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Offline bigman_10

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1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« on: 30 December 2007, 01:09 »
hi i was fooling around the other day in my 1990 1.3 and i have been wondering for a while how far the rev limiter will allow it to go. before you say its not good pactice i know i shouldn't make a habbit of it! the 1.3 hasn't got a rev counter but it does have red dots on the speedo at 20 ish 40ish 65ish and forgot wot it is in fourth. are these the start of the redlines?? will it eventually hit a revv limiter or will it make a mighty KABOOOM! oh yeah and the top speed according to the speedo was 107mph on my private road is this feasable (spelling?) cheers guys

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Offline Chris-White

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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #1 on: 30 December 2007, 01:28 »
ive had an indicated 60 out of my 1.3 golf in 2nd, sounded like a whiurling dervish, and was hardly quick to get there lol!

but then, 1.3's are hardly built for speed are they?!
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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #2 on: 30 December 2007, 07:05 »
My '85 1.3 had a rev limiter in the rotor arm which was a contact on the end of a spring which extended as the revs increased.  I got rid of it though as being a student at the time it was cheaper to buy a std one.  I know the car would do 85 in third following my Dad borrowing it.  He gave me the keys back saying it was quite a nice car but a bit noisy and wouldn't go over 85 in 5th - I then told him that the car only had a four speed box!!!.
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Offline Jay

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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #3 on: 30 December 2007, 11:00 »
Quote from: 8vreturn on 30 December 2007, 07:05
He gave me the keys back saying it was quite a nice car but a bit noisy and wouldn't go over 85 in 5th - I then told him that the car only had a four speed box!!!.

LOL! So he Didn't notice the jerk from 4th @ speed down into 3rd @ speed?  :shocked:
I've accidentally gone into 3rd (from 4th) instead of 5th and it feels like you're going to break your neck, either your dad has a mighty strong neck or just does that all the time? :grin:

Offer him a driving refresher course for his birthday  :grin: I did to my father and he said 'Ooohh... thanks, Guess I could do with one'   :shocked: I was expecting a 'I've been driving longer than you've been on this earth my son' speech  :laugh:
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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #4 on: 31 December 2007, 13:46 »
107mph? I only manage about 97mph out of mine... must be the 205 wide wheels slowing me down!
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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #5 on: 31 December 2007, 13:55 »

LOL! So he Didn't notice the jerk from 4th @ speed down into 3rd @ speed?  :shocked:
I've accidentally gone into 3rd (from 4th) instead of 5th and it feels like you're going to break your neck, either your dad has a mighty strong neck or just does that all the time? :grin:

Offer him a driving refresher course for his birthday  :grin: I did to my father and he said 'Ooohh... thanks, Guess I could do with one'   :shocked: I was expecting a 'I've been driving longer than you've been on this earth my son' speech  :laugh:
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I'm not in a strong position with this one as a year later I put his brand new 5-series on its roof... end over end...
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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #6 on: 31 December 2007, 14:03 »
Quote from: 8vreturn on 30 December 2007, 07:05
He gave me the keys back saying it was quite a nice car but a bit noisy and wouldn't go over 85 in 5th - I then told him that the car only had a four speed box!!!.

thats amazing
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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #7 on: 31 December 2007, 14:11 »
Not as amazing or exciting as letting him drive my nice Alfa 155 with me in the passenger seat and in the process of cancelling the indicator he turned off the headlights ... it was dark :shocked:... and we were going around a bend...  :shocked:anyone who has driven a Tipo, 155, 145, 146 will sort of understand.

I don't let him drive the golf I have now...
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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #8 on: 31 December 2007, 14:13 »
haha brilliant  :grin:
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Re: 1.3 55 in second when will it blow?
« Reply #9 on: 31 December 2007, 17:09 »
i had a 1985 golf 1.3 and it had a really tall 3rd gear and 90mph was easy in 3rd i hardly used 4th at all
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