June 2002, 11:12 PM
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I was not doing an indicated 147 while not chasing a GSXr750 down a 1.5mile private road
With a bit more road would probably have gone to 150ish.
Standard MY97 Catalunya with 17" rims.
With a bit more road would probably have gone to 150ish.Standard MY97 Catalunya with 17" rims.
06 June 2002, 12:29 AM
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Got my 93 WRX up to just under 140mph indicated on the way back from Le Mans last year, but because I was carrying luggage for about 10 ppl, the front started to go light and I bottled.......then my mate passed in his identical (near-empty) WRX showing around 150mph & bouncing off the rev limiter!!
06 June 2002, 12:48 AM
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legacies go quickest ;-)
http://www.subaru-global.com/about/h...ml#subhead-001
and thats a totally standard GTB estate - the b4 gets to and indicated 170+ alarmingly quickly - without the feeling that the windows are about to implode either (as per impreza old-shape)- I do,however, worry about tyres at that kind of speed - not recommended too often. Looking at the fuel gauge after such a run is usually sobering enough to put you off doing it again :-(
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http://www.subaru-global.com/about/h...ml#subhead-001
and thats a totally standard GTB estate - the b4 gets to and indicated 170+ alarmingly quickly - without the feeling that the windows are about to implode either (as per impreza old-shape)- I do,however, worry about tyres at that kind of speed - not recommended too often. Looking at the fuel gauge after such a run is usually sobering enough to put you off doing it again :-(
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06 June 2002, 01:22 AM
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165MPH two up, uphill in my westie, it started to take off at that point so i said that was enough thanks. That felt quite quick being an open top cig packet on wheels 
It was geared for 175MPH at the time. 
132MPH downhill into the foxhole at the ring in my Impreza Sport, that was 5th on the limiter.
Dunno on the STi5 Type RA, i dont intend to find out it's full top speed either as these cars dont like sustained high revs running. No Scoobs like it that much really.
It was geared for 175MPH at the time. 132MPH downhill into the foxhole at the ring in my Impreza Sport, that was 5th on the limiter.
Dunno on the STi5 Type RA, i dont intend to find out it's full top speed either as these cars dont like sustained high revs running. No Scoobs like it that much really.
08 June 2002, 12:48 AM
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152mph in my UK97 Wagon thru Belgium...
150+mph (wasnt checking) NOT on the M5...
147+mph when Thames Valley Police decided to put the helicopter up cos they were losing me on the M40 last October
...the Lotus'll only do 132mph
150+mph (wasnt checking) NOT on the M5...
147+mph when Thames Valley Police decided to put the helicopter up cos they were losing me on the M40 last October
...the Lotus'll only do 132mph
09 June 2002, 09:16 AM
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I had 140 MPH as measured on my GPS Blue i (on a private road) MY00 with plenty more to go I would love to have the RB5 WRSport flat out, and may try it when I attend the next ring trip, on the Autobahn
Cheers Phill C
I would love to have the RB5 WRSport flat out, and may try it when I attend the next ring trip, on the Autobahn Cheers Phill C
09 June 2002, 11:51 AM
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Similar to others - 145mph with a bit more to go but would have missed my junction requiring an extra 30 miles to get home at 3am (obviously, this was when I used to live in Germany )!
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MY97 UK 4-door, Magnex cat-back, K&N
09 June 2002, 06:38 PM
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166 MPH downhill educating the French not to even bother!
That is what the speedo said on the STi V - maybe they put the MPH speedo face on a bit anti clockwise (which is good news if that TVR educating SPECS thing comes through).
I must grow up, I must grow up... (waddya mean it should have long since happened by now!) Off to tell the 10 yr old next door now - yes it DOES do what it says on the speedo!!!!
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That is what the speedo said on the STi V - maybe they put the MPH speedo face on a bit anti clockwise (which is good news if that TVR educating SPECS thing comes through).
I must grow up, I must grow up... (waddya mean it should have long since happened by now!) Off to tell the 10 yr old next door now - yes it DOES do what it says on the speedo!!!!
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09 June 2002, 09:46 PM
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my old lotus carlton did 180mph on the german autobann prob aboout 165-170mph really.
ive just got this 96 model sti type r been dyno'd at 350bhp but ive not had it flat out cos carnt find a decent road to do it(legally that is
ive just got this 96 model sti type r been dyno'd at 350bhp but ive not had it flat out cos carnt find a decent road to do it(legally that is
09 June 2002, 10:13 PM
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I never been that sort of speed in my car, but my Blue i recorded 130 mph and the speedo was within 1 mph. I'm confident the speedo is quite accurate in a Scooby (MY00 at the time)
Cheers Phill C
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09 June 2002, 11:28 PM
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out of curiosity...why when people quote their top speed do they knock off around 10% ??
book figure for my motor is 144mph, so doesn't it do 144mph then ??
confused. I have had 150 showing on my speedo with 1000rpm left on a straight road (private)
so is it the book figure we deduct 10% from or the speedo figure ? the speedo figure I can understand, but some on here are quoting 134 for a scoob, surely not right
I always thought lotus carltons DID 182mph btw ??
shunty
book figure for my motor is 144mph, so doesn't it do 144mph then ??
confused. I have had 150 showing on my speedo with 1000rpm left on a straight road (private
)so is it the book figure we deduct 10% from or the speedo figure ? the speedo figure I can understand, but some on here are quoting 134 for a scoob, surely not right
I always thought lotus carltons DID 182mph btw ??
shunty
