montanajr Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 My car rarely goes over 80mph. I'm too scared of points. Quote
ste91 Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 2 1/2 tbh if i was on my own + half a tank of petrol + clear day i knw i would have got alot more......70-80 can be achived in 3rd.You'd be surprised - forget 70 in 3rd, you can do nearly 70 in 2nd lol. Quote
5T4R7ET N/A Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 You'd be surprised - forget 70 in 3rd, you can do nearly 70 in 2nd lol.what car u driving . surely not a starlet n/a.Actually i done that once in this dream i had loooool Quote
pallett Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 if you can get 60+ out of a starlet in 2nd your a lucky man, or just waiting for your gearbox to blow clean up, it must be absolutely screaming, in my old n/a it would touch 60 in second if i was on my own but it felt like death and wasnt really pulling, think about 55 i found was best to change to keeo the power flowing into 3rd. Quote
Asad Posted February 13, 2009 Author Posted February 13, 2009 I kinda agree....3rd is where it really takes off but its hard to progress over 70ish when in 4 it does really do anything bar knock down the revs but in 5th while doing 60 its a matter of seconds when you hit 70-80, keeping it in second is just abuse imo Quote
ste91 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Why have 6200 rpm if you aren't going to use it? Although I don't go that high usually, the power seems to drop off before 6k anyway. Quote
Bluebear Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I've generally found that if I'm giving the N/A a bit of poke, changing from second to third at around 50/55 does the trick nicely. It's funny how us N/A lads have to listen to the engine and look at the speed to know when to shift.Not like you turbo lads, with your fancy rev counters. Oh wait, SR's had rev counters. I hate you. Quote
SR17 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I've generally found that if I'm giving the N/A a bit of poke, changing from second to third at around 50/55 does the trick nicely. It's funny how us N/A lads have to listen to the engine and look at the speed to know when to shift.Not like you turbo lads, with your fancy rev counters. Oh wait, SR's had rev counters. I hate you.Not that I ever ragg my car around, but 5,000 plus certainly does deliver best power. I agree 50/55 in second, then into 3rd on a very cold night does sound sweeet! Quote
5T4R7ET N/A Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 No need to strain the car to 60mph. You'd be better changin gear than wasting time trying to hit 60. Quote
OzGlanzaV Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 My car rarely goes over 80mph. I'm too scared of points.Ditto!The fun is the accelaration for me.Oz Quote
ste91 Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 No need to strain the car to 60mph. You'd be better changin gear than wasting time trying to hit 60.It's not hard, yes the engine is revving like fuck but it's not struggling or anything.Although I can't see it working well with the standard airbox, the standard piping is too restrictive IMO. Quote
BAZ2CRAZY Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 I've generally found that if I'm giving the N/A a bit of poke, changing from second to third at around 50/55 does the trick nicely. It's funny how us N/A lads have to listen to the engine and look at the speed to know when to shift.Not like you turbo lads, with your fancy rev counters. Oh wait, SR's had rev counters. I hate you.rev meters are for gheys haha, on a serious note it must have been that specific scenario as to why you only got 90mph, the wind and added weight.My 206 used to get nailed my mates saxo (saxo's are ghey) they had the same power output but the saxo was lighter Mitch Quote
montanajr Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 Ditto!The fun is the accelaration for me.OzIndeedy, the fun is in getting to 40/60/70mph etc quickly. 135 in a Starlet feels a bit ... ooh eerr Quote
ste91 Posted February 14, 2009 Posted February 14, 2009 2nd/3rd gear acceleration is where it's at!On another note, I've heard of some people beating VTR's in lightly modded N/A Starlets, can anyone verify this? Sounds a bit mad a 1.3 beating a 1.6, even if it is by a fraction of an inch... Quote
5T4R7ET N/A Posted February 14, 2009 Posted February 14, 2009 According to Evo MagSaxo VTR 1.6Bhp/Rpm - 100/5700Weight - 920kgBhp/Ton - 990 TO 60 - 9.3Top Speed - 116___________________________________________________________________________________________________Saxo VTRBhp/Rpm - 120/6600Weight - 935Bhp/Ton - 1300 TO 60 - 7.6Top Speed - 127What u guys reckon can a starlet beat these two? Quote
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