Top Speed on a Velo ?

Ajay · Post by **Ajay** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:01 pm

Any one know what the top speed on a velo is?

On Saturday I was pulling with an E240 merc and i tapped of when my speedo showed 195 km's. I wanted off the clock but i ran out of road.

Factory says its 180kms/h!

Anyone knows?

Crawler · Post by **Crawler** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:03 pm

true speed vs speedo speed...

i got mine off the clock

with enough road...

will have to meassure with gps tru speed.

Vades · Post by **Vades** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:07 pm

True speed will be around 180km/h. Mk1 speedometers over-read by quite a margin.

Torker · Post by **Torker** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:12 pm

I got my 1.4 up to an indicated 195, probably just over 180 true speed. I've tested my speedo with a GPS and it over reads by about 7.5%.

GtiTuned · Post by **GtiTuned** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:17 pm

Its quite eas to get a velociti off clock at the coast.

1.4 - get bout 190km/h speedo
1.6 - off clock speedo

easier way is to look at the revs, and by gearing (ffz) and tyres that are on, u can work out true speed.

cant rembr kmh/revs in 5th, off hand..

Ajay · Post by **Ajay** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:20 pm

ok! Thanks!

Like i said i ran out of road and yes it was at the coast! I also still had rpm to take it off the clock!

nick · Post by **nick** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:23 pm

with a DGG/FFZ box, 195 50 15 wheels at 6300rpm in 5th, think true speed was around 196kmph.

GTiDon · Post by **GTiDon** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:57 pm

those are some hectic mk1's you have there!!

I topped a 535 at speedo 240Kmph, My GPS indicated true speed of 210Kmph and the car felt like a paper box.. I would sh1t myself doing that in a mk1!

My mk1 indicates 200 when going exactly 183KMph

MarcoPolo · Post by **MarcoPolo** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:18 pm

gtidon wrote:those are some hectic mk1's you have there!!

I topped a 535 at speedo 240Kmph, My GPS indicated true speed of 210Kmph and the car felt like a paper box.. I would sh1t myself doing that in a mk1!

My mk1 indicates 200 when going exactly 183KMph

On my wife's Polo Classic 2.0 the clock speed is out by +4 KM\H....on my Polo GTI it's almost +10 KM\H ! It shows 128 KM\H on the clock & 120 KM\H on the GPS

vwplaya · Post by **vwplaya** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:48 pm

i got to 195km/h in my 1.4i. i could have got more but i had 5 people in the car!! so i didnt feel like endagering their lives!

Ajay · Post by **Ajay** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:51 pm

Thanks again guys for all the feedback!

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:57 pm

All these speeds on the 1.4i and 1.6i's seem super high...
true speed of the 1.6i (Car Magazine) was like 180km/h and the 1.4i around 172km/h??
I could be mistaken...

On my 1.6i I get to around 210km/h - hit the rev limiter in 5th...
pre-mods she struggled to get to 190/km

Ajay · Post by **Ajay** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:03 pm

sup - my car is stock - reached 195 and still had rpm - was 3 up when i did that on my way to the coast

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:06 pm

1 Fli Gli wrote:sup - my car is stock - reached 195 and still had rpm - was 3 up when i did that on my way to the coast

wonder what the true speed was....
I think I need to get a GPS to test it out...

GTi 4 · Post by **GTi 4** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:06 pm

CAR tested the 1.6i LIFE & reached a top whack of 178km/h.
0-100km/h was 9.56sec...

Torker · Post by **Torker** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:08 pm

Your car's top speed is determined mostly by your aerodynamics and available power. Having extra bodies in the car won't affect your top speed, you'll just take longer to get there because it affects your acceleration.

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:08 pm

GTi 4 wrote:CAR tested the 1.6i LIFE & reached a top whack of 178km/h.
0-100km/h was 9.56sec...

Exactly...
think I need to modify my cluster a bit...

SinWolf · Post by **SinWolf** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:09 pm

I did a true speed of 171.?? while indicating 182 on the clocks....

Here's some pics of something I would only attempt at 04:00 in the morning, SOBER !!!!!!

P.S.... I'm sure I could have perhaps sqeeeeezed an extra km or 2 onto that clock, but I didn't have the balls

Ajay · Post by **Ajay** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:09 pm

The VW spec for the 1.6 velociti says the top speed is 180 kms/ h!

I wonder what the true speed really is. Many guys here on the forum would agree that they have topped 180.

nick · Post by **nick** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:14 pm

1 Fli Gli wrote:The VW spec for the 1.6 velociti says the top speed is 180 kms/ h!

I wonder what the true speed really is. Many guys here on the forum would agree that they have topped 180.

when they test a car for topend they dont find a 50km highway with a massive downhill and hold the peddle flat as you accelerate downhill for about half an hour till it runs off the clock.

Torker · Post by **Torker** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:15 pm

My nephew got caught doing 186 in a standard 1600 carb Mk1 (he's got the summons to prove it). I think it depends how lazy or hungover the dudes building your car in the factory was that determines how it goes on the road.

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:19 pm

Torker wrote:My nephew got caught doing 186 in a standard 1600 carb Mk1 (he's got the summons to prove it). I think it depends how lazy or hungover the dudes building your car in the factory was that determines how it goes on the road.

What was his fine?

Torker · Post by **Torker** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:22 pm

Life160 wrote:
Torker wrote:My nephew got caught doing 186 in a standard 1600 carb Mk1 (he's got the summons to prove it). I think it depends how lazy or hungover the dudes building your car in the factory was that determines how it goes on the road.
What was his fine?

He went to court (no spotfine) and was fined R1500 - the magistrate must have liked him...

Ajay · Post by **Ajay** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:26 pm

Eish Bro! Dats hectic man!

2226cc · Post by **2226cc** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:45 pm

Understanding speedo speed vs. true speed:

Jack the car up.
Drive it.
You're doing 180km/h .. but the garage wall isn't getting any closer.

If it does ... you should've bought the bigger jack stands.

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