manthatkidisscrewed said:

i've heard that the remapped mjet's easily go off the clock with no trouble at all so i'd imagine easily 140 on the clock mate. I mean the tyres (if you've stuck with the manufacturer recommended one's) are rated to 150/155mph so there's no danger there and the 1.9 is a very strong engine so i can't imagine you causing any trouble...certainly not trying to test the top speed for a short period of time.

I've had my virtually standard starjet to 130 (all be it down hill and clock speed) and it was fine. Felt just as civilised as it does at 70/80 other than the fact that it was pretty high up the revs!!

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also if the tyres say 150/155 then there will be a huge safety buffer there aswell, wouldnt want to try it but ill bet the tyres are good for easily 200.

Generally speaking in terms of safety everything is built to the rule of 3. e.g. if a lift says it takes 10 people, it should take 30 before breaking, if a winch says max load 1 ton, it will take 3 tons. and so on and so on.

beany_bot said:

also if the tyres say 150/155 then there will be a huge safety buffer there aswell, wouldnt want to try it but ill bet the tyres are good for easily 200.

Generally speaking in terms of safety everything is built to the rule of 3. e.g. if a lift says it takes 10 people, it should take 30 before breaking, if a winch says max load 1 ton, it will take 3 tons. and so on and so on.

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My tyres are good for 504 mph then matey!

Ffoxy said:

My tyres are good for 504 mph then matey!

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lol yeah im not so sure it works with tyres, it is in the constuction industry and electrical industry, stuff like that.

beany_bot said:

lol yeah im not so sure it works with tyres, it is in the constuction industry and electrical industry, stuff like that.

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Damn... I'll cancel the induction kit then...

you crack me up sometimes Ffoxy! lmfao

I agree with you beany...everything obviously should have a safety net...but tbh I wouldn't want to take it past the tyre safety threshold because if something happens you're not covered and also I bet it would be pretty unstable!

duncs...as far as gps speedo's go...a sat nav speed reading will be a lot more accurate...but this can depend on how many satellite's it has to triangulate at that time. There should only really be a 10mph difference at very high speeds though...

manthatkidisscrewed said:

you crack me up sometimes Ffoxy! lmfao
I agree with you beany...everything obviously should have a safety net...but tbh I wouldn't want to take it past the tyre safety threshold because if something happens you're not covered and also I bet it would be pretty unstable!

duncs...as far as gps speedo's go...a sat nav speed reading will be a lot more accurate...but this can depend on how many satellite's it has to triangulate at that time. There should only really be a 10mph difference at very high speeds though...

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I needed that laugh tbh off to a mates funeral today

manthatkidisscrewed said:

I needed that laugh tbh off to a mates funeral today

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sad mate sorry for you. You're young was your mate young too? Been to so many funerals in the last 4 years like... wow.... steel yourself up mate, funerals are tough.

Ffoxy said:

sad mate sorry for you. You're young was your mate young too? Been to so many funerals in the last 4 years like... wow.... steel yourself up mate, funerals are tough.

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thanks mate, yeah he was...he was 20...took his own life which makes you wonder because no one ever thought he had a reason to do it. Can't imagine what his family are going through though. this is the 3rd person from my secondary school to die in about as many months...what is happening to the world! :bang:

sorry,i'm off topic...

manthatkidisscrewed said:

thanks mate, yeah he was...he was 20...took his own life which makes you wonder because no one ever thought he had a reason to do it. Can't imagine what his family are going through though. this is the 3rd person from my secondary school to die in about as many months...what is happening to the world! :bang:

sorry,i'm off topic...

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Off topic yes but its bothering you so sod it...

Just let his family know they can call you or speak with you. They probably wont but a personal touch shows them you share their grief and you offer some support. Little things matter.

Ffoxy said:

Off topic yes but its bothering you so sod it...

Just let his family know they can call you or speak with you. They probably wont but a personal touch shows them you share their grief and you offer some support. Little things matter.

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yeah it is actually...it's funny you know...we fell out about a year or so ago for no reason at all...he just stopped talkin to me and most of his other friends. but now I feel even worse for it because it makes you wonder if things had been different would he still be around?

yeah, already have done, and my parents have done the same...they're very private though so like you say, highly doubtful they will.

manthatkidisscrewed said:

yeah it is actually...it's funny you know...we fell out about a year or so ago for no reason at all...he just stopped talkin to me and most of his other friends. but now I feel even worse for it because it makes you wonder if things had been different would he still be around?

yeah, already have done, and my parents have done the same...they're very private though so like you say, highly doubtful they will.

