what's the highest safe maintainable speed for a scooby?
04 October 2004, 08:22 PM
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what's the highest safe maintainable speed for a scooby?
mechanically wise?
not encouraging speeding before 'certain people' start bleating.
just want to know if i decide to do a track day or whatever. the comments about scoobs not liking a WOT top speed run on a recent thread got me wondering.
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not encouraging speeding before 'certain people' start bleating.
just want to know if i decide to do a track day or whatever. the comments about scoobs not liking a WOT top speed run on a recent thread got me wondering.
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04 October 2004, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by hoskib
mechanically wise?
not encouraging speeding before 'certain people' start bleating.
just want to know if i decide to do a track day or whatever. the comments about scoobs not liking a WOT top speed run on a recent thread got me wondering.
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not encouraging speeding before 'certain people' start bleating.
just want to know if i decide to do a track day or whatever. the comments about scoobs not liking a WOT top speed run on a recent thread got me wondering.
ta
I can't see why a scoob couldnt do a WOT run for a whole tankfull.
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04 October 2004, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by davedipster
I would say you can go as fast as you like, or as fast as you can drive.
I can't see why a scoob couldnt do a WOT run for a whole tankfull.
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I can't see why a scoob couldnt do a WOT run for a whole tankfull.
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not gonna test the theory though
04 October 2004, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by hoskib
apparently they get hot and go bang not gonna test the theory though
not gonna test the theory though
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04 October 2004, 08:56 PM
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I'm not sure there's a specific upper limit - it probably varies a fair bit between cars anyway. As I understand it, scooby engines don't go bang at high speed, they go bang when you slow down again, leaving a red hot engine without the 150mph wind blasting over it to keep it cool. It's at that point, when it's still hot but without a cooling breeze, that it grenades itself in a shower of bearing parts.
Do a warm up and cool down lap and you should be OK.
Do a warm up and cool down lap and you should be OK.
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04 October 2004, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyC_772
I'm not sure there's a specific upper limit - it probably varies a fair bit between cars anyway. As I understand it, scooby engines don't go bang at high speed, they go bang when you slow down again, leaving a red hot engine without the 150mph wind blasting over it to keep it cool. It's at that point, when it's still hot but without a cooling breeze, that it grenades itself in a shower of bearing parts.
Do a warm up and cool down lap and you should be OK.
Do a warm up and cool down lap and you should be OK.
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04 October 2004, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by davyboy
You would never get an Impreza to do it's top speed at any UK track.
say on autobahn(?)then, if you held flat out for a long period of time?
04 October 2004, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by davyboy
You would never get an Impreza to do it's top speed at any UK track.
I really wouldn't want to run at WOT for more than a few minutes though as it's really feckin scary with the bonnet distorting!
04 October 2004, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Baaaaaa!
Yours faithfully, A certain person.
Yours faithfully, A certain person.
oh, don't comment on the thread FFS, you'll get it banned
or maybe that's what you want?
04 October 2004, 10:32 PM
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How fast is it going at 7800rpm in 5th?
7.8 X 19.7 = 153mph
Thats going some at Donington park
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