Legal speed

[AlanG]

Had the opportunity to really test the T5 today. As my signature says,HLM280and mbc. Disused airfield with a couple of miles of open straight. What a blast,saw just over 155 on the dash before I had to brake. Was still building. Happy days!!:haha:

[Torch S70R]

nice :D
havent had mine that fast, just happy with the mid range punch ;)
60 - 90 takes no time LOL
had my 3.0 E36 M3 up past 160 tho as the 3.0's weren't restricted to 155mph like the 3.2 EVO's are :P (on the autobahn of course), still have cars flying past you at those speeds LOL

[AlanG]

Assume you mean km/ph lol

[T5arrrgghh]

nice one, things come at some rate at that speed!!!

[Torch S70R]

Assume you mean km/ph lol

well spotted, could be cm tho ;) LOL

[AlanG]

Just keepin' the sad f******s at bay mate!! Think you know what I mean.

[yellowt5r]

Had the opportunity to really test the T5 today. As my signature says,HLM280and mbc. Disused airfield with a couple of miles of open straight. What a blast,saw just over 155 on the dash before I had to brake. Was still building. Happy days!!:haha:

Hi Alan what sort of figure (BHP if known) was you getting out of the HLM 280

Been thinking about one.

[AlanG]

According to Hamish 265-270 but that figure is not including the mbc. More than enough me-thinks!!

[unforgiven]

very impressive
you think you can organise a meet at the airfield or is it a one off?

[PaulZX]

very impressive
you think you can organise a meet at the airfield or is it a one off?

yeah, motion seconded....

[yellowt5r]

According to Hamish 265-270 but that figure is not including the mbc. More than enough me-thinks!!

sounds abit high imo i thought that sort of figure would come from a 304

[yellowt5r]

sounds abit high imo i thought that sort of figure would come from a 304


the is someone on here who has a hlm 304 with 257bhp on his sig

[wegal]

No idea how fast mine actually goes... the clock only goes up to 160mph and ive had it past that. Takes a bloody mile to slow it down again though lol.

[AlanG]

Only160!!!:uglyhamme

[AlanG]

very impressive
you think you can organise a meet at the airfield or is it a one off?

Was a favour buddy,it's being turned into a housing estate as I write this.

[Pliskin]

Well at least you got the chance to test the performance of your car in a safe and controlled environment, there are some people, or should I say one brain cell #uckwits who think it is acceptable to do it on public roads,

[850 t5 vs 600cc]

The most i've had out of mine was 151 mph and that was on 17" wheels and standard. The GPS said 146mph though.

[AlanG]

Using my own sat-nav it seems the speedo on these generally over-read by 5mph. Good news is that it appears to be linear so even at big speed only 5mph out..

[AlanG]

Well at least you got the chance to test the performance of your car in a safe and controlled environment, there are some people, or should I say one brain cell #uckwits who think it is acceptable to do it on public roads,

Spot on,matey!!

[AndysR]

155mph sounds good, but don't forget a standard T5 was able to do 149 mph according to Auto express, but then I guess that was probably over a longer stretch of road with more room for braking. Shows how much more power is required to do another 6 mph. Probably why the motor racing developement costs so much...

[cameron]

That would be me matey ;)

However it could be higher, Autos are nutoriously difficult to run and get an accurate reading :mad:


the is someone on here who has a hlm 304 with 257bhp on his sig

[wegal]

Mines a geartronic and it ran out of revs, if it had another gear Im pretty confident it would have kept pulling, anyway I reckon my speed was probably a true 160 to 165 mph. That was on 18" wheels. Wonder what the max speed would be if the gears allowed it to keep going. At some pont the engine wont be able to overcome wind resistance.

[Storm-Troll]

I get a nice regular 155mph out of my 310bhp S70R.... I Like to keep the cobwebs out of the engine bay and find that does the trick nicely...... Of coarse Not on the
Public Roads...:haha: At the Disused Airfield Over The Back Of Hemel Hempstead...:saythat: