#173868 - 03/08/09 05:22 PM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: Alex_H]
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Registered: 29/12/08
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Loc: Chavham, Kent
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only ever been close to 6000 in the higher gears never been above about 5k in second gear and have never hit the limiter
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#173869 - 03/08/09 05:27 PM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: LHT_ST]
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I hit the limiter on purpose the engine just killed itself to 2000 revs
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#173871 - 04/08/09 06:20 AM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: sim]
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Registered: 17/07/09
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Loc: aberdeenshire
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i havent noticed if i have done 60mph in second gear as i always change at 6000rpm as the torque curve starts to fade off.
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#173872 - 04/08/09 09:11 AM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: x18wag]
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Registered: 13/01/09
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Hmmm - 60 in second does seem a little excessive, I'd be scared of blowing the head gasket. Saying that when we had our little tear up from the Black Cat petrol station to Ellington prior to FITP one of the guys (electric window man for those in the know) was bouncing off the redline in 4th trying to keep up with us modded guys
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#173874 - 04/08/09 07:57 PM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: abc]
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Registered: 01/03/09
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#173875 - 05/08/09 09:22 AM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: Alex_H]
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Registered: 01/07/08
Posts: 8157
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i only take ip up near the limiter when some shady little chav goes past in a corsa or summing and thinks hes gods gift, then he gets embarresed by having the ST roaring past him
+1 Done that the other day
HaHa well done becuase they need to know who's boss and that the only car that is worth 'doing up' is the and not the sh*tty 1.1L banger that has 49bhp LOL
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#173878 - 05/08/09 11:54 AM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: Kaxe]
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Registered: 02/03/09
Posts: 378
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its the ones with the 1.0 corsa b's, slammed to the deck with lexus lights on the back and playing ultra fast dance music loud as hell. how times have changed!!
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#173879 - 05/08/09 12:07 PM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: Spiers]
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#173880 - 05/08/09 01:14 PM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
[Re: Kev]
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Registered: 16/05/07
Posts: 1319
Loc: Essex
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nothing wrong with hitting the limiter every once in a while, that's why its there to protect the engine from damage.
mine is raised to 7,150 and i hit it often, due to the fact im running cams and it doesn't let off the power it catches you out.
Dal
Edited by w3dal (05/08/09 01:15 PM)
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#173882 - 05/08/09 01:42 PM
Re: Hitting 60mph in second gear
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