Polo Fox suitability for motorway driving?

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:28 pm

wassat spost to mean?

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:14 pm

Tahrey1043 wrote:"up the garden path and away dancing with the fairies"

all of which isnt getting the Q answered - but apparently metz's 1L pulled 101.1mph @ 6082rpm on tyres no more than 1% different from mine - 16.62mph/1000.... any idea what gear James would have rollered it in? 4th?

(yeah, 101mph even with 42bhp, methinks somethings a-cock there!)

Well I dont think the rollers offer up as much resistance as the road itself, I could be wrong though. I got 75.6bhp at 6000revs at about 103mph. Which is top revs in 4th gear on the 8p box ive got. Metz must have an AYZ.

nuttinnew · Post by **nuttinnew** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:22 am

Tahrey1043 wrote:wassat spost to mean?

I'm lost. I'm not going to make anymore sense tonight either.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:05 am

Suggesting that - and even if i assume you rounded 103.99 down there - your 4th gear is nothing higher than 17.3 ....... curious!

(top revs? not closer to 6800? ... eh i forget was it the 1.3 or 1.4? im assuming different power curves and redlines for the two, specifically a lot lower down the rev range for the 1.4

....... i wonder when the results come out, will everyones graph top out at ~6000? ..or as close to as their ECU allows of course)

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:29 pm

Sorry, this was in my 1.4, and 100mph is about 6000rpm in 4th gear. Most of the 8v engined graphs stopped a 6000rpm yeah as power and torque started to fall off after that. The exact figures were 102.3mph at 6043rpm and my tyres are 165/55/R14s. So youve got some calcualtions to do there to keep you busy.

As for the redline, Its still says 6500rpm on my clocks and the rev limilter is still 6800rpm but it will be closer to 7000 with the poloace chip. Not that I would very often ventire past 6000rpm.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:36 pm

*shuts down left side of brain*

affirmitive, carbon unit. processing.

incidentally with the 1-litre 5sp or GT box, and assuming the power graph on a bogstandard 1-litre engine to be an unrealistic symmetrical smooth curve either side of the peak, you'd not need to venture past 6000 at all between 2nd and top pretty much ever, unless an extra 100revs was going to mean life or death going between 2nd and 3rd. The 4 speed however is a different story - at least 6075 in every gear for best progress..
all theoretical of course... can we have some pdfs yet?

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:19 pm

*snurkle*

> a small punched card falls out of T's mouth
READ CARD

> it reads
> First Result: 16.93/1000
> processed via 165/55 R14 tyres

> 165/65 R13 = +1.41%
> 155/70 R13 = +1.88%
> 145/75 R13 = +1.97%

> Average of 155/70 and 145/75 = +1.925%

> Adjustment = 17.25/1000
> Comparison with Metz result (=185/50 R14, 16.62/1000)
> 185/50 R14 > avg. 145,155 = +1.26%
> = 16.83/1000 vs 17.25 on comparable tyres
> Convert result between any known 4/5 speed box: Processing unsuccessful.
> Conclusion: f*** it, it's friday.

> Apologies for any delay. I've had a very boring end to my
> friday and would right now be rocking out, had i the energy.
DRINK BEER

> Whilst standing up to go find some beer to drink, you accidentally
> lean on the conveniently placed Recurse Iteration button.
> A number of lights start to flash and cooling fans spin up, and at
> the same time as becoming aware of a rising mains frequency
> electrical buzz, you notice a small inscription on the button
> which reads: Â©1981, Deus Ex Machinima Corp GmbH
RUN NORTH-NORTH-EAST-BY-NORTH

> After some troublesome whirring, another card falls out of his mouth.
> It reads: Best match 17.25 in 4th on GT box = 16.88 in 4th on 1 Ltr box
> A small spurt of flame escapes the makeshift hatchway as you run for your life.

LogIK · Post by **LogIK** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:30 pm

Tahrey, you're sending me under!

DanW · Post by **DanW** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:36 pm

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Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:56 pm

No pdf's yet sorry. Josh is ill or something and hasnt had time to do them

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:05 pm

mmm beer