Post the 0-??? MPH videos for your ride.

[JC316]

Thought it would be cool to show the 0-??? MPH of your cars. I have several.

98 Cadillac Seville SLS 0-105 http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n10/JC316_2006/Cadillac/?action=view&current=100_8815.flv

95 Cadillac Seville SLS 0-75 http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n10/JC316_2006/Cadillac/?action=view&current=100_6672.flv

96 Mustang GT 0-85
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[erocker]

Sweet! My Lightning should be done in about a month. I won't bore anyone with my Grand Cherokee. What camera are you using JC? It has a really nice crisp picture. :)

[JC316]

First two were done with a Kodak Easy Share DX7590, the Mustang one is done with a Samsung L100 on the lowest possible quality lol. What year Lightening you have?

[erocker]

1995, w/ 351 Windsor and GT40 heads. The truck is in great shape, though it needed a new oil pan, got the engine out and decided to fix everything else. So it turned into a restoration. I must get it finished before summer is through that's for sure.

[JC316]

Sweet. That 351 is a torquey bastard. 240HP and 340ftlbs of torque. Added with the 4.10's, it should be pretty damn quick.

[3991v]

Can't post any vids yet, on my permit lol. I don't think my mom or dad would be too happy if they saw me recording the speedometer whilst accelerating.

In August when I get my license, I'll have a vid up :)

[JC316]

Can't post any vids yet, on my permit lol. I don't think my mom or dad would be too happy if they saw me recording the speedometer whilst accelerating.

In August when I get my license, I'll have a vid up :)

What do you drive? Yeah, get some experience under your belt before doing this and be safe. Been driving 8 years now and I know my cars top to bottom and I have a desolate hunk of road that I do these on. No one around for miles.

[1Kurgan1]

Now I'm gonna have to take out the camera for a 0-100 run next time I'm out at my parents as it's the middle of no where.

[3991v]

What do you drive? Yeah, get some experience under your belt before doing this and be safe. Been driving 8 years now and I know my cars top to bottom and I have a desolate hunk of road that I do these on. No one around for miles.

Right now, I use my mom and dad's 1990 Chevy Lumina. Only had my permit since Feb. 09, and I'm still learning.


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Couldn't resist, xD. The car I used in this vid is a 1995 Ford Taurus. It was given to us, and needs some work before it can be driven on the road. This was in front of the house, so I guess its ok.

[1Kurgan1]

Should have put the brake and gas down at the sametime to get the rpms a bit, would have been at 15mph instantly :p

[3991v]

Should have put the brake and gas down at the sametime to get the rpms a bit, would have been at 15mph instantly :p

Couldn't. I did this on a dead end :p

[cdawall]

lol i'll post my sunflower up to 108MPH tonight

[T3hPwn3r3r]

I live in the middle of a semi-large city so I need to find a place to do it...

97 GLI V6, 5 speed.

Also, Nissan Maxima V6 straightpiped.

[cdawall]

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[JC316]

Pretty quick, but it kinda runs out of steam at 75MPH.

[cdawall]

Pretty quick, but it kinda runs out of steam at 75MPH.

1st and 2nd are quick 3rd is slow and it hits the gov'r at 108 which is still in 3rd so god only knows how slow 4th is :p

[1Kurgan1]

It's weird that it's a 4 spd, that most likely kills the quickness quiet a bit, my cousin had an 05 Cav with the 2.2L ecotec and it was a 5spd, was decently quick.

[cdawall]

It's weird that it's a 4 spd, that most likely kills the quickness quiet a bit, my cousin had an 05 Cav with the 2.2L ecotec and it was a 5spd, was decently quick.

i can get it going a good deal faster thru 1st and 2nd but i had the cam in one hand and the steering wheel in the other so i couldn't lock the tranny were i wanted to

[1Kurgan1]

Right, shifting a manual with a cam in one hand isn't going to give the best results, but just saying the lower power of the motor coupled with longer gears isn't the best for performance. The 5spd has shorter ratios that keep the engine in a better powerband.

