I went to a friends farm, he has a drive way thats huge! straight and flat. that was begging for a 0-60 time. i only did one attempt becuase i dont like raggin the old girl it was atually the first time i'd taken it up to redline. lol i managed 0-60 in 7.8 secs, i dont know if this is good or bad for a standard 8v?? i know some of you have bee to santa pod and the likes so thought this thread might be good just to see what other people are acheieving!
thats probably not too bad for an 8v. i never bothered to time my valver - not driven it for about 6 months now.
lol, yep it seems to go well, pulls clean and strong through the gears and when needed theres some punch. it just had to be done at the time its not oftern you come across a patch or road like that plus the fact it was all legal
How did you time it? Usual mobile phone stop watch against a speedo or something more sophisticated like gps? If true, not a bad time at all
mine is ragged well into the red on a daily basis, nothing wrong with a healthy blast every now and then
these are great times everyone! yep the time was recorded on a phone stop watch against the speedo, i was also video'ing it on my phone at the same time lol i also didnt exactly lauch, i revd to around 2500 dumped the clutch and floored it. just had a loo on the interweb and it says around 8 secs for and 8v 0-60 so iam well happy!
2.5krpm is prolly about right. i looked at loads of gtech plots and it didnt seem to matter what revs you launched at (within reason) but with more revs you had more chance of flaring up with wheel spin which makes a GWD car even gayer
yep my thoughts exactly, i was a hot day and i got a little squeal from the wheel but nothing major, probs best take off then..
I managed a just under 11 second 0-60 according to my Race Technology box. In the 406 HDi. And that was after it had been chipped. Definately need to get my MK2 back on the road.
Mid to late 5's according to GPS stuff used in the past and at Inters a few times with both the 1.8 & 2.0 16v's I've had in the mk1s. Gurds
The Mk2 speedo is out enough for your time to be really out. Keep going to 70 to get a more accurate time or use a GPS speedo.
My times at santa pod equate to a 6.2 0-60 in my Mk2 2.0 16v, so add a bit to that for a normal (poorer) road surface.
copeidge Ben S is right you need to give the old girl a good rag from time to time ones twice a week red line is a good thing gets rid of all the crap in the engine and lets the old girl stretch her legs. i remember when i took my mates mk2 8v out he only ever took it up to 60 so i took it out warmed it up and red lined it in 2nd gear the stuff that cam out of the car had to been seen it was wrong but now the old girl runs sweet, just make shore its warm first
Indicated 65 on the speedo will be about 60 on the road. Your probably around 9ish seconds to a real 60mph which sounds about right for the good old mk2 8v. D
yep i drive sensible but i do "drive" the car as in i dont sit a 20mph in 5 gear labouring the engine, i give it the beans quite regular but never quite up to the redline as all the torque is a bit lower.
so according to that it takes my car 1.2 seconds to get from 55mph-60mph... ill try upload the video from my phone onto youtube.
