fastest you've been in your 300??

Post by **redline** » 20 Dec 2004 03:49 pm

Tom ,your car might go faster if you throw your elvis figurine out (Elvis has left the volvo ) LOL

Post by **foggyjames** » 20 Dec 2004 06:31 pm

125+ mph (the speedo runs out at 120, so I'm not sure exactly what it was...)....new record for a B200K! It actually felt amazingly stable. On my private test track, of course...

cheers

James

Post by **Duvel78** » 20 Dec 2004 06:36 pm

foggyjames wrote:On my private test track, of course...

Private test track...

What a funny way to say "motorway" LOL

Post by **5lab** » 20 Dec 2004 06:37 pm

you put yer new cam on or somethign? mine barely goes above a tonne!

Post by **foggyjames** » 21 Dec 2004 02:43 am

That's stock. Ok.....so it was down a BIG hill, and with a lot of weight on board....so gravity helped a lot!

Even so, I can get 110+ (on the speedo) on the flat....but it takes its time getting there.

cheers

James

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jul 2005 12:57 am

BIIIIIG bump.

Apologies for the blur...I didn't want to set off the flash and blind myself!

Took that a few weeks ago on a night session at the private test track. I never quite believed Kev Strong when he said a GLT is geared for 154mph (when revved hard), but I believe it now....125-130 at somewhere between 5000-5500rpm (heck, I wasn't watching that much.

cheers

James

Post by **bodejodel** » 18 Jul 2005 01:44 am

That looks like you went off the scale!

130mph = 210km/h... very nice!

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jul 2005 02:29 am

Yeah...it is...by a fair bit, not that you can tell

cheers

James

Post by **V6 Man** » 18 Jul 2005 02:57 am

Your speedo must be over reading..................

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jul 2005 03:29 am

I haven't re-done the calibration since the driving computer lost its memory...so I don't know how accurate the speedo is up there. I still must have been doing over 120mph in real terms.

cheers

James

Post by **deleted** » 18 Jul 2005 05:49 am

Lonewolf wrote:i got up to 160kph a few more times, i'm not gonna be doing it for the next few months though, sydney sent up a police unit to our area, saw them yesterday, 3 highway cars and a dozen bikes camping a random breath testing station (RBT) on the north side of town. i worked out the top speeds for all my gears now except 5th.

1st - 40kph
2nd -80kph
3rd - 120kph
4th - 170kph
5th - 200kph??? more???

Wouldnt your 5th gear have a lower top speed?? or have you changed the ratios, those speeds listed look about the same as mine stock though (not that ive gone to 170).

Post by **jtbo** » 18 Jul 2005 05:56 am

If you would have enough power max speed would be 240kph with 360 GL differential, GLT can't go as fast because different differential ratio.

Also at that speed rpm limiter start to kicks in.

No, I have not so much power or long enough straight in closed private area.

My car top speed is around 180kph@4th and it requires 1,8km to accelerate to that speed. Stupid program that evaluates acceleration and speed is not using 5th gear for that calculation for some reason.

Here is my speeds with different gears @rpm limiter
1st gear = 52kph
2nd gear = 91kph
3rd gear = 143kph

Differential is 3,36:1 gearbox is M47R (1988 model)

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jul 2005 12:38 pm

I think the 155mph figure kev quoted was at 7000rpm+....and obviously not with a stock B200E

I wouldn't like to put in terms of Kph, but I was at ~130 with 1000rpm still to go. I doubt I'd get much further due to power / aerodynamics, but in theory...

cheers

James

Post by **cam740** » 18 Jul 2005 01:28 pm

foggyjames wrote:I think the 155mph figure kev quoted was at 7000rpm+....and obviously not with a stock B200E I wouldn't like to put in terms of Kph, but I was at ~130 with 1000rpm still to go. I doubt I'd get much further due to power / aerodynamics, but in theory...

cheers

James

your just a hoon Foggy!!!

I've had mine up to 130kmh - but i only had it a week!!!

will wait till i hi the track later this year to nail it and see what i get!!

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jul 2005 02:24 pm

I do what I can...

cheers

James