redline on a 1.4 apq mk2

[chris285]

anyone know what the redline limit on a 1.4 is

i have always been careful not to rag my car to death when driving, but one junction i use on the way home aint very good so sometimes i have to really give it some gas

anyway i went to 5.5krpm which is the highest i have taken the engine myself as its done 82.5k miles, and it made me think what the redline point was

mainly cause the top speed of a 1.4 is supposed to be 96mph, but i get 90 at about 4.5k rpm which makes me think it would easily do a ton

 

[Brummy]

Hit over a ton in my old mk2 1.4 on the day i picked it up. (private road/track, obviously) clock read out at a shade over 105... took both hands very nimbley off the steering to see if there was any wobble (none, thankfully, and that was with a broken pedal box ,too ) but it would give a ton if you changed through the gearing properly quite easily... mine used to 'die off' anywhere above about 5.5k revs big style...

 

[Fl@pper]

with errors on indicated speed would probably show 100+ but more likely be about 96/98 wouldnt it ?

 

[Brummy]

possibly so.. but my 'oppo in the van that took me down to pick up the car, was registering a ton and I was chugging along gaining slightly on him.. so I can only 'go' by that evidence.....

 

[Fl@pper]

you cheated then - using the slipstream jk

 

[dirtbiker]

I've had my 1.4 up to 101 on the GPS (on a private road of course)! Gets a tad noisy and there's definately no way its going any faster!

 

[Brummy]

you cheated then - using the slipstream jk

ch'yeah-riight!! Van boy was taking the inside line I was ahead of him

 

[surcalation]

Guessin 6500rpm is top, I wouldn't know I just listen for how loud my exhaust gets as I dont have a rev counter (stupid poverty spec ibiza!)

 

[ScotlandToIbiza]

when you go from 14" steelies to 17" alloys will that effect the speedo reading?

 

[AlpineWhite]

yep, your actual speed will be higher in comparison with the indicated speed runing on a set of 14s as the diameter will increase.

unless you had balloon profile tyres and now have really low profile on the 17s.

useful site here:
http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/tyrecalc.asp

 

[ScotlandToIbiza]

cheers thought that myself was juust clarifying it.

EDIT: anyway of sorting it?

 

[AlpineWhite]

not that I know of, other than using a GPS to measure your speed accurately.

also the mileage will be out by the same % as your speed reading.

 

[dirtbiker]

Guessin 6500rpm is top, I wouldn't know I just listen for how loud my exhaust gets as I dont have a rev counter (stupid poverty spec ibiza!)

Half hour job with a couple of screwdrivers and a large (24mm?) socket...

My dials (from a Polo Mk4) cost £45 from a scrappy and I sold my old ones for £15...

 

[ScotlandToIbiza]

does that fit a mk2 ibiza?