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What is the top speed you could get out of a standard one now???
General Baxter
03-07-07, 11:51 PM
oh here we go
about 90mph true speed lol
LOL!! wel if had 90mph out of mine and i think it could go a bit faster!
General Baxter
03-07-07, 11:53 PM
oh here we go
and i quote lol
NovaLad
03-07-07, 11:57 PM
Erm well the previous owner on my 1.2 (CARB) said he got 110 out of mine with a digi clock.
Don't know if it's true
do the carb ones have something like 10bhp more than the spi ones??
4,000mph easily. Anyone else who says otherwise is a LIAR
NovaLad
03-07-07, 11:59 PM
I don't know ... I am just going off what i have been told.
Welsh Dan
04-07-07, 12:00 AM
I've had 110 from mine down a private road but thats a carb model and on nova clocks. Realistically I think I've had it up to around 40mph on public roads :p.
do the carb ones have something like 10bhp more than the spi ones??
Yes, btw. 45bhp for SPi, 55bhp for carb. On a factory fresh standard engine anyway.
Mines quite quick around back roads especially as it?s got the 4 speed box good acceleration! Do all of the 1.2i's come with a 4 speed box?
5 speed was an option on pretty much all 1.2's afaik.
cool! i was thinkin of puting an SRI head on mine, worth it?
try posting in the right forums. and if you want sensible help, fire up a different thread about heads (or search)
as for "top" speed.... being an i its going to ahve a rev limiter find out that that is then bun all relevant into into my speed in gear link in my sig link and it will tell you what the vmax is.... but dont cry too much when it tells you a very low number.
my 1.2 was 112 down hill wind behind me then i ran out of down hill lol also that was digi clocks
General Baxter
04-07-07, 08:56 AM
please remember 1.2i will only have about 30-40bhp at the fly now unless they have just been rebuilt or very well looked after, which is unlikly lol
craig green
04-07-07, 09:21 AM
Or just remember its a measely engine that is barely worth typing about.
Who cares how fast a 1.2 is? (unless you are 12 & bragging in the playground)
Mines quite quick around back roads especially as it?s got the 4 speed box good acceleration! Do all of the 1.2i's come with a 4 speed box?
Quick compared ot what?? A snail????
They left the factory with 45BHP I shudder to think what mine has these days :tard:
Mine struggles to get to 90 but happily tootles about town and gives me 40MPG.
Remember 1.2I AND the word FAST go together like Jordan and Class.
My old corsa 1.2i used to do 100-110mph after about 3 hours flooring it on a motorway but prob had a dodgy speedo cable lol
big gra
04-07-07, 10:43 AM
i dont know what the top speed of my 1.2 was but it was fecking slow!
Well the 1.0 engines beat the 1.2's in my experience!
Both corsa 1.0's and nova 1.0's used to pull from mine lol!
General Baxter
04-07-07, 11:07 AM
i fitted a F13Cr to my 1.2carb,
would read 10mph over so in theroy i did 100mph lol
Its simple. the bigger the engine the faster you go. By a fairly nice quirk of fate there is a very simple sum to work out how fast your car goes.
size of engine * 100 = mph
1.0*100=100mph
1.2*100=120mph
Also if you want to accelerate faster then just plant the throttle, wait 2 seconds and then quickly take your foot off of the clutch 'sideways'. The clutch will spring up and because of the very quick release it acts like a racing paddle clutch for a second or two. So you just launch off of the line and your gone.
Bye bye Skyline :D
52bhp of pure SPi power in the ghayness Corsa resulted in >
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/Random/Image001.jpg
And yes it was on private land.....honest.....ask me mum.....
LOL AT SNAPPING THE CLUTCH UP!
as for the sum.... does that mean:
1.6=160mph
1.8=180mph
2.0=200mph
3.0=300mph
:eek:lol
52bhp of pure SPi power in the ghayness Corsa resulted in >
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/Random/Image001.jpg
And yes it was on private land.....honest.....ask me mum.....
Lol i have numerous photos like that
LOL AT SNAPPING THE CLUTCH UP!
as for the sum.... does that mean:
1.6=160mph
1.8=180mph
2.0=200mph
3.0=300mph
:eek:lol
Damn right but when you start hitting around 150mph areodynamics come in to play. Its true though, ask any professional engine tuner:cool:
Oh I also forgot that you need a well polished bellend or you will lose lots of BHP. If your car is not making the top speed that this equation says. then I suggest a good session polishing your bellend to gain the proper results.
