Has anyone on the forum got a Mk2 1.2 Punto 8 valve?

If so what is the top speed you have achieved? I have only managed just over 100mph but my brother (up untill recently had the same car/engine) managed 110mph out of his? [xx(]

What speeds have you guys managed to hit?

Cheers.

Fiat Punto=Italian Stallion

i've got the same engine and have hit 100. the top speed's only sposed to be 96mph so don't worry, your engine's fine.

Did u see your bro do the 110?

the descent into insanity continues unabated

No mate, didnt see him do it. mmm...

I do believe him tho, i remember he said he was going down a fairly steep piece of motorway close to where we live and he did have a full car!

RichieC, has you car been modd'd at all?

Fiat Punto=Italian Stallion

no mods at all. i did 100 on the flat and i only went up to 100 just to prove i could...could have done more but didn't want to lose license or owt.

the descent into insanity continues unabated

Did you get to 100 in 4th gear? When i'm goin fast (95+) and I put in in 5th it just seems to slow down! Also, my car duznt hav a rev counter. How far off the limiter were you when you were doin 100?

My top speeds in each gear...
1st=31
2nd=62
3rd=don't think iv'e hit limiter in 3rd
4th=100

Have you ever hit limiter in 3rd?
If so, how fast were you going?

PS any ideas at what RPM our engines limit at?

Fiat Punto=Italian Stallion

i was in 5th and it was revving at about 4000rpm

the descent into insanity continues unabated

Mine does 100. I've only done it once but i am a fat bastard. My Punto was revving at just over 4000rpm when doing the ton. I am sure it would go faster but i am quite happy cruising at 70-80mph and getting 48mpg.

2000 ELX Green Induction kit, Ecotek Valve.

Remember that all speedos are over rated so 100mph is about 90mph.

hi every1 i have mk2 punto and 1.2 8v i hit 110mph aswell!! i was on 5th gear revs was 4/5000

Ive hit 110 on the m6 but it took a few miles and a lot of petrol and it was on a flat bit of road, hit i slight hill and it die on its ar*e!! i will agree that in 5th gear mine looses all the power but that a fiat for u!!!
Also that was on 14's now ive got 17's & those speeds are impossible!

I have a Mk1 ELX (75bhp) and it has a rev counter!!! yay

Anyway, my car limits at 7500 rpm. i can do that easily in 1st and second, but from there it takes a while in 3rd, and you can pull 70 in 3rd if you run every gear to the limit. the engine whines a bit but hey ho

Mk1 1.2 ELX 75

I've got a 99 1.2 Punto 60 and it will top out at about 100. I woudn't be too worried about the fact it tops out in 4th - I work for a transmission design company and when I started I was writing specs for vehciles that top'ed out in 5th. The problem is, the car companys want their cars to have a cruising mode for the motorway with good fuel economy so they can fudge the results of the road-tests for magazines. The last car I did was a forthcoming supercar and I'd planned it to do 220 in top, but the car company told me I had to top it in 5th, so now it will just about make 200.

The other thing is, as you go higher in the gears there's less torque at the wheels, and torque means force, and for a given weight of car less force means less acceleration. What that all means to you the driver is that when the car is near the limit of drag equaling drive force you may still be accelerating, it'll just be so slow you won't notice it. The manufacturer's top speeds are on big high-speed banked ovals (like NASCARs use) so they can drive at really high speeds for miles and miles, letting the car reach a higher top speed than you can reach on a normal road.

As to the 110-downhill fully-laden thing, if you load a transit van up with sofas and drive it from Southampton to Banbury along the hilly roads you can get it decently over 100 (which is not possible on normal roads). The extra mass is giving you more acceleration.

Hope that made some sense.

hi my m8 has got the same punto as u and hes got it up to 110 n i belive him coz my girlfriend wz in the car to.your engine is fine altho in a drag race the mk1 punto 55 wid few mods can keep up wid it inch 4 inch but urs has a better top speed.[}]

Mk2 1.2 16v sporting - hit 110, still had some power up its sleeve[8D]

ive got a mk1 1.2 8v, hubby got 115 out of it on the m58, dont know the revs although i got a rev counter cos i was too busy having a heated debate over him "ragging the ar$e" off my car. There was still power left when i won the arguement....oops debate.

sexy black 3 door punto with wild yellow interior.

Not sure if it's really relevant, but I managed to get my old Punto GT well off the end of the scale (140mph) on downhill stretch of straight road. My current Mk1 60s seems to top out about 100 indicated. (95ish?)

Here come da judge...

y reg mk 2 punto. managed 100 in 5th.... never tried 4th gear red lining.doesnt really pull in 5th gear though. slight oil leak along the front of the engine. faulty head gasket which is a common problem with the engine. being fixed on monday so hoping for imrpoved performance. friend sez i will be losing power and economy.
anybody else had blown head gasket/oil leak?
me and a mate in a 1.2 16v sporting have been up to 125

alan lindsay

right when mine was completely standard i got 110 out of her but now since al kit and 17's only manage a pants 95mph and thats either on flat or down hill grrrr its toooooooooooooooooooo slow 1.4 GT turbo engine from mark 1 is next hehehehehehehe

i got 115mph out of my old 1.1 punto mk1 i was along side my mate in his mr2 gt cause he was restricted to 112mph ha ha! but r fiat makin them slower now!