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0 - 60 time?
« on: 24 March 2007, 15:04:41 »
Not that I condone the testing, but....

Sat waiting at a roundabout, I wondered what the 0 - 60 was of mine.  Hardly and ideal place, but what the hell.  So I switched the FC to stopwatch and floored it. I had to feather it round the roundabout slightly, and the exit was an incline (The BP roundabout on the A43 for Tunnie).

8.2s

My car is bog standard, 3.0l, autobox.
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #1 on: 24 March 2007, 15:10:24 »
That brings up a thought.  You know Bruntingthorpe is surprisingly cheap to use.  Maybe we could have a group event there?
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #2 on: 24 March 2007, 15:10:39 »
Official figures are 8.7 for the MV6 Auto.

Also the official figures for the 2.2 manual are 9.5 seconds.... might be worth giving mine a test and comparing it to the factory figures.
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2007, 15:18:20 »
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Official figures are 8.7 for the MV6 Auto.
Depends who you listen to...  ...I think the factory figures for mine were 9s, and 8s for the manual.  I can easily believe the better g/box software shaves off 2 or 3 tenths, possible more...
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #4 on: 24 March 2007, 15:40:31 »
Though I guess I shouldn't be doing such things, knowing full well the cam cover gasket is donald ducked....  :-?
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« Reply #5 on: 24 March 2007, 15:45:11 »
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Though I guess I shouldn't be doing such things, knowing full well the cam cover gasket is donald ducked....  :-?
I probably shouldn't be thrashing it to redline with the EM gaskets gone, but I still do regularly.  Might as well have some fun leading up to the aggravation of fixing stuff.  Fixing stuff is a bit more palatable if you're having some fun between times.  ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 24 March 2007, 15:55:14 »
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Though I guess I shouldn't be doing such things, knowing full well the cam cover gasket is donald ducked....  :-?
I probably shouldn't be thrashing it to redline with the EM gaskets gone, but I still do regularly.  Might as well have some fun leading up to the aggravation of fixing stuff.  Fixing stuff is a bit more palatable if you're having some fun between times.  ;)
I wonder if bouncing it on the rev limiter the other day has caused the gaskets to go? Unlikely, but possible I guess  :-/
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« Reply #7 on: 24 March 2007, 15:59:54 »
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Though I guess I shouldn't be doing such things, knowing full well the cam cover gasket is donald ducked....  :-?
I probably shouldn't be thrashing it to redline with the EM gaskets gone, but I still do regularly.  Might as well have some fun leading up to the aggravation of fixing stuff.  Fixing stuff is a bit more palatable if you're having some fun between times.  ;)
I wonder if bouncing it on the rev limiter the other day has caused the gaskets to go? Unlikely, but possible I guess  :-/
My EM gaskets were OK when I bought it.  But then it had been driven so sedately that it was down at least 50hp.

Probably not the new firmware, but the auto likes to sit at redline for several seconds before shifting up.  Surprising how many engineers are morons.  >:(
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Though I guess I shouldn't be doing such things, knowing full well the cam cover gasket is donald ducked....  :-?
I probably shouldn't be thrashing it to redline with the EM gaskets gone, but I still do regularly.  Might as well have some fun leading up to the aggravation of fixing stuff.  Fixing stuff is a bit more palatable if you're having some fun between times.  ;)
I wonder if bouncing it on the rev limiter the other day has caused the gaskets to go? Unlikely, but possible I guess  :-/
My EM gaskets were OK when I bought it.  But then it had been driven so sedately that it was down at least 50hp.

Probably not the new firmware, but the auto likes to sit at redline for several seconds before shifting up.  Surprising how many engineers are morons.  >:(
You should try my MV6, as I don't think it sits at redline too long before changing*. Take it for a blast next time you're down here...


* If I don't leave it locked in 2nd ::)
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #9 on: 24 March 2007, 16:08:53 »
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You should try my MV6, as I don't think it sits at redline too long before changing*. Take it for a blast next time you're down here...


* If I don't leave it locked in 2nd ::)
Cool, I might do that.  Is your software a different code from mine?  You could take mine out for a bounce, er blast, sometime to see what I mean.  (Hopefully the bouncing will be fixed tomorrow.  Just ask timbuk how bad it is!)
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #10 on: 24 March 2007, 16:37:50 »
Got mine up to 30 in 25secs this morning ::)
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #11 on: 24 March 2007, 16:57:09 »
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You should try my MV6, as I don't think it sits at redline too long before changing*. Take it for a blast next time you're down here...


* If I don't leave it locked in 2nd ::)
Cool, I might do that.  Is your software a different code from mine?  You could take mine out for a bounce, er blast, sometime to see what I mean.  (Hopefully the bouncing will be fixed tomorrow.  Just ask timbuk how bad it is!)
I think both of ours have the 820 ECU, so will be running identical firmware...
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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #12 on: 24 March 2007, 17:00:28 »
I think a mate of mine has got one of these:

http://www.race-technology.com/ap22_4_620.html

.. which might be fun to try sometime.

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Re: 0 - 60 time?
« Reply #13 on: 24 March 2007, 17:05:13 »
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I think a mate of mine has got one of these:

http://www.race-technology.com/ap22_4_620.html

.. which might be fun to try sometime.

Kevin
I don't know about that one, but there have been several good ones out there for some time.  Give a reasonable estimate of torque and HP graphs too.  G-Tech has been really popular in the states.

You still need a good place to use them though.
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« Reply #14 on: 24 March 2007, 17:10:18 »
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You still need a good place to use them though.
The A43.... ::)
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