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scorpio_man
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #1 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 10:21am » |
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hi there
top speed was quoted at 140mph. taking everything into account, a real (gps) figure of 125/130mhp might be about right.
** you'll know yourself, but make sure everything is ok first! oil, gearbox, coolant, tyres, etc. **
hth
btw, was talk of a higher top speed by using the cc, but i don't know if you'll have enough room to try it. 
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mazzy_j
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #2 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 10:28am » |
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ahh, you just reminded me about the tyres. The ones fitted i don't think are 'Z' (is it?) rated which could be a problem as i don't fancy a blow out. I'll remember the cc tip and see what it does. Just gotta remember to stop before the end!!
Matt
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scorpio_man
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #3 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 10:32am » |
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hi there
your tyres should be fine (v,w or z). they just need to last for 10 minutes at their rated top speed (150mph+). you won't be doing that speed for anywhere like 10 minutes, unless you try 2 runs and by that time your petrol tank will be empty!!  
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mazzy_j
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #4 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 11:24am » |
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Looks like they'll hopefully be ok then 
And yes, the trip computer will be on its temperature setting for the duration to save me having to be prescribed anti-depressants at the end 
At roughly 5ish (most probably less) mpg full throttle i'll be incredibly lucky to get 2 runs out of a gallon at 2 miles a run  Lucky i was paid yesterday then 
Matt
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martin_rowe
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #5 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 11:40am » |
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seen 135 briefly.
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #6 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 11:41am » |
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my old 827 hit rev limiter at indicated 148.
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Baw_Flinger
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #7 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 12:37pm » |
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Ive had 135mph (before I wimped out ) out of my 2.3, I thought it was 155mph out of the cossie?
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cossie_al
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #8 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 12:49pm » |
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I have had 130mph on the clock of my cossie but I got to admit it felt slower.
However, the last time I did 130 was on my honda cbr 1000 so a car would feel slower than a bike
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Dave
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #9 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 3:22pm » |
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You lucky thing!
Pictures and videos Monday then, Matt 
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sector-9
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #10 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 7:00pm » |
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Well it has to be >126mph - that's what I got (indicated) out of a Y-reg Sierra 2.3 V6 estate.
Somebody told me they got 140mph out of a Sierra 2.9 4x4 estate - apparently the police T5 didn't manage or refused to keep up, but the court wouldn't allow them a copy of the report to frame!
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Paul B
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #11 on: Apr 21st, 2006, 10:39pm » |
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I'd take those lights off the front to reduce drag a bit
But give it a good old go. Should be fun
Not sure if a 2 and a bit mile straight will be enough though
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solarpanel
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #12 on: Apr 22nd, 2006, 11:53pm » |
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had mine upto 130 and it was still pulling like a train,plus my speedo is calibrated as its ex police,to busy watching fuel gauge going down but i think it was revin at 5k.
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Kjetil S
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #13 on: Apr 23rd, 2006, 12:44am » |
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That's one of the beauties of the scorpios. You can feel they're made for the Autobahn, as they just keep on accelerating even at 100+ MPH.
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Lee
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #14 on: Apr 23rd, 2006, 12:59pm » |
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126 out of the old 12v , only had the new one to 110 but it would need alot longer then 2 1/2 miles to get there good luck
Lee
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #15 on: Apr 24th, 2006, 1:39pm » |
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Well, i had a brilliant day out, can't think of many other better ways to spend a saturday afternoon sitting in the sun with the distant sound of straight through exhausts and straight cut gears filling the air, whilst watching Escort mk1's sliding round corners Despite it being only April I did manage to get sunburnt somehow
Didn't quite manage to get flat out but manged a respectable 130 (The needle just about on the 130mph line). The reason being was that the military were setting up some tests on the main runway which put it out of bounds  so i had to use one of the slightly shorter ones instead but with a run-up from around the corner. Did have a bit of a scare when i was going along one of the old concrete runways, because where the newer tarmac runway crosses the old one it is slightly raised to form a slight 'jump', of course i couldn't see it was there because there were tufts of grass between all the concrete slabs and so i hit it doing about 115-120 with an almighty crash, but luckily no damage was done. Phew The only real damage done to my car that day was the transformation of my formerly road legal tyres into a pair of (nearly) racing slicks. All in the name of fun
Dave, I filmed 3 video's on my mobile, 2 of the scorpio and 1 of a stupidly quick mini which went like a remote control car, will post them shortly...
Matt
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Dave
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #16 on: Apr 24th, 2006, 8:00pm » |
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Good man
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #17 on: Apr 24th, 2006, 8:25pm » |
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Nice ! To bad of the poor trak, we are waiting for movies / pics
PS: i got 125 in my 2.3 but had to brake because of the road was remaning out of tramac
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #18 on: Apr 25th, 2006, 1:43am » |
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One lonely, quiet night on the A127 I was in my old '95 2.0 ghia (manual) & got 125mph. It was well into the red, so I didn't hold this speed for long.
The first time I really pushed my new 2.3 Auto, it blew out the fan sensor switch & I lost all my water.
Started driving like my Dad now....slow & easy....maaan
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Re: Cossie Flat Out??
« Reply #19 on: Apr 26th, 2006, 12:00am » |
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I had 145 on speedo, gps reporting 138 on motorway for about half a mile before I bottled out and slowed back to 100.......98 Scorp Cossie
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