[cdawall]

Right, shifting a manual with a cam in one hand isn't going to give the best results, but just saying the lower power of the motor coupled with longer gears isn't the best for performance. The 5spd has shorter ratios that keep the engine in a better powerband.

its an auto but if i lock it in 2nd off the line it will run 1st into redline then bump it into 3rd and it will run 2nd to redline as well. a 5spd would be better but this 4spd seems to keep it above 4K RPM once its out of 1st which is the power band on this block

[1Kurgan1]

Yeah, yours doesn't look too much off, I wonder how much the real world difference would be, probably not a ton. Too bad your not up in MN, I just sold off my 89 Dodge Caravan 2.5L turbo, was really hoping to sell it to someone who would make a project out of it or yank the turbo and make some homemade turbo project, but I'm pretty sure they planned on fixing it up and driving it as a DD :(

[cdawall]

Yeah, yours doesn't look too much off, I wonder how much the real world difference would be, probably not a ton. Too bad your not up in MN, I just sold off my 89 Dodge Caravan 2.5L turbo, was really hoping to sell it to someone who would make a project out of it or yank the turbo and make some homemade turbo project, but I'm pretty sure they planned on fixing it up and driving it as a DD :(

i found an old porsche turbo from a 911 from one of the guys at work the block needs a complete rebuild for it to handle that though so it kinda went out after that

[Papahyooie]

HOPEFULLY this weekend im going up to a local quarter mile, and Im gonna run my gsxr 600. Mods are PowerCommander IIIUSB and Micron GP exhaust and intake. Should be fun :D

[1Kurgan1]

I'm betting mid/high 10's.

[Papahyooie]

Probably, thats what im betting myself. Will take me a couple of runs to get it though, ive never raced it before. Just got it a month and a half ago.

[1Kurgan1]

Well as promised, finally got a chance, here is 0 - 100, enjoy the SC whine :D

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[JC316]

Damn Kurgan, our cars would be REALLY freaking close in a race, especially if I were redlining and speed shifting. I think your SC would whoop me above 80, my 16 valves run out of juice around 90-100. You ever ran the 1/4 mile on it?

[1Kurgan1]

Nope, never ran it (the closest 1/4 track to here is 2.5 hrs), it's really hard to tell with the videos and only being broken down into seconds, but I'm not too sure about how close it would be, looks like at least a 1 sec difference to 85 and maybe almost a 2 sec diff, and about a 1 sec diff to 60, but like I said, being broken down into seconds and not farther makes it hard to judge. Speed shifting would help for sure though :p But the 3.8L's aren't known for being top end monsters, although it does still move pretty good after 100. I really need to put on my smaller SC pulley, thats the easiest way to make HP on these cars and thats the one thing I'm not running, lol. Also need a tune, has stock redline set and with my cam and other supporting mods it pulls real hard up top, I'd like to be shifting around 6500. But money :/ Need to paint a bit on it, get it a real tune, get smaller pulley on, new rear sway bar endlinks, too much to do before winter.

[JC316]

Nope, never ran it (the closest 1/4 track to here is 2.5 hrs), it's really hard to tell with the videos and only being broken down into seconds, but I'm not too sure about how close it would be, looks like at least a 1 sec difference to 85 and maybe almost a 2 sec diff, and about a 1 sec diff to 60, but like I said, being broken down into seconds and not farther makes it hard to judge. Speed shifting would help for sure though :p But the 3.8L's aren't known for being top end monsters, although it does still move pretty good after 100. I really need to put on my smaller SC pulley, thats the easiest way to make HP on these cars and thats the one thing I'm not running, lol. Also need a tune, has stock redline set and with my cam and other supporting mods it pulls real hard up top, I'd like to be shifting around 6500. But money :/ Need to paint a bit on it, get it a real tune, get smaller pulley on, new rear sway bar endlinks, too much to do before winter.

Trying to hold on to the camera and shift at the same time is a tad tricky. Yours hits 60MPH in about 6 seconds. Mine hits it at about 6.1-6.3 seconds. Again, I shift at 5K RPM and my red line is 6K, so I could probably drop that to around 5.9-6.0 seconds were I pushing it.

From a roll, you would toast me I think. From a stop, my gears and traction would beat you I think. It would certainly be an interesting race. I found a video of an 04 GTP vs what appears to be a 4.6L NPI mustang. The stang is dead even till about 75 and the GTP smokes it.

[1Kurgan1]

For sure, holding a camera and shifting will make it harder. Off the line it probably would be a pretty close shot, RWD traction is FTW. But yeah the diff to 85 was pretty noticeable, you can see at 12 seconds I'm at like 91 - 92mph where it looks like your at 84 - 85, but it's a bit hard to tell if you start at 10 or 11 seconds into your vid, but like I said so hard to tell by just pausing videos that round the seconds.

That video you find were both cars stock?

