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what is the top speed anyone has got out of there 1.3 cl as i can only get 85 and what sort of mpg do you lot get cheers tank


cheers tank

That's pretty weak - the quoted figure is 96!!

Even for a 1-litre it's 90.

I take it this is on the motorway yeah??

any ideas y this is then mate

think you need a tune up and to get your speedo checked?

is that with or without a roofrack?

indicated, at least, my 1.0 could sit quite well at 90-95.

(ahhhh.... crucial question - which gear are you using for that?)

4 and 5th no roofrack i think in desperate need of a tune i m getting quiet a low mpg aswell

hmm, my cl has gone to 105mph (on private land of course)
dunno if it could go anymore. Always get paranoid when i get there

yeah i mean my 1.2 nova did 115mph and a 1.3 vw should be almost as good bit heavier but not much

Weird, when I always tried out my last car (1.3 CL) I struggled to get to 90 or above. I think I would have got there eventually, I just ran out of straight road before the bend

tank1987, in my CL I don't know what kind of MPG I got. But in my GT I'm always getting between 34-40 MPG

well 4th would probably be a little faster, and especially have a bit more push in the mid 80s (on the CL anyway), so if thats all you can get in any gear....... this is down a long, straight flat motorway with no significant wind, right?

after a very very long stretch of motorway I've got 110, and it stayed there bouncing on the limiter in 4th gear (I've only got a 4speed box in at the mo)

1.3........... right? long downhill stretch?
that sounds painful dan! only ever got to about 6000, maybe 6100 before (might have done 6250 before i had the tacho) and that was a sort of razors edge, should i ease off, should i hold on and pray for the hill to end, or just take this as far as it goes? situation.
(in the end some dick in a rover seemingly without functional mirrors solved that one - and people say VW brakes are poor..)

considering the 1272 CL engine is rated as gaining maximum power at 5000rpm... (i know this isnt top speed related)... but in effect it is.

if the cars powerplant starts to run out of steam @ 5000rpm... attempting to push it harder is kind of useless would you think?

Anyways, i digress... i have 2 1.3CL's... and maximium i got from one of them was around 95-100mph (without rev counter i might add).

You see... the thing with the 1272cc CL engine is, its a low compression engine (relatively speaking)... so its much nippier around town through the gears, but once you are on the open road, its a slug:-(


Just my opinion anyways (so dont all shoot me at once:-P)

The spi engines are not designed for top end power and the torque peaks low. You will struggle to get the high speed like you can achieve in a GT or G40 as they don't breathe well at high revs.

I imagine the NZ is quite capeable as it's injection system is fairly good so with the right box and a cam it would keep on pulling.

105mph in my 1.0ltr! that was down hill! but i do think my speedo might be a litte out!

also 0-60 is about 15ish seconds!

hardhitter wrote: I imagine the NZ is quite capeable as it's injection system is fairly good so with the right box and a cam it would keep on pulling.

Yeah it's really not that bad, quite a lot of torque (as Tim/Overmind will agree) compared to the SPI. Just can't wait to get the GT 'box in and see the benefits.
Though I really need it rolling roaded in the summer, and see what's up. I thnk there's problems with fueling at the moment, it seems to be back firing a little.


...Steve?