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Its past mate, you live with it (baggage of life) Reminds of the lad at work I publicly took the pee out of for miss-diagnosing a fault... he put himself under a train that night. I felt awful guilty, but it turns out he had been suffering long term mental illness which he told no-one about and had been living in his van having been chucked out by his girlfriend...

Dont lay guilt on yourself, its damaging.

manthatkidisscrewed said:

I needed that laugh tbh off to a mates funeral today

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really sorry to hear that mate. Im crap in these circumstances all i can say is life will return to normal. Dont worry about being off topic. share all you want.

Ffoxy said:

Its past mate, you live with it (baggage of life) Reminds of the lad at work I publicly took the pee out of for miss-diagnosing a fault... he put himself under a train that night. I felt awful guilty, but it turns out he had been suffering long term mental illness which he told no-one about and had been living in his van having been chucked out by his girlfriend...

Dont lay guilt on yourself, its damaging.

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yeah that's the way you have to go on I guess...I checked with his family that they didn't mind me and these friends coming and they seemed to agree about it all being in the past...doesn't change that you were best friends for all those years before does it!

Really sorry about that lad...you must have felt seriously **** at the time. thank god you found out what really happened though.

ah well...i'll leave you guys to get back on topic now as I need to get ready or else i'll miss the funeral and then I really will be a **** friend! thanks for tht Ffoxy, really appreciated

manthatkidisscrewed said:

thanks for tht Ffoxy, really appreciated

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Think nothing of it mate, I know you are a thoughtful lad and its a helping hand returned.

Tip is to enjoy every single day of your life, theres always somebody worse off and life is for living.

GPS's rock by the way! :devil:

mehstg said:

Another question for the more technical peeps, as I am feeling in an inquisitive mood today.

I was over at North Weald Airfield the other day as one of my friends works there and had the chance to take my Grande along one of the runways.

Took it up to about 115, but as the book top speed is 124, didn't want to take it any higher. The thing is, it got to 115 easily, and was still pulling hard....

I take it the fact it still pulls hard at 115 is due to the fact I have had it remapped. But obviously, other components have not been upgraded like the oil pump and i'd be worried about oil circulation at any speed higher than the quoted.

My question is, what really is a safe top speed for the car, and what damage happens if you go over this.






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Why should you be worried about oil pressure at high road speeds? OK, you had a remap but does that make the ENGINE go any faster? The car, yes, but the engine? I don't think the engine will go much over 5000 RPM under any circumstances and then only in the lower gears.

Ok, as an example, before the remap you could get to 3400 RPM in the highest gear no matter the car speed. The engine's power peak was at 4000 RPM, but the long gearing prevents the engine from reaching it. Now let's say that after the remap you can get 3850 RPM because the higher power lets the engine reach a higher speed before the gearing overcomes it. 3850 is still below the original power peak of 4000, so you shouldn't have any durability or lubrication problems because of this. Your new power peak after the remap may be higher, but it's not going to change anything. Just use a good quality full synthetic oil and you'll be OK.

As there's a lot of chatter about speedo readings, I bought a new Alfa 75 3.0in 1988. After a long break-in I was able to see 152 MPH on the speedo and that was in Texas, no less when the limit was...55. So how fast was I really going? The owneer's manual said 137. Subtract 10% of 152, which is 15.2, from 150 and I was really going about 135.

beany_bot said:

really sorry to hear that mate. Im crap in these circumstances all i can say is life will return to normal. Dont worry about being off topic. share all you want.

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cheers beany...sorry I didn't see your post earlier but i'm replying now so it's all good!

Ffoxy said:

Think nothing of it mate, I know you are a thoughtful lad and its a helping hand returned.

Tip is to enjoy every single day of your life, theres always somebody worse off and life is for living.

GPS's rock by the way! :devil:

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thanks mate yeah, I try and be thoughtful...and occasionally act grown up but many thanks for earlier made me feel a lot better

yeah that's it...you're always doing better than someone else so you just have to be thankful for that I guess!

haha...they really really really do!

that's a good point btw Raton...

Ffoxy said:

Think nothing of it mate, I know you are a thoughtful lad and its a helping hand returned.

Tip is to enjoy every single day of your life, theres always somebody worse off and life is for living.

GPS's rock by the way! :devil:

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Your like a dad to the forum lol

ChrisUK said:

Your like a dad to the forum lol

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Thanks (i think....)

Ffoxy said:

Thanks (i think....)

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Yeah its a good thing . Your a similar age to my dad too just a lot more cool lol, my dad drives a boring Audi :nerner:.