[DaMulta]

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I will have to make an update at some point without the look back at the tire smoke LOL

[1Kurgan1]

Lol, I like how I can see cornfields instead of the road after you take off, then the road comes back into sight. Not sure if thats the best way to get to 60 or faster, but sure is fun.

[JC316]

That video you find were both cars stock?

The GTP was, but I doubt the stang was. The 04 makes 260HP and should smoke the GT.

As another interesting note. The GTX and 4.6L GT have nearly identical power to weight ratio's. The GTX makes 14.1LBS per HP and the GT makes 14.2LBS per HP.

Nice Mark Damulta, pretty quick, but also pretty heavy.

[1Kurgan1]

The GTP was, but I doubt the stang was. The 04 makes 260HP and should smoke the GT.

As another interesting note. The GTX and 4.6L GT have nearly identical power to weight ratio's. The GTX makes 14.1LBS per HP and the GT makes 14.2LBS per HP.

Nice Mark Damulta, pretty quick, but also pretty heavy.

Thing is, my car has a 2004 Comp G motor in it, the difference between the original 99 motor (L67 and Gen III M90) and 04 (L32 + Gen V M90) is really just connecting rods and a better blower housing. Thats part of the reason I'm thinking it wouldn't be too close, the videos though when paused round the seconds off, on the video before I uploaded it, when paused it was showing 60mph at 5 seconds. Like I said though, I really need to get my 3.5" pulley on, with the Gev V blower, I'm going to see some real nice gains, with good traction people with that setup see real low 13's and high 12's with DR's on, any faster than that and I will need a built tranny though :/

[JC316]

Thing is, my car has a 2004 Comp G motor in it, the difference between the original 99 motor (L67 and Gen III M90) and 04 (L32 + Gen V M90) is really just connecting rods and a better blower housing. Thats part of the reason I'm thinking it wouldn't be too close, the videos though when paused round the seconds off, on the video before I uploaded it, when paused it was showing 60mph at 5 seconds. Like I said though, I really need to get my 3.5" pulley on, with the Gev V blower, I'm going to see some real nice gains, with good traction people with that setup see real low 13's and high 12's with DR's on, any faster than that and I will need a built tranny though :/

Yeah, the GTP's are such sleepers, no one really thinks about the type of power they can put down, but with minimal mods, they can run with Cobras. What would have made the GTP is rear drive. My old Cadillac has a crapload of power, but I a crapload of torque steer.

With the Mustang, it's not so hot in straight line performance, but it's a BLAST to drive. Not even my old 300zx can compare.

[DaMulta]

One thing I loved about my old 300ZX was doing 180s out of the dive way LOL

The only car I really have been able to do that with.

[1Kurgan1]

GTP are decent sleepers, but coming from drivings SHO's, they just don't compare. Which is probably why I say GTP's lack topend power also, even with only 220hp in the SHO it had no problem cracking 140mph and I took down a few PI Stangs on the freeway (were damn close races). Those cars are torque steer/no traction monsters though, the GTX is very calm, not much torque steer at all.

But yes I wish it was RWD, makes me sad riding in my friends LT1 Camaro or driving with him, seeing him having fun and knowing my car is faster, but I just can't toss out the back end at stops :( Though I can actually on corners since I got coilovers and such, it handles like its on rails I can actually put the backtires out pretty easily.

[JC316]

GTP are decent sleepers, but coming from drivings SHO's, they just don't compare. Which is probably why I say GTP's lack topend power also, even with only 220hp in the SHO it had no problem cracking 140mph and I took down a few PI Stangs on the freeway (were damn close races). Those cars are torque steer/no traction monsters though, the GTX is very calm, not much torque steer at all.

But yes I wish it was RWD, makes me sad riding in my friends LT1 Camaro or driving with him, seeing him having fun and knowing my car is faster, but I just can't toss out the back end at stops :( Though I can actually on corners since I got coilovers and such, it handles like its on rails I can actually put the backtires out pretty easily.

Dunno about smacking around an LT1, those are some quick little bastards. 275HP stock aint bad at all in a car that weighs 3300lbs, unless it's running the 2.73 gears.

[cdawall]

GTP are decent sleepers, but coming from drivings SHO's, they just don't compare. Which is probably why I say GTP's lack topend power also, even with only 220hp in the SHO it had no problem cracking 140mph and I took down a few PI Stangs on the freeway (were damn close races). Those cars are torque steer/no traction monsters though, the GTX is very calm, not much torque steer at all.

