Top Speed for 8v

[jonmk2]

Anyone have any 1/4 mile times for 1.4's ?

 

[EssexIbiza1985]

lol hardly worthit for 1.4s is it?

 

[cozzie121]

lol......would you be counting in minutes?

 

[jonmk2]

Thats what I meant, was wondering just out of interest

 

[Czechboy]

Yeah, I think Sirculation did a quarter mile in his old 1.4. Come to think of it I think he did it in his new one as well. Will try and find out what the time was. Think something around the 19seconds mark.

Mig

 

[Smithy]

Anyone have any 1/4 mile times for 1.4's ?

18.9 secs on all 3 runs - 15" cupra 8v alloys, cat back exhaust, k&n

The 1.4 I was racing against couldn't break 19 sec barrier.



....god that's a slow time! lol

 

[EssexIbiza1985]

anyone know the quoted 0-60 time for a 1.4?

 

[Czechboy]

14.5 seconds AFAIK

 

[chris285]

14.5 seconds AFAIK

which i am sure is not right, i reckon its more like 12-13 sec

unless they timed with a large driver not trying or something

 

[m0rk]

Anyone have any 1/4 mile times for 1.4's ?

16.7 in my old 1.4 - full rpm start feeding the clutch in. didn't last 2 runs doing that though.

Not stripped out at all, and running 195/45/15's

 

[jenk]

Would have had a go in my 8v this weekend but the clutch is slipping

 

[jonmk2]

16.7 isn't bad at all for a 1.4 I dont think

 

[Smithy]

16.7 isn't bad at all for a 1.4 I dont think

I don't think the time m0rk got was "mechanically sympathetic" let's say lol

 

[jcs356]

i will wait till castle combe on the 21st to find out

Richard - From memory you'll be lucky to get more than 100 at Combe. You need a long, long straight to get over 120.

 

[Czechboy]

which i am sure is not right, i reckon its more like 12-13 sec

unless they timed with a large driver not trying or something

Here is where I got the time from

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/data.aspx?model=807

Mig

 

[Smithy]

Never take offficial manufacturer stats as gospel. I think they do the tests with full tank, passengers and suit cases or similar. Tends to effect insurance prices etc making the cars more affordable for some.

 

[jcs356]

Well, I can confirm that on the 1 mile long part of the runway we were using at RAF Marham today, I was entering at around 75mph, and by the braking point, I was just doing a shade over 120. There was a wee bit left to come, but would probably have taken another mile or so to wring it out.

 

[old 'uns]

Never take offficial manufacturer stats as gospel. I think they do the tests with full tank, passengers and suit cases or similar. Tends to effect insurance prices etc making the cars more affordable for some.

try : low fuel, light drivers, engine belts etc off to reduce friction, tyres pumped up higher

 

[soamer]

at donny with a new06subaru i could onlyget 110 on wheat croft