Damn right but when you start hitting around 150mph areodynamics come in to play. Its true though, ask any professional engine tuner:cool:
Oh I also forgot that you need a well polished bellend or you will lose lots of BHP
FPMSL lol starting to tread the ground of total frontal mass, wind resistance, and sht1t like that now lol
total frontal mass... WTF lol area you chimp.
there is also a calculation for speed dictated by power in my sig link too ;)
I think my 1.2 will reach atleast 145mph if i take the side repeaters and aerial off the wings and replace them with carbon fibre style stickers for better wind flow................
FPMSL lol starting to tread the ground of total frontal mass, wind resistance, and sht1t like that now lol
Yeah, it starts making the equation a little more difficult when you have to start figuring in rolling resistance, coefficent of friction, wind speed and the T.C.F. factor in. But since the 1.2 on goes to 120mph we can ignore these.
Side repeaters will give you an extra 5mph:thumb: But good call on the carbon fibre wings!!
Yeah, it starts making the equation a little more difficult when you have to start figuring in rolling resistance, coefficent of friction, wind speed and the T.C.F. factor in. But since the 1.2 on goes to 120mph we can ignore these.
120mph? Peh youll be lucky hahahhaaa that Corsa of mines stuggle to get to 105 lol
120mph? Peh youll be lucky hahahhaaa that Corsa of mines stuggle to get to 105 lol
Probably a dirty bellend. It usually is. Get polishing that bellend my friend:thumb:
craig green
04-07-07, 11:55 AM
52bhp of pure SPi power in the ghayness Corsa resulted in >
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/Random/Image001.jpg
And yes it was on private land.....honest.....ask me mum.....
Text it to REDLINE. They might print it!
Text it to REDLINE. They might print it!
PSML! "Ere iz ma uber bad Corsa innit, snaps da speedo in 15 minutez flat man" lol lol
Probably a dirty bellend. It usually is. Get polishing that bellend my friend:thumb:
FPMSL! What the corsa does in 5th gear, the fecking Nova will do in 4th pretty easy, 1.2 power is proper pants, altho its mega cheap to run and saves me getting paint on my Sparco's :D
PMSL!! My car does that in 3rd!! (oF 6 gears!!)
GOTTA LOVE THESE THREADS!!!
PMSL!! My car does that in 3rd!! (oF 6 gears!!)
GOTTA LOVE THESE THREADS!!!
these thread are ace :D anyone who thinks a 1.0/1.2 will do over 110mph (physically not nova speedo's saying 140+) needs to be shot lol
The reason these threads are pointless really. Hence why virtually no one gives a straight answerlol
Your bellend still needs a good polish though:thumb:
General Baxter
04-07-07, 12:55 PM
Your bellend still needs a good polish though:thumb:
i need help with mine, if you care to help lol
BT is your best bet, hes uber good at polishing bellends:D
You can see your face in his:thumb: Constantly polishing it! Almost obsessivley infact.
loggyboy
04-07-07, 01:28 PM
aerodynamics dont count with a nova - it has nearly no mass due to its extremely technical oxidisation system.
Theoretically a nova could travel interstella.
Philsutton
04-07-07, 02:08 PM
Reminds me of someone that seriously thought a 2lt nova could do 210mph in third gear. Make sure you fold down your rear seats next time you go for a top speed run to reduce drag.
General Baxter
04-07-07, 02:10 PM
Make sure you fold down your rear seats next time you go for a top speed run to reduce drag.
oh dear not that again lol
I hit the limiter in 4th in my 1.2i, thats about 114mph TRUE speed ;)
All on a airfield :)
. Make sure you fold down your rear seats next time you go for a top speed run to reduce drag.
beat me to it lol
its to even out the centre of gravity though lol
Cut the roof/pillars off, and put your head down. lol
Who bets me a fiver Baxter will be the first person try it? lmao lol
General Baxter
04-07-07, 03:13 PM
Cut the roof/pillars off, and put your head down. lol
Who bets me a fiver Baxter will be the first person try it? lmao lol
who thinks adam should donate his car for this project:thumb:
Stanley
04-07-07, 06:04 PM
1.2 Carb E reg saloon down huuuuge hill on a good day - 115-ish mph on Nova clocks. (shortly after pic was taken)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/stan_the_man87/DSC00561.jpg
Probably about 50mph real speed lol lol
loggyboy
04-07-07, 07:50 PM
My nova speedo is over 15 mph out at top speed (137 on gps, 155 (approx) on speedo.