But yes I wish it was RWD, makes me sad riding in my friends LT1 Camaro or driving with him, seeing him having fun and knowing my car is faster, but I just can't toss out the back end at stops :( Though I can actually on corners since I got coilovers and such, it handles like its on rails I can actually put the backtires out pretty easily.


pssht its not hard to make the backend come out on a FWD car you saw my sunfire thread lol

you should see it on some of the fun back roads in texas i need to make a video of that

[1Kurgan1]

Dunno about smacking around an LT1, those are some quick little bastards. 275HP stock aint bad at all in a car that weighs 3300lbs, unless it's running the 2.73 gears.

Not sure what gears he has, his is an Auto, and a 93 (which came with the worse auto trannys), but remember I got the 04 motor (260hp) with Headers, DP, Catback, CAI, Cam, Chip, the headers alone should be almost enough to put me at 275hp (and weight difference is within 100lbs of the cars), I should be right around 300 flywheel the way it sits. I actually also had an old man in a 2000ish Jaguar XK Convert give me a run on the freeway last week too. I was shocked he challeneged me, had to be in his 70's, that was a damn good race, he hit the gas first (at 70mph) and I didn't get on it till he was a car out, too me to 100 to get back along side him. Felt so good to beat that nice of a car, he wouldn't pull up next to me for the rest of the trip, followed about 2 cars back in the passing lane, even if I went under the speed limit he did too. I wanted another run where I could actually get on the gas the sametime he did.

pssht its not hard to make the backend come out on a FWD car you saw my sunfire thread lol

you should see it on some of the fun back roads in texas i need to make a video of that

Without using the e-brake ;) (thats what I'm talking about, also on tar, not dirt)

[JC316]

Not sure what gears he has, his is an Auto, and a 93 (which came with the worse auto trannys), but remember I got the 04 motor (260hp) with Headers, DP, Catback, CAI, Cam, Chip, the headers alone should be almost enough to put me at 275hp (and weight difference is within 100lbs of the cars), I should be right around 300 flywheel the way it sits.


Yeah, with the auto, it probably has the 2.73 gears. A set of 3.73's really wake the LT1 up. Wow, that really makes me wonder about my Mustang. With those mods on your car, a stock 4.6L stang should be utterly decimated. I have always wondered if I had a mild set of cams by the way it sounds, that makes me wonder even more.

[Wile E]

GTP are decent sleepers, but coming from drivings SHO's, they just don't compare. Which is probably why I say GTP's lack topend power also, even with only 220hp in the SHO it had no problem cracking 140mph and I took down a few PI Stangs on the freeway (were damn close races). Those cars are torque steer/no traction monsters though, the GTX is very calm, not much torque steer at all.

But yes I wish it was RWD, makes me sad riding in my friends LT1 Camaro or driving with him, seeing him having fun and knowing my car is faster, but I just can't toss out the back end at stops :( Though I can actually on corners since I got coilovers and such, it handles like its on rails I can actually put the backtires out pretty easily.

Take the drivetrain, and weld it in, in the back. Who needs a back seat anyway? :D


Which reminds me, I kinda want to build an AWD Civic, by throwing an Integra GSR drivetrain in both the front and rear, then adding a little turbo power. :D

[1Kurgan1]

Yeah, with the auto, it probably has the 2.73 gears. A set of 3.73's really wake the LT1 up. Wow, that really makes me wonder about my Mustang. With those mods on your car, a stock 4.6L stang should be utterly decimated. I have always wondered if I had a mild set of cams by the way it sounds, that makes me wonder even more.

Thats kinda what I was saying ;) But yeah, the cam makes this thing sound pretty wicked for a 6 popper, here's a idle exhaust clip (http://1kurgan1.picturepush.com/album/41429/1407657/My-Car/Burbly-Exhaust-Clip.html), it's got a very distinct burble to it. Like I said it pretty much has every Intake and Exhaust mod done to it, at least I don't think there are any more, but beyond those it just takes big money. IC, Built Tranny, then I could look into making big power, which doesn't sound like much, just 2 things, but just for those would be almost 4k(ouch), but then I could look at dropping to a 2.6" pulley and going for 400+ whp. I calc'd it out a while back and the car came with about $4400 in mods when parts were new, so that 4k is still a large investment. Would be cheaper for me to try and trade off my Gen V M90 and headers + some cash for a turbo kit though.

