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Top Speeds?
TechnoTurkey:
I've seen 70+ out of my ex mil 109", but it doesnt like hills as he's a heavy old beast!!
Mine's got a Turner Engineering Stage 1 Head which gave me a great performance increase, but that is over a knackered head so not sure how much better than 'standard' it is.
Lee_D:
Speed speed speed..... h'mmm
Well I can tell you a nearly sh@t my pants when Percy had the Jag lump in but the speed con not be recorded here for legal reasons :wink:
Suffice to say the wrestling match with the steering is an experience I will never forget... though being auto does help dedicate more time to the steering.
Still got to finish off the tamer V8 conversion.... :lol:
thermidorthelobster:
The 101 usually cruises at about 55mph; at 60mph it gets a bit noisy; 65mph is attainable but not that pleasant, plus you can see the fuel gauge dropping like a stone.
Ideally you need a bit of a downhill to get you to 60mph, but once you're there, you can hold it!
muddyjames:
My first landy which was a diesel LWB S3 with Od did 70mph easily. My dad was following me home when I picked it up and he couldn't believe. it. As soon as you put soem weight inside or stuck a half full 1tonne caravan on the back (so caravan weighing about 800kg) it didnt like that. 40mph was the best it did. Only towed with it once for a 5 mile journey. sold it soon after I found out whole of drive chain was worn and chassis was a patch work quilt!!! :lol:
2nd landy did 60-65 on its own. petrol with OD. again was useless at towing the caravan so never bothered to tow with it.
My dad however had a S3 Diesel with no OD and that did 50-55 on its own or with a fully laden 1200kg caravan on the back. that went to sout of France 3 times towing the caravan! Before my Dad owned it the farmer used it for towing horse trailers.
I want a S3 again :lol: They are so much more fun to drive than my auto disco is.
Pete5844 as was:
My old series 3 diesel did 65mph with overdrive (sounded like a Fokerwolf diving from 3000 feet).Pete
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