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csweatherston
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from a 99 plate x16xe, whats the standard rev limit??

as ive always thought mine varies, but on the M5 (south) thismorning, mine carried on past 7k...
as it was in 5th, i started to get scared and had to back off...

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lil_g
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6800rpm ish IIRC ?
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18th Mar 08 at 17:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
And how fast was you going to hit that rpm in 5th


Thinks its 6750 or something

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
csweatherston
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18th Mar 08 at 17:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
too fast, but it was 630am on an empty road
Sportycorsa86
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u manged to get it to over 7k in 5th? you must of been doing atleast 130, either your car isnt standard or the rev counter is laughing at ya! hehe

[Edited on 18-03-2008 by Sportycorsa86]
Whittie
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When i hit the limiter in 5th in my old x16xe, it was just short of 7. Speedo was on about 134.
Sportycorsa86
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can many of you guys hit the limter in 5th with x16xe i had mine up to a reading of nearly 130 but not sure it would hit the limter tho.
Whittie
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I was going down a HUGE hill to get it on the limiter
Steve X16XE
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If you decat it yes.

The speedo is out about 10% so 133 is about 120.
Whittie
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We know this steve

Didn't have decat on my old one, and still got it on limiter
Steve X16XE
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Nice one. I couldn't do it in 4th when i had the cat on for the MOT.
Whittie
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18th Mar 08 at 18:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Havnt hit the limiter in the new one yet
Vaux Lad
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18th Mar 08 at 18:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The limiter is 6750rpm
Your rev counter may be out.
Sportycorsa86
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when i done the clutch on my sport i notice there wasnt a speedo drive or anything connected to the box, ? does it work of the ABS or something ? if it does will it give a better reading ?
Patman
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I hit my limter in my old 1.4 sport, I thought it was the norm for it to hit it before redline? (mine had a decat and straight exhuast if that makes any difference?)
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
If you decat it yes.

The speedo is out about 10% so 133 is about 120.


When i had 125 on my clock i had 123 on the road angel and tom tom
Ste L
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
If you decat it yes.

The speedo is out about 10% so 133 is about 120.


When i had 125 on my clock i had 123 on the road angel and tom tom


i guess it varies across the the lot of them..


at 78 on the clock's, it's 70 on my TomTom
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yer mine is about 8mph out at 70 too

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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mine is dead on with a sat nav

must be the bigger wheels or something but it is perfect whatever speed im doing.

lucky i guess
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
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Originally posted by Steve X16XE
If you decat it yes.

The speedo is out about 10% so 133 is about 120.


When i had 125 on my clock i had 123 on the road angel and tom tom


What size tyres you got?
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My speedo reads 100 when I'm doing 95, and is pretty consistant with that at speed
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hit the limiter a few times in both my 1.4 and 1.6 sport
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Havent had chance in my xe corsa yet got bored after going past 130 on the clocks.
Whittie
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quote:
Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
Havent had chance in my xe corsa yet got bored after going past 130 on the clocks.


Same here
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Well WHEN i fix it ill find out what it'll do

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