Top Speeds!

esteem_lover · 24th October 2006, 16:42

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

A very well maintained stock lancer will get you to 175-178 kmph. This will be after flooring the accelerator for a long while with no turns. My lancer will do 175 often on the way to pune (I assume there will be some speedo error too,

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I have 15" rims, well balanced, with 205/15/50 goodyear eagle F1 tyres, that I rotate every 8000 kms

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sam, how is the eagle f1 ? how many rotations have you done so far & how many kms covered ? I loved the tyre but had to stay away from it after reading bad reviews. when did you buy them ? pre-T-BHP or post T-BHP ?

Sam Kapasi · 24th October 2006, 17:13

Eagle F1?

I couldn't have been happier. I have covered 24000 on them (due for rotation 3). In 3 years I've had 2 punctures.

The tyres are not noisy and like hot sticky rubber everywhere. The lancer handles like a go Kart on a clean road. Turns are steady, minimal squealing and the tyres make you feel very confident.
On wet roads also, the car handles like a dream.
However the tread pattern causes it to pick up everything in it's path, lift and fling it outwards. This means water sprays, pebbles, dust everything. Also very annoying for the people following you.

The tyres look FANTASTIC when the car is parked.

2L8uLoose · 24th October 2006, 19:22

Sam.. posting so much on a NON ICE SECTION...REVVHEAD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE.. .YOU ARE UNLEASHING A MONSTER UPON US..
BUT its good to see Sam talking so lovingly about his Lancer.. WITH THE MOST KICKASS music system I have ever heard in a car might I add...

v1p3r · 24th October 2006, 19:44

From the BHP Garage, they look like GSD 2s. Those don't have the noise and wear issues that the 3s seem to have. Seen these lasting over 40k km, if driven normally.

Revvhead · 24th October 2006, 21:43

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Originally Posted by 2L8uLoose

Sam.. posting so much on a NON ICE SECTION...REVVHEAD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE.. .YOU ARE UNLEASHING A MONSTER UPON US..
BUT its good to see Sam talking so lovingly about his Lancer.. WITH THE MOST KICKASS music system I have ever heard in a car might I add...

Arrey , i am trying to get him to listen to Engine-Vengine sounds.

That day during lunch he was talking to me about Ford GTs!!

Its working a little. Now we plan to get him in a convertible and have his golden hair flowing in the wind

Mr.Rage · 26th October 2006, 06:44

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Originally Posted by akroy

Dude, u did this speeds in inner ring road which has 2 sharp turns and is just 4km long....Be careful, that is not the place to do speed testing (i still doubt those speeds though)...
About 2 years, a guy doing high speeds hit the median, went to other lane and hit an auto, killing the poor auto driver for no reason....

Pls spare a thought for the adjacent people and vehicles when u try them...

Abhi

I seriously respect your consern...As for the speed its all in entering the corner and exiting it... if you can get them perfect you got the speed!!

ive been doing driving on that road since late 2003..

well there is a trouble area while coming from kormangala to airport road there is a small bump.. which can take the car lightly in air for a couple of sec but thats enough to loose control... thats the only thing on that road... ive had my moments a couple of times on that same spot... the bump is after the long straight where you hit max speeds.. & there is a corner as soon as you clear it.. i was doing 130kmph when i hit the bump the first time and still remember that day... but the bump has gradually come down over the years...

always did it @ 3:00am in the morning... me and another frnd of mine hez got an astra... now i am more carefull though!!

raghuram.cg · 26th October 2006, 09:53

did 170kph on my Stock Accent 1.5 petrol with stock tyres

Speedo reading, on the Bangalore Devanhalli highway.Awesome experience did this when the car was new,when i tried it later after 3 years it failed, could do only 150 and started making a lot of noise.so i backed off.

Jay · 26th October 2006, 11:04

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Originally Posted by Mr.Rage

155Mph (250KMPH) BMW 335i with sports package and speed limiter lifted from 130MPH to 155MPH... Atlantic city motor speedway!!
close ratio Manual, 300Hp, upgraded DSC.

155Mph (250KMPH) BMW M3 on pocono speedway...
SMG, 333HP, Limited slip diff,

130mph (210KMPH) in my BMW 330i, its a sedan & with triptronic, but still the accelaration from 0-60(96kmph) is about 6.3 sec

150KMPH in a ford escort 1.8d on linking road which connects airport road & kormangala (Bangalore)... i know!!

175KMPH in a skoda octavia 1.9Tdi on the same road.

All the above were speedo reading

You just need to drive the new 3 series you'll fall in love with it... i wish i cud put up the pics but dont have much privileges... you can see 1 in my profile pic

So enjoying with your 330i is it... i could help you in posting the pics... How was the M3 to drive ??? pics ???

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Originally Posted by akroy

Dude, u did this speeds in inner ring road which has 2 sharp turns and is just 4km long....Be careful, that is not the place to do speed testing (i still doubt those speeds though)...
About 2 years, a guy doing high speeds hit the median, went to other lane and hit an auto, killing the poor auto driver for no reason....

Pls spare a thought for the adjacent people and vehicles when u try them...

These speeds were/are done during late night when there is almost no traffic my friend...

akroy · 26th October 2006, 11:53

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Originally Posted by Jay

These speeds were/are done during late night when there is almost no traffic my friend...

Jay, My friend, I know that can be done only in the night....but inner ring road is not the place....the accident of the autodriver happened at 3AM when he was returning after work and was bumped by the car at high speed....
Running at higher speeds doesnt display your capability, it is the machines!!! It is kiddish to try out those things in city....anyway, if people are more interested to test how speed their car can go then try out in GQ (Hosur - Krishnagiri stretch) but not in city.....it is always risky....
No further comments on this please...Mr. Rage gave a nice reply to my comment and i am fine with it....

