Standard VTS @ 140mph?

[Mystic]

Hey guys, iv been a member for a while but this would be my first post, after months of searchin i finally got my VTS a couple weeks back and have been amased with the power and handling of a standard model!

One thing confuses me though and i know your probably fed up with 'how fast does ur car go' threads but on a straight track with 2 of us in the car my vts got to 140 with relative ease, im gonna give it another bash next time im on a track with just me in the car, u think thats normal though? its an unmodified 2001 model vts @ 48k miles.

Ill get some phots of it up in the pics section while shes still shiney :wink:

neways lookin forward to chattin to u all!

[DarylVTR]

when i had a VTS i must say it didnt struggle to do 100+ what so ever

[saxoash]

Speedo's are out, same with most cars

[Mystic]

yeh i know speedos exagerate, u think the speedo might just be way off? iv got a gps unit, ill check the speedo against that on the way home 2day.
cheers for speedy replies

[saxodan]

Would be best to use the speedo on the track to be most accurate!

(make sure its securley in place as you dont want it smacking you in the goolies at 140)

[dsh85]

the stats on parkers say a vts top speed is 127mph, so it could easily make 140 on an inaccurate speedo id say

[DarylVTR]

i dont trust parkers guide atall, half of the stats are incorrect, you can get 120mph out of a vtr if you wanted, so vts mustbe more than 127.

it also said my tax would be £62, it was £97.29

[saxodan]

i dont trust parkers guide atall, half of the stats are incorrect, you can get 120mph out of a vtr if you wanted, so vts mustbe more than 127.

it also said my tax would be £62, it was £97.29


Yeah but is that for 6 or 12 months?

[Scott]

to make 140 it would be just about hitting the limiter, a standard vts power has tailed off way before there and combined with air resistance etc... the standard car does not have enough puff to get there

[DarylVTR]

6 months :( - ripp off!

[RcH]

a mate of mine has an 03 106 gti (same as VTS) with a few mods and it struggled to get to 140mph and that was slightly downhill. speedo must be out mate

[Barry123]

Speedo on a tyre size 195/45/R15's is out by around 8-9%, therefore the 140 displayed is nearer 128MPH

[saxodan]

Speedo on a tyre size 195/45/R15's is out by around 8-9%, therefore the 140 displayed is nearer 128MPH


Lol how do you work out al this nerdy crap?

I saw you on here the other day working out how people lose petrol becuase of bigger alloys?!

One smart kid

[DarylVTR]

google i expect lol or maybe he really is just a walking encyclopidia

[Mystic]

at 140 i was around the 7000 rpm mark, i might nip out for a check on my lunch break in a few mins so ill check if thers a big difference between the dials and the gps. guess the only way to rly test it is to get it out on a track with the gps or somewhere that will record the speed. Maybe go boot it past a traffic cop n get pulled over so he can ask 'You know what speed you were going?', 'Nope, tell me :P'

[scottyvts]

my mate vts reads 140 and f88k me you no ur going like!! and that was at about 7000 rpm. I wont do it in my vts becasuse i like drivein!lol

[DevilDamo]

140mph??? Cool :zainy:

Book figures for a VTS is 127mph and I don't think many people get that let alone pass it.

[Yates]

Daryl, please read this and take note of it

mk1 vtr puts out more emissions than a mk2, so the tax is 90 quid and on the mk2 its 60, parkers guide is clearly stating how much it is for tax ona mk2

you dont seem to understand about the difference between mk1 and mk2 tax, every time theres a tax thread you mention it.

[DarylVTR]

i know this but i put in a 1999 vtr and it said the same figure..... and ive only even mentioned it once before in ur thread awhile back so stop exadurating (sp)

[Yates]

you've mentioned it alot, just like you have to tell everyone you had a vts at 18

[DarylVTR]

rite.............................................. ...........if you say so,

thats probably because its relivant to the post... your the only person who ever comments on it

[Yates]

im not the only person to mention it. ive seen it mentioned a few times.

[DarylVTR]

ok if you say so, what are you trying to get at by it anyway LOL ........
back on topic plz? .... would you say it if it was some1 other than me ... probably not.


Anyway..... back on topic, my VTS i saw 125mph and it was still slowely creaping up but i eased off as everything started whistling / shacking, speedo was probably out mind you because everything else on it was pritty fucked LOL

[Mystic]

well im back from lunch and at 40 mph on the dials the gps says 36.9 so if thats proportional to speed i guess after the speeds trippled the dials could be upto 10mph out, whether or not thats how it works i dunno, maybe the 3mph is a constant?

I guess il just have to wait till i can test it properly with the gps, not that im bothered by the top end that much, itssuch a nice car to drive, i could play all day in it and never go above 40 :P

[Barry123]

It's proportional.

And what you've just said give a speedo error of 8.5%

@ 140 indicated

give a true speed of 128MPH

bo :cool:

[Barry123]

google i expect lol or maybe he really is just a walking encyclopidia

no google involved thank you very much :P

[Clouds_mate]

I hear you can also get 60 out of 2nd gear

[Yates]

I hear you can also get 60 out of 2nd gear

you can mate, next tim your thru i will show you on my vtr

[Daniel_VTR]

I hear you can also get 60 out of 2nd gear

LMBO

:D:

[mattwesty]

no being clever, but:

2nd = 60
3rd = 91
4th = 120
5th = 140

all on fcs long circuit last year.

[CHowells]

My furio according to its colocks have seen

1st - 35
2nd - 60
3rd - 96
4th - 119
5th - 130 but on 5000rpm

[Mystic]

no being clever, but:
2nd = 60
3rd = 91
4th = 120
5th = 140



Pretty much bang on for my VTS too

[Scott]

Actualy top speeds for furio hittinglimiter on 195/45 15

1st: 29.5
2nd: 55
3rd: 84.1
4th: 104.6
5th: 139.9

Theres how far out your speedo is, but if you tell me tyre sizes properly then ill make it more accurate