My Aeroforce gauge reads out 305hp (at 6k right when it shifts, need a tune, as I'm building good power up top with all the I/E work), that is just a guesstimate by it, and I was thinking it was about right. But when I beat the Jag XK (those are 290hp) then I knew that had to be damned close. I don't feel like spending the money to get it dyno'd atm, maybe next year when I can get a bit more done to it.

Take the drivetrain, and weld it in, in the back. Who needs a back seat anyway? :D


Which reminds me, I kinda want to build an AWD Civic, by throwing an Integra GSR drivetrain in both the front and rear, then adding a little turbo power. :D

Yeah, thats the easy way to make RWD, I'm not a fan of mid engine, but with an auto tranny, really thats such a simple route to take instead of fabricating a whole new front subframe, back subframe, and all that other crap.

That would be a mean Civic, wouldn't be light, and then you got that annoyance of syncing the motors, but would be crazy though.

[cdawall]

Without using the e-brake ;) (thats what I'm talking about, also on tar, not dirt)

i didn't use the ebreak and was on asphalt

[1Kurgan1]

i didn't use the ebreak and was on asphalt

But your talking about the ditch thing? You locked up the brakes and such I thought since you have no abs, I'm talking about keeping it under control and being a repeatable thing. Not trying to insult (hopefully it doesnt seem like I am), but your car is a lot lighter also, so I guess it could be possible, I would just be surprised to see it be able to put the backend out at will and be a repeatable thing that is under control.

[cdawall]

But your talking about the ditch thing? You locked up the brakes and such I thought since you have no abs, I'm talking about keeping it under control and being a repeatable thing. Not trying to insult (hopefully it doesnt seem like I am), but your car is a lot lighter also, so I guess it could be possible, I would just be surprised to see it be able to put the backend out at will and be a repeatable thing that is under control.

it can its pretty sad the butts really heavy and likes to slide no brakes used lol i'll video it later

[Wile E]

Thats kinda what I was saying ;) But yeah, the cam makes this thing sound pretty wicked for a 6 popper, here's a idle exhaust clip (http://1kurgan1.picturepush.com/album/41429/1407657/My-Car/Burbly-Exhaust-Clip.html), it's got a very distinct burble to it. Like I said it pretty much has every Intake and Exhaust mod done to it, at least I don't think there are any more, but beyond those it just takes big money. IC, Built Tranny, then I could look into making big power, which doesn't sound like much, just 2 things, but just for those would be almost 4k(ouch), but then I could look at dropping to a 2.6" pulley and going for 400+ whp. I calc'd it out a while back and the car came with about $4400 in mods when parts were new, so that 4k is still a large investment. Would be cheaper for me to try and trade off my Gen V M90 and headers + some cash for a turbo kit though.

My Aeroforce gauge reads out 305hp (at 6k right when it shifts, need a tune, as I'm building good power up top with all the I/E work), that is just a guesstimate by it, and I was thinking it was about right. But when I beat the Jag XK (those are 290hp) then I knew that had to be damned close. I don't feel like spending the money to get it dyno'd atm, maybe next year when I can get a bit more done to it.



Yeah, thats the easy way to make RWD, I'm not a fan of mid engine, but with an auto tranny, really thats such a simple route to take instead of fabricating a whole new front subframe, back subframe, and all that other crap.

That would be a mean Civic, wouldn't be light, and then you got that annoyance of syncing the motors, but would be crazy though.Wouldn't have to sync the engines. Just run them independently. Might have to convert the transmissions to shift with servos of some sort tho. Could go custom linkage, but I have a feeling that would be a really heavy stick to shift.

[1Kurgan1]

Would be a lot easier to run auto transmissions in that case, I probably would for something like that.

[Wile E]

Would be a lot easier to run auto transmissions in that case, I probably would for something like that.

The only way I'll ever own an automatic, is if I lose the use of one of my limbs. lol.

I'm a die hard stick man.

[1Kurgan1]

I know the feeling, I really miss driving a manual :(

[Deusxmachina]

Which reminds me, I kinda want to build an AWD Civic, by throwing an Integra GSR drivetrain in both the front and rear, then adding a little turbo power. :D

Twin-engine Eagle Talon for some inspiration.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7810839976065329866&q=twin+engine+talon&hl=en

[Wile E]

Twin-engine Eagle Talon for some inspiration.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7810839976065329866&q=twin+engine+talon&hl=en

This was actually the inspiration for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yofZIcTkCiw

This car competed in the Sport Compact Car Ultimate Street Car Challenge (RIP :( ) back in the day. Both engines are stock except for the turbo, and run on alcohol, the reduce the need for intercoolers (due to alchy's natural cooling effects). He built it to win serious loot at the street races, as no nobody thinks to look in the trunk for an engine. lol. It's a 10sec capable car.