This is partly down to the 195/45/15s and the gearbox being set for 185/60/ 15s
If I wanted to do a dodgy 'I can do 150 me' photo I would put the car on axle stands then run it .......
FOR GOD'S SAKE !!!!
A 1.2spi nova will struggle to do 85mph
a 1.2 carb nova will struggle to do 90mph
If you believe anything else, you are probably the sort of person who gets really happy when the Reader's Digest writes to you!
FOR GOD'S SAKE !!!!
A 1.2spi nova will struggle to do 85mph
See my post above :p
Fair enough, mine wasn't standard.
But it was still a 1.2 spi :D
Dan 130
04-07-07, 10:00 PM
my 1.2 carb tops out about 155 on private road no word of a lie ;)
FOR GOD'S SAKE !!!!
A 1.2spi nova will struggle to do 85mph
B 1.2 carb nova will struggle to do 90mph!
hahaha now as stupid as it sounds, that^ is pants, the most i ever got out my SPi corsa was 105 on the speedo and 97 on the sat nav lol pure power pmsl! lol
EDIT: And Baxter was with me at the time ;) lol lol
I don't want to stick up for them but my 1.2 (weber)carb with 4 branch and F13CR did 103mph on GPS, 114mph on the (digi) clocks. When compleatly standard it did 122mph on the clocks :tard:
Top speed is gay anyways.
All speeds quoted were on private test grounds.
I don't want to stick up for them.
thats the thing, without sounding a mong, but a 1.2 will do in the region of 100mph!
Jim Mcrae
04-07-07, 11:21 PM
i had 120 down a steep hill reading in a 1200, realisticly it was doing 105 i would imagine! Want to go any faster you will need a mighty high cliff im affraid, on the flat 90 to 95 tops.
I had 120ish - the speedo was wobbling like a biyatch lol - dial speed on my 1.2c 4spd (so yeah, probably about 100mph). And yes, that was downhill. Headgasket changed the next day pmsl lol
These days I can do considerably more than that, in considerably more comfort and without the car falling apart. Not that I do mind you, as I can't afford the fuel lol
Anyway, top speed threads are gay. Its how fast you get to 70 that counts :D
jack, its how fast you get to 30 thats the important bit ;)
jack, its how fast you get to 30 thats the important bit ;)
Now you're talking I hit that in first.........just
Which reminds me, now don't laugh but with the gearing what are the top speeds for first, second and third on the 4 speed box???
IIRC I've hit 30 in first, 50 in second and 65 in third. About right???
Ive had 3 spi's, 2 with 5 speed boxes, one done close to 110, id say about 104mph, and the other 1 with 4 speed boxes struggle to get to 90 let alone 110 also i had a 1.2 carb and it wasnt a great deal quicker although maybe it was slightly noticable, BUT it had a 4 branch and straight through plus it had only done 45000 genuine miles (fsh), shame i scrapped it though:(
PMSL nova speedos are so crap its unreal , the amount of times that i hve seen the needle touching the wrong side of the stop , makes me laugh how anyone can think that the read correct that must mean ive done atleast 160 lol
causerino
05-07-07, 05:00 PM
I have a 1.2 Carb, 5 Speed, with steelies and a GTE interior....I saw this thread and though I would do a Top speed run on the way home from work...My nova rules!!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1391/716686719_0e8649d14d.jpg
I will also like to point out that it was a national speed limit area so I was not breaking any speed limits :D
Now you're talking I hit that in first.........just
Which reminds me, now don't laugh but with the gearing what are the top speeds for first, second and third on the 4 speed box???
IIRC I've hit 30 in first, 50 in second and 65 in third. About right???
Dunno about 4 speed, but 5 speed i've had:
1st = 32mph
2nd = 65mph
3rd = can't remember
4th = ||
5th = wouldn't rev high enough.
that was on a digi dash and an F10
funnest thing was the dash would turn off after 7250ish rpm lol:roll:
*i was young and stupid
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