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Offline kr1s77

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Standard 8v gti top speed
« on: 15 May 2005, 08:51 »
i took the misses to blackpool for a night on friday, came back last night. anyway, i floored it on a straight stretch  :laugh: and manage to it up to just under 120 ( might have been about 117). Just wanted to know if that is the normal top speed for standard 8v gti 97 and what top speed everyone else had.

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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #1 on: 15 May 2005, 09:20 »
book speed says about 120-125 but those figures are always under special conditions, v little fuel, one person and ideal weather.
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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #2 on: 15 May 2005, 10:58 »
i have had 128 out of mine but i don't think to top speed counts for much on the roads nowadays there are very few places where you can get away with it more than a few times before accruing points and a ban seems to me to be low down where you need the power and whilst the mk3 8v aint no traffic light racer it still does the job more power low down is the way to go is it not..? :huh: :grin:
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #3 on: 15 May 2005, 11:05 »
totally. thats what i love about mine. :grin:
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Offline mr wong

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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #4 on: 15 May 2005, 15:08 »
Got 120 out of mine before sh!tting myself incase old plod saw me and said "thank you very much for your licence son!"
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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #5 on: 16 May 2005, 11:28 »
I got to 105, then i couldn't stand the noise and vibrations, sounded like the Shuttle re-entering the orbit. The speedo was moving pretty slow by then.
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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #6 on: 16 May 2005, 12:07 »
Quote from: GazTheHat on 16 May 2005, 11:28
I got to 105, then i couldn't stand the noise and vibrations, sounded like the Shuttle re-entering the orbit. The speedo was moving pretty slow by then.
:shocked: :shocked: you recon you have a problem.... :huh: :huh:
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Offline 8vgti

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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #7 on: 16 May 2005, 13:38 »
Quote from: Count-von on 16 May 2005, 12:07
Quote from: GazTheHat on 16 May 2005, 11:28
I got to 105, then i couldn't stand the noise and vibrations, sounded like the Shuttle re-entering the orbit. The speedo was moving pretty slow by then.
:shocked: :shocked: you recon you have a problem.... :huh: :huh:

I agree with count....got 122 out of mine and it was probably from about 115 that it began to slow
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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #8 on: 17 May 2005, 13:32 »
I've had 125 out of mine on the speedo but the Origin B2 didn't match up with the speedo.

There were no vibrationons or pulling left to right on mine as I recently changed the bottom ball-joints, trackrod ends and top mounts, not to mention new wheels, tires and a balance and track.
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Offline Flying Custard

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Re: Standard 8v gti top speed
« Reply #9 on: 17 May 2005, 14:58 »
Your speedo is never accurate anyways... "speedo may read 10% under actual speed minus 2mph and never read over" according EEC 39  :rolleyes:
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