The main difference I want between this, and that DSM, and my build, is a manual trans of some sort. If linkage proves to be too heavy to shift, I would go with some sort of air shifted tranny setup.

[Spd Frk]

This is my new 2008 ZX10 [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f75ogexxgVM

[MRCL]

0-100km/h (so about 65 miles) in my ol' trustworthy Opel Corsa B GSi with 106hp.

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I'll post a vid of a 0-100 run in my Scooby maybe tomorrow. I just don't know how I can handle the camera once the turbo kicks in.

[1Kurgan1]

0-100km/h (so about 65 miles) in my ol' trustworthy Opel Corsa B GSi with 106hp.

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I'll post a vid of a 0-100 run in my Scooby maybe tomorrow. I just don't know how I can handle the camera once the turbo kicks in.

Eager to see the Subie run, I wouldn't worry about the Turbo kicking in, I would worry about getting a good launch with AWD and keeping the camera still. I didn't have any issues holding my camera in my car which is a bit over 300hp, but mine was easy, steering wheel had a nice spot to sit it.

[MRCL]

Eager to see the Subie run, I wouldn't worry about the Turbo kicking in, I would worry about getting a good launch with AWD and keeping the camera still. I didn't have any issues holding my camera in my car which is a bit over 300hp, but mine was easy, steering wheel had a nice spot to sit it.

I practised a bit yesterday, I'm still struggling to make a good start. I'm not entirely used to the clutch/acceleration ratio. Well I keep trying. Funny thing is I already reach 80km/h in second gear lol.

[1Kurgan1]

80 km/h comes up as 49mp/h to me, is that right? Thats pretty short gearing, I was able to do just about 65 mp/h in my old SHO by top of 2nd.

[JC316]

80 km/h comes up as 49mp/h to me, is that right? Thats pretty short gearing, I was able to do just about 65 mp/h in my old SHO by top of 2nd.

Most 4 cylinders have extremely tall gears. My old Saturn SL2 had 4.06 gears. 1st was near redline at 25MPH, second at 40MPH, third at 60MPH, 4th at 85MPH, and I never found fifth.

[Wile E]

Most 4 cylinders have extremely tall gears. My old Saturn SL2 had 4.06 gears. 1st was near redline at 25MPH, second at 40MPH, third at 60MPH, 4th at 85MPH, and I never found fifth.

Those are short gears. Tall gears are lower numerically.

And cars that hit 60 in second are either geared tall for top speed, or they are purposely geared with a slightly long second to keep from having to shift into 3rd before 60mph, just so the manufacturer can brag about 60mph times.

[1Kurgan1]

Most 4 cylinders have extremely tall gears. My old Saturn SL2 had 4.06 gears. 1st was near redline at 25MPH, second at 40MPH, third at 60MPH, 4th at 85MPH, and I never found fifth.

Yeah, 4 poppers have short gears, surprised the Subie with a turbo would have that short though. Even my 91 Accord would do almost 55 in 2nd and like 85 in 3rd.

Those are short gears. Tall gears are lower numerically.

And cars that hit 60 in second are either geared tall for top speed, or they are purposely geared with a slightly long second to keep from having to shift into 3rd before 60mph, just so the manufacturer can brag about 60mph times.

Bah who wants a long second? Why not have a long 1st? The new Vettes will knock out 62mph in first /drool

[MRCL]

80 km/h comes up as 49mp/h to me, is that right? Thats pretty short gearing, I was able to do just about 65 mp/h in my old SHO by top of 2nd.

I can get much faster in second gear. I was just saying 80km/h because thats the speed limit on public roads here (not highway). I'm not even close to the red line at 80.

[matthewbroad]

The only way I'll ever own an automatic, is if I lose the use of one of my limbs. lol.

I'm a die hard stick man.

That's what she said

[MRCL]

This is the 0-100 Kilometers/hour run of my replacement vehicle... An Opel Agila. GOD its slow. And wobbly. And you can't see anything. And the clutch is a sponge. And the turning signal sound is annoying. And its slow. Here's how it looks:
http://img.techpowerup.org/090921/Foto0331.jpg

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[1Kurgan1]

That things a rocket :p