Abhi

Jay · 26th October 2006, 13:33

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Originally Posted by akroy

Jay, My friend, I know that can be done only in the night....but inner ring road is not the place....
Running at higher speeds doesnt display your capability, it is the machines!!! It is kiddish to try out those things in city....anyway, if people are more interested to test how speed their car can go then try out in GQ (Hosur - Krishnagiri stretch) but not in city.....it is always risky....
No further comments on this please...

Running at higher speeds does display your capability to push the machine to that speeds.

Such speeds done by people who are under-aged or who dont have control / knowledge about the machine is certainly kiddish and YES IT IS RISKY and NO I DONT RECOMMEND IT... but what i want to say is that such speeds are achieved only when they can be...

One cannot test the max capability of their machines on these roads but then some speeds can be achieved here as it is a straight stretch with a median avoiding vehicles from other side to turn onto you... but then again once you reach the turns, you have to slow down else accidents like the one you mentioned would take place... and mind you my friend such speeds or testing on GQ too is not safe...

I apologise to you for commenting on this even though you asked not to, but then i just wanted to clarify my point to you...

Mr.Rage · 27th October 2006, 16:16

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Originally Posted by Jay

Running at higher speeds does display your capability to push the machine to that speeds.

Such speeds done by people who are under-aged or who dont have control / knowledge about the machine is certainly kiddish and YES IT IS RISKY and NO I DONT RECOMMEND IT... but what i want to say is that such speeds are achieved only when they can be...

One cannot test the max capability of their machines on these roads but then some speeds can be achieved here as it is a straight stretch with a median avoiding vehicles from other side to turn onto you... but then again once you reach the turns, you have to slow down else accidents like the one you mentioned would take place... and mind you my friend such speeds or testing on GQ too is not safe...

I apologise to you for commenting on this even though you asked not to, but then i just wanted to clarify my point to you...

Jay buddy sup?? long time!! sure ill mail you the pics... & b/w look whose talking about being safe and speed... i know the way you drive so chill & stop lecturing others... you can give anyone a heartattack...

B/w jay whatzzz your top speed ??

Jay · 27th October 2006, 20:08

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Originally Posted by Mr.Rage

look whose talking about being safe and speed... i know the way you drive so chill & stop lecturing others...
B/w jay whatzzz your top speed ??

Well Mr.Rage, i agree i'm fast but yet i'm safe... and i am not lecturing others !!! just was clarifying my point to akroy...

Well driven many vehicles and gone as fast as they would go but then again all were with 4-5 people in them, luggage and full tank fuel... but the last trip to Kollur in an Innova was a good drive, did 155 kmph with 5 people, luggage and full tank fuel...

Pankaj401 · 28th October 2006, 00:25

Locally 175kmph in OHC VTEC on National Expressway 1. Around 105mph in toyota celica GT in US.
[SIZE=2](all speedo read).[/SIZE]

cheap_deal · 28th October 2006, 01:45

isnt the top speed of the innova 150kmph?? (the diesel one atleast). i've done 150 in an innova with 5ppl and lots of baggage and it wudnt go any faster.

Pankaj401 · 28th October 2006, 18:57

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Originally Posted by cheap_deal

isnt the top speed of the innova 150kmph?? (the diesel one atleast). i've done 150 in an innova with 5ppl and lots of baggage and it wudnt go any faster.

CAR India says it's 151.2 kmph for Diesel and 180.5 kmph for Petrol.

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24th October 2006, 17:13	#887
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,939 Thanked: 2,479 Times View My Garage	Eagle F1? I couldn't have been happier. I have covered 24000 on them (due for rotation 3). In 3 years I've had 2 punctures. The tyres are not noisy and like hot sticky rubber everywhere. The lancer handles like a go Kart on a clean road. Turns are steady, minimal squealing and the tyres make you feel very confident. On wet roads also, the car handles like a dream. However the tread pattern causes it to pick up everything in it's path, lift and fling it outwards. This means water sprays, pebbles, dust everything. Also very annoying for the people following you. The tyres look FANTASTIC when the car is parked.
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24th October 2006, 19:22	#888
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 627 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Sam.. posting so much on a NON ICE SECTION...REVVHEAD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE.. .YOU ARE UNLEASHING A MONSTER UPON US.. BUT its good to see Sam talking so lovingly about his Lancer.. WITH THE MOST KICKASS music system I have ever heard in a car might I add...
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24th October 2006, 19:44	#889
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,362 Thanked: 7,474 Times View My Garage	From the BHP Garage, they look like GSD 2s. Those don't have the noise and wear issues that the 3s seem to have. Seen these lasting over 40k km, if driven normally.
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26th October 2006, 09:53	#892
raghuram.cg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 197 Thanked: 112 Times View My Garage	170 in my accent petrol did 170kph on my Stock Accent 1.5 petrol with stock tyres Speedo reading, on the Bangalore Devanhalli highway.Awesome experience did this when the car was new,when i tried it later after 3 years it failed, could do only 150 and started making a lot of noise.so i backed off.
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28th October 2006, 00:25	#898
Pankaj401 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 215 Thanked: 7 Times	Locally 175kmph in OHC VTEC on National Expressway 1. Around 105mph in toyota celica GT in US. [SIZE=2](all speedo read).[/SIZE]
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28th October 2006, 01:45	#899
cheap_deal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: unknown Posts: 465 Thanked: 8 Times	isnt the top speed of the innova 150kmph?? (the diesel one atleast). i've done 150 in an innova with 5ppl and lots of baggage and it wudnt go any faster.
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