Ive seen this said load on here:

"My scoob struggles from 120 upwards" (dunno how to do the quote thang )

Now my scoob, a bog standard rb5, hits 120 in 4th no problem at all. Change up and it keeps going. I bottled going for rev limiter at 130. Even if I was in 5th accelerating from 80 its no slouch, particularly after 4k revs.

Maybe because this is the fasted car ive ever owned or been in, I am inexperienced as to how fast other cars pull after 120, but I dont think a scoob is slow.

I particularly thing this is crap when I hear people saying STI scoobs are slow over a ton or 120.

I'll get me coat now

 

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Mine pulls to 140mph strongly and beyond I'm not sure yet as I bottled it.

Its a bog standard 96 wagon.

 

Fellow RB5 driver mate and I agree that the car does keep pulling at silly speeds, but if you come up against certain other 'sports cars' driving at loony speeds they will pull away from you.
IMO the scoob's pretty much on it's own in the 0-80 range but after that welcome one and all to the party.

Still the most fun car ever.

Keep playing..

 

My UK MY00 used to have real problems over 60mph - it was so unresponsive in fifth gear it wasn't funny. There were times when I actually regretted buying it!! But then I added the PPP and everything changed. It's now VERY responsive in ALL gears, well into treble figures. I think most standard scoobs are probably a bit restricted. I'm not a mechanic, I just know that there is an unbelievable difference from 30mph++ in all gears with the PPP...

Your RB5 isn't the WR version with the PPP is it? That may explain why you are enjoying your car so much!!

Wuss.


[Edited by Wuss - 4/10/2003 10:38:43 PM]

 

Having seen a Pontiac Firebird Convertible pull away from me at 120mph having been equal up to that point (70mph roll-on) in can beleive it. I get nervous at that speed as my ally bonnet starts trying to break free. I must buy a set of bonnet pins, just for peace of mind.

 

Never been over 100 in mine so wouldn't know.

 

Nuclear,

You are dead right, the Scooby is not slow by any means.

Les

 

standard RB5 non PPP with HKS super dragger and open neck d/p

pulls all way to limiter in 4th @ 140, into 5th still pulls just as hard no feel of power loss

 

Up to 130 mine pulls like a train, but then sorta stops dead cos I'm on the rev limiter in 5th

 

It depends on your definition of 'pulling well' My scooby pulls like a train to 120mph but the 20mph to 140 takes a lot longer and if you want to go to an indicated 160 you need a lot of "track" It still pulls well up to 150mph but if I were to be racing say an M3 or Fiat Coupe Turbo whilst I'd near matched or in the fiats case beaten it to 120 I'd start to wonder which direction they went it. Just look at the shape of the nose for crying out loud

For the record I've never raced an M3 of Fiat.....not saying I wouldn't, just that I've not

 

MY99 with Tek3 custom remap. Pulls like a train to 140+ indicated.
German autobahn, of course. Honest!!

Suresh

 

mine pulled all the way up to 169mph (on the gps) 175mph on the speedo. Still had about a 1000rpm to go, but decided to slow down.

 

@christianR

do they have enuf road over there for you to do 175mph?

cheers

big sinky

 

Ive recently had 150 mph out of Std UK Turbo so all this "no top end" has had me baffled aswell... it still had more to go reckon could have easily hit the 160mph that is on speedo and the car was no slouch getting there either just pulled nicely power was always there...

 

Speedo indicated 151mph in Belgium - standard MY97 wagon
Police helicopter estimated 140mph plus on M40

MY99 Saloon (270bhp) hasnt seen over 130mph yet..

 

FMIC anyone?