MikeH
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Have had mine to just short of 6,000 rpm and never seen the point going higher.
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
Location: Common Sense HQ
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well keep going till it bouncers of the limiter then u'll know the limit
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Daimo B
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Should be the same as teh 1.4 16v i should imagine. Use the same gearbox.
1.4 16v standard limiter is 6620rpm.
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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I believe it is 6650rpm 
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MikeH
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Registered: 3rd Apr 03
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Well i actually just tested it in 3rd gear down a dual cariageway 
Got to about 85mph in 3rd gear at about 6,500 and it was still pulling then a little bit after it lunged forward a bit as the limit cut in.
On that basis i recon i could have got the car to about 115mph if i had enough road. (the handbook only says 105mph ???)
[Edited on 12-08-2003 by MikeH]
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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Same with the Corsa C Sxi (1.2 16v) Top speed in the book is 106Mph, but when its hitting the limiter in 5th its doing 120. It just takes alot of time and a bit of wind behind.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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I've had my car to an indicated 117 mph on the m40 with witnesses (more than once too) - at about 5800 RPM ish...
Paul J
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AgentBlue
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Registered: 29th Mar 02
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just over 6 ~ 6.2
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Kris TD
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115 mph - 10% speedo inaccuracy is about 105 mph.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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yup Kris TD this is what I reckon my car does - however, people who then only see 105 mph are only actually doing about 94.5 mph!
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