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Offline giles271

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slow top speed
« on: 13 February 2003, 16:02 »
i drive a 1989 golf clipper.its top speed at the moment is 90mph is this correct or should it go faster?can anybody help me please?
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Offline jv

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Re: slow top speed
« Reply #1 on: 13 February 2003, 17:55 »
Top speed is listed as 111mph so I guess your's is a bit off. Not going up a hill with the roof down are you  :P

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jv
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Re: slow top speed
« Reply #2 on: 14 February 2003, 19:55 »
Fifth gear on the 'Clipper' model was used as an over drive. like the 4+E boxes on other VW's.

Try using Forth gear and floor it, you will see a marked improvment in top speed but obviously more revs/noise.
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Offline giles271

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Re: slow top speed
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2003, 16:42 »
it still does 90mph in forth.does anybody think getting it tuned would help?
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Re: slow top speed
« Reply #4 on: 02 March 2003, 19:19 »
drive along side a mate in their car and see if your clocks are reading the same first, then you should be able to establish if it is your clock or your car
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