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(Message started by: sardine on Mar 17^th, 2005, 3:25am)

Title: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by sardine on Mar 17^th, 2005, 3:25am

doing 100 on private road (obviously) toe down and instant accelleration in 24v cosworth but at 110 I was at over 5000 revs - in my probe it was like this in 3rd gear - I sem to be missing a gear? For a car with a top speed of over 130 - something wrong with auto box?

Title: Re: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by Paul B on Mar 17^th, 2005, 6:49am

Did you switch the overdrive off to give you better accelaration and forget to put it back on again?

Title: Re: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by Badboytunes on Mar 17^th, 2005, 5:59pm

I agree paul, i had my 24v at 130+ and it was only at 5k or so.......

cheers nick

Title: Re: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by dexix on Mar 17^th, 2005, 7:35pm

Were you towing a caravan Sardine? The cossie should be just over tickover at 100mph (ok I am exaggerating a little).

Nick

Title: Re: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 18^th, 2005, 3:16pm

Perhaps you Cosworth ( Stifles a yawn ) Scorpio speed freak bores deserve your own page, and leave the rest of us mere mortals in peace pootering about in our piffling 2 and 2.3 litred snail barges.

;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by low_tom on Mar 18^th, 2005, 4:36pm

just remember senor floppy..it's not what you've got...it's how you use it ;) manual boxes help play lovely tunes ;D

Title: Re: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by Mrs Phuturephantasy on Mar 18^th, 2005, 9:06pm

Sounds like you had the O/D switched off or it's not changing into top gear for some reason as Mine at 110 is just over 4000, of course if you're gunning it, it won't actually change up into top until it's above 120+

Title: Re: 5000 rpm at 110mph?
Post by sardine on Mar 21^st, 2005, 11:51pm

Thanks for replies - I didn't change the OD off but may have 'kicked down' to get to that speed - is it the case then that in 'economy' mode it would stay in 3rd until redline and then engage OD (change into 4th) - I don't think my foot was burried in the carpet?