scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 05:28 PM |
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0-60 test
After having numerous problems with clutch cables snapping and speedo magnets flying off, I seemed to have finally got everything sorted so took my
car out for its first timed 0-60 run (on a quiet local road with national speed limit). Results were:
First run 5.94s (well chuffed with that!)
Second run 6.20s but with wheelspin to begin with and the throttle cable came out of the pedal as I was changing into 3rd 
The times were much better than I had hoped for, but with a useless accelerator pedal I had to limp back home at idle revs, although it still managed
to drive in 4th so wasn't too slow!
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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billy
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 06:31 PM |
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up the Pinto POWA thats what i say not bad time m8
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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Spottty
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 06:53 PM |
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What kinda horsepower are you putting down, even a guess will do.
Thats seems pretty quick! I dont know anything that doesnt have a big price tag that could keep up!
Best thing to do for a build....
Ditch the wife! 
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 06:57 PM |
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More power would be nice. The engine currently idles appallingly so would be nice to get that sorted out some time soon as well!
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 06:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Spottty
What kinda horsepower are you putting down, even a guess will do.
Thats seems pretty quick! I dont know anything that doesnt have a big price tag that could keep up!
I haven't had it dyno tested or anything but it's a bog standard 2L pinto with a decent exhaust and air filter, so I'd hazard a
guess at around 110bhp.
The times surprised me, I was hoping for around 6.5s to 60 as a fairly optimistic time so to beat that by that amount is awesome! Could always be
faster though...
Pete
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Spottty
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 07:02 PM |
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Wow, thats quick for 110hp! I wish my honda civic that I had was that fast to 60.
Now just add a turbo  and see how dfast you can go through rear tires
Best thing to do for a build....
Ditch the wife!
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carnut
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 07:05 PM |
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How did you measure it?
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 07:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Spottty
Wow, thats quick for 110hp! I wish my honda civic that I had was that fast to 60.
Now just add a turbo and see how dfast you can go through rear tires
Yeah it was pretty fast, I think my car weighed in at about 570kg at SVA so it's not super lightweight but not bad. I can't imagine the
engine is making more than 110bhp, but would be interesting to get it dyno'd at some point to find out.
I'd also like to do some more runs and see if the times are repeatable but that's not easy without an accelerator pedal
Pete
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 07:07 PM |
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Oh yeah, the times were with 2 people in the car as well
Pete
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 07:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by carnut
How did you measure it?
Mate next to me with a stopwatch. Not very scientific I know but cheap! As I say I'd like to repeat the runs to get a more accurate time but the
accelerator cable came loose so that was the end of that 
Pete
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NS Dev
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 07:13 AM |
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Not trying to be clever but having done it with the stopwatch method alongside the datron gear a few times, the watch is usually 0.8 - 1 sec
optimistic.
By way of comparison, my mate's westfield which weighs in at 618 kg and has a std 2.0 pinto in it runs around 6.9 secs on the timing gear.
[Edited on 7/7/05 by NS Dev]
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Alez
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 08:50 AM |
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The best cheap way of measuring this that I can think of is by using a video camera. That gives you a time resolution of 1 sec / 25 (25 frames per
second) to decide when exactly the car started moving and when it reached 60 mph. Modern VCRs can play frame-by-frame, I don't have one but plan
to borrow it from a friend for this test..
Cheers,
Alex
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 09:07 AM |
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I realise my time was probably optimistic, but unfortunately I wasn't able to do any more runs. The video camera idea is one I'd thought
of, I can take video on my digital camera so it's dead easy to transfer it to my PC and step through frame by frame. Once the car is up and
running again I'll give it a go and see how different the times are!
Pete
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Mr G
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 10:22 PM |
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You can take that 4.7 diff out now you've got your 0-60 figures so you can get a top speed higher than 85mph
G
[Edited on 7/7/05 by Mr G]
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 11:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
You can take that 4.7 diff out now you've got your 0-60 figures so you can get a top speed higher than 85mph
G
[Edited on 7/7/05 by Mr G]
To be honest I spend most of my time driving on small local roads so a 4.7 diff might be quite a good investment!
Pete
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