BAD_MAN_121

Hi, whats the max speed you can do in a import spec subaru on the motorway, as i dont want engine going bang as alot of people says that they intend to go bang on motorways

prodriverules

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Off the clock

BAD_MAN_121

what the top end on imports, 110mph or 140mph

prodriverules

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112mph with limiter on it but about 140ish without one on which is what i love about the UK box's,boy have they got long legs if you know what i mean

midnight

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A little bit more info wouldn't go a miss ie :what year model,etc might help us to help you.As for them going bang ,dont know about that,but i would guess they will go as fast as you can get your foot to the floor ,if it hits 112 mph then its restricted .If it goes past that then happy days .

midnight

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Yes mate know exactly what you mean 140 mph, you must be in 4th gear @ 6800 rpm lol

prodriverules

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Got to love that haven't you

BAD_MAN_121

Sorry guys,

Its a 1994 V1 wrx sti,
full decat exhaust system
decat downpipe
decat manifold & up pipe
BLitz induction kit
Prova ecu

Serviced with 10/60 racing line oil
New coil packs
NGK iridium plugs

it goes over 112mph , and my god its fun, extremely fast , i left the astra vxr for dust but then i slowed down as i daint want engine going bang as i dont no what max mph they made for. yeh uk spec are longer ratio than the imports

midnight

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Cheers for the info ,it also depends on what mileage and service history your car has had as well as how many owners . Remember your car is 16+ years old now and depending on how hard the engine has been driven may not take to well to constant high speed runs,but the occasional blast should not do it any damage.Constant high speeds over a sustained distance will do more damage than a short spirited top end dash imho. My last uk car had 135k on the clock,but still managed more than the manufacteres top speed and never let go.

prodriverules

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Got to be honest mine has been 'slightly over the claimed top speed'

BAD_MAN_121

well im more than happy to get 120 out of it, for a short time say about 20 secs, its on 121km, previous lady owners, well cared for,

dannytwo

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I always thought the max speed was 70mph on the motorway mate

BAD_MAN_121

your right there , but you no its one of them scenes where theres a nice quite run and then theres a astra vxr who wants to race , looking down on a scooby, so as every scooby driver will do, gota kik sum ***

turbs

I have the jap limiter on mine still which is a good thing in my eyes

Takes away any temptation to go flat out..

Two people I know of both blew bottom ends whilst doing silly speeds.

The odd sprint is good enough for me , maybe i'm getting old

BAD_MAN_121

never to old for a scooby, well yeh iv heard people say bottom end goes, but that could also depend on what oil they using, and if its serviced right, 120mph is more than enuf for me, also for any car that wana race, old cars but still scared new cars

Terminator X

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My cars been at a true 158mph @ Marham last year

TX.

prodriverules

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Loving the new avatar mate

Terminator X

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^^ You can see why I need the hp now

TX.

Jamz_

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Not a good thing to post on the internet, publicly admitting you race a Astra VXR on a public highway where the maximum speed limit you are allowed to do is 70mph.

brownstain85

They went flat out to 70 n kept at that constant speed, it was a close one but the scooby pipped the lead

350bhptype~R

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then i went past the pair of them @ 160mph still pulling strong

midnight

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A man after my own heart ,at 70 mph i'am still in 3rd gear and no where near the rev limiter . I recently posted on here that i have an aston martin 6.0 ltr V12 all to myself for a whole day in March .No posing in the town centre for me . M6 toll road and bruntingthorpe airfield here i come

350bhptype~R

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i think the scoob will give the aston a good run for its money
will the aston be on hire then? only asking as i have a friend that hires out all your top cars and has the new dbs in his fleet , very nice car.

craigwrx277

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I was made to believe that over 100mph the top mount scoop is useless and causes no cool air to hit the top mount. Causing the engine to cook itself

turbs

That's what I have heard too..

L.J.F

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Without a front mount intercooler fitted it is advisable not to do top speed runs as apparently the bonnet scoop struggles to trap cool air at high speeds hence the horror stories.

350bhptype~R

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LOL THAT SOUNDS LIKE TOTAL SH*T TO ME theres guys running over 300bhp on here with standard top mount and ive done loads of flat out runs over 150mph with no problems at all when my type r was standard with top mount.
I dont think subaru would spend millions designing a car that cooked itself over 100mph.

DaveD

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My 93 WRX has just nudged 138 mph on the clock a couple of times but, with the engine at 7000rpm, it didn't stay there for long! It gets there very quickly though - could easily use another gear.

It has done sustained 120mph running on the continent in 25degC+ temperatures, but that was when it was relatively youthful and had under 150,000 miles on the clock. Now, with over 200,000 miles, I tend to keep it around the 100mph mark, but still has the odd blast to 120+

Still running the standard slanty top mount - maybe I've just been lucky?

russellgarwood4174

my standard wrx bugeye wagon does loads of autobahn miles doing over 130mph most weeks, no signs of over heating! top end about 140 cant be exact though as dodging to many germans!!

rogos

naa i dont think so! i give my top mounted scoob regular held top speed runs i am not saying how fast coz you wont believe me, but it never gets hot until you are staitionary because thats when heat soak starts so remember that when you have been sitting in traffic and decide to blast away.