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Dean - 30/6/05 at 12:53 AM

Who here has the fastest top speed and whats the cars setup?

bimbleuk - 30/6/05 at 05:33 AM

Well with a 4.44:1 diff and a 0.86 5th gear my striker won't go much above 120mph but it does get there damn quick!

[Edited on 30/6/05 by bimbleuk]

Jon Ison - 30/6/05 at 05:40 AM

pretty sure James would walk this one.....

Mark Allanson - 30/6/05 at 05:51 AM

I have had 125 so far, but at this speed, fear overcomes bravado and I ease back!
3.75 diff and type 9

Dave Ashurst - 30/6/05 at 08:16 AM

My 1600 crossflow nearly broke the sound barrier at SVA in 2001.

stevebubs - 30/6/05 at 09:04 AM

Not the fastest, but have seen over 130 on my zetec fury...driver backed off before the car ran out of steam

2.0 blacktop zetec, Type9 gearbox, 3.89 live axle diff

[Edited on 30/6/05 by stevebubs]

carnut - 30/6/05 at 10:54 AM

Mine runs in to the limiter in 6th at about 125

DarrenW - 30/6/05 at 11:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by carnut
Mine runs in to the limiter in 6th at about 125


Why the sad face??? 125 in a se7en sounds scary to me. Id suspect it not the top speed that should concern anyone, more how fast it gets there and if it can go round corners.

smart51 - 30/6/05 at 11:38 AM

mine is geared to reach 121 MPH in 6th at 11750 RPM. I thought about geing a 3.14 diff, which would give 139 at 11750 or 124 at peak power. I really don't want to go that fast and the taller the gearing, the lower the acceleration, which I think it is all about.

ChrisGamlin - 30/6/05 at 11:41 AM

ISTR JimG got ~145 out of his R1 Pheonix, the enclosed body of the Fury/Pheonix will help a huge amount above 100mph or so. Still, I reckon Hicost must have enough grunt to hit well over 150mph if gearing allows.
Any seven with less than 200bhp is going to seriously struggle much above 130mph due to aerodynamics so little point in gearing above that unless you need it for relaxed cruising.

[Edited on 30/6/05 by ChrisGamlin]

carnut - 30/6/05 at 12:13 PM

Mine runs into the limiter in top quite quickly when on gas so would like a bit taller gearing but I agree the taller gearing would be more useful for the cruising aspect. Not fun driving along sat at 8k.

DarrenW - 30/6/05 at 12:21 PM

quote:
Not fun driving along sat at 8k.



8K in yours would be comarable to driving at 4.5K in a proper car. I see you have 3 options,

1. Taller gearing as you say but this might compromise acceleration,
2. Live with it,
3. Fit a proper engine. It is a car after all!!!

carnut - 30/6/05 at 02:10 PM

Im currently using option 2.

Alistair Mc - 30/6/05 at 03:16 PM

mine hits the limiter at 6k ish, works out at 130 using gearcalc, reads 135 on the clock. (2.9 v6 5spd type9 3.92 diff)

Hellfire - 30/6/05 at 05:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by carnut
Im currently using option 2.


And option 3

Trev Borg - 30/6/05 at 08:11 PM

Mine does about one mile an hour pushing up the drive, but i get about five mile an hour rolling it back down into the garage

Benzine - 30/6/05 at 09:04 PM

Mine looks the fastest standing still...