160 mph clocks??

[theflyingbrick]

just a quick question in my 850 t5 my speedo goes upto 160mph i havent seen another like it nor heard anyone talk about it,ive seen the 150 and 140 version i was just curious as to possible reasons for mine going to 160mph

[Al115]

AFAIK they came with 150 and 160mph clocks...

[cherry1809]

Think it depends on the year for some reason.
My 94 had 150's and my year newer model had 160's.

[T5frankie]

Because the newer ones will go past 150 no problem

[p fandango]

Because the newer ones will go past 150 no problem

standard 850's are limited to 155mph

[theflyingbrick]

as simple as that a? thanks guys another snippit of info logged into my under developed brain

[T5frankie]

standard 850's are limited to 155mph

a 15g wont do 155mph standard lol

[p fandango]

a 15g wont do 155mph standard lol

no matter what turbo a stock ecu won't let you go over 155mph, i'm in that category but my speedo only goes to 140mph anyway lol

[lance]

I managed 147 MPH on the speedo out of an 850 T5 with a 15g and almost 150 out of a stock V70 T5 P1, I have seen 160 MPH on the speedo of both my 70 series but neither were standard.

[SKIDMARKS]

They are all set to 'over read' anyway

[Vikingxl]

None of mine ever show over 70 mph

[p fandango]

They are all set to 'over read' anyway

yeh they have to by law

[lance]

Mine was on a completly deresticted autobaghn and yes most speedos over read by some margin my 1st P1 would be doing a genuine 156 MPH at 160 speedo, My Audi S4 was very accurate doing 158 MPH at 160 on the speedo both cars had a bit more in them. My Jag XJR V8 would pull all the way to 165 speedo despite being limited to 155 lol.
But yes my car never exceeds the speed limit by more than 10% on british roads

[T5frankie]

my first t5 an me7 v70 saw 159mph indicated on the speedo, fastest one i've ever owned

[theflyingbrick]

standard 850's are limited to 155mph

well not to boast but i did manage 155 speedo reading,on a closed road of course,and only reason it didnt do more is because my heart was beating at the same speed and i basically bottled it i reckon with a bigger set of dangly bits i could hit the magical 160

[The Flying Moose]

Right the official answer is as follows. All cars pre 1995 inclusive on the 95 and below model versions included 150mph clocks. All 1996 models and this may include cars manufactured in late 1995 came with 160mph clocks.

The method of determining the version is whether you have an OBD diagnostic port. If so its a 1996 model.

[T5frankie]

so righteous you had to say it twice lol

[Jamest5r]

so righteous you had to say it twice lol

Just in case you missed it the 1st time

[p fandango]

so righteous you had to say it twice lol

i'm sure a moderator will be along soon & delete the double post

[The Flying Moose]

Chaps I do appologise, I have banned myself from beer tonight! I was thinking about trying to explain why it happened but I thought not only would I confuse myself but also all of you.

Blooming internets is doing my nut in