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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: Robbiellewellyn on July 02, 2006, 19:12:15
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Hiya, just thought i'd see what kinda speeds you guys were getting from your series? I own a Series 2a 2.25 and have had 74 out of it :D but not for long. Anyways, just wondering. cheers
Rob
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sounds about the same as the s3 safari 109 we had when i was younger :) that was usually happy to cruise at about 60 in overdrive
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Someone I know had hit 85mph once, and only briefly on a long downhill road with his foot planted to the floor. I think if you go much quicker you'll soon hear the valves bouncing and hitting the pistons. :shock:
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I've done 70 in my 2.25 diesel. In overdrive with 16 inch rims. She'll happily cruise at 60 - 65 on the motorway, with throttle to go. But when the bonnet shakes and the gearbox whinnes I slow down!
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mine used to happily run at 55 with my foot flat to the floor
didnt sound strained or owt.
i guess with an OD i could have got 65.
but once i get the new engine in, mwahahahahahaa, who knows!
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in my old Series 2a i had 90mph on the gauge which was probably more like 75mph down rockingham hill and i never got a speeding ticket from the camera at the bottom :twisted: (they probably thought the camera was faulty seeing a series doing 75mph :lol: :lol: :lol: ) as it never flashed at me and that was 3 years ago :lol:
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well....I think its about 55/60 but the speedo says about 50 - plus or minus an inch shake of needle, but running 750's and not redone the speedo yet!...is that an MOT problem?
Its petrol, and no OD.
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Has anyone checked their speedo against a GPS as things like a change of tyre size, tyre wear etc can make for inaccurate readings (always assuming the speedo was anything like accurate in the first place)?
I checked my 90 recently and was pleased to note that it was pretty good:-
30MPH ind = 28MPH on GPS.
50MPH ind = 48MPH on GPS.
75MPH ind = 72MPH on GPS.
Sounds good to me.
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My lightweight cruised at 70 no probs no strain and a great mpg, it was on the back of a recovery wagon mind you going up the m1 :wink:
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well....I think its about 55/60 but the speedo says about 50 - plus or minus an inch shake of needle, but running 750's and not redone the speedo yet!...is that an MOT problem?
Its petrol, and no OD.
My speedo needle is all over the place and have got the 750's. It hasn't failed an MOT on that at all. Only emissions (until it was pointed out that it was a 34 year old diesel land rover) and brakes (until it was pointed out that she is a 34 year old land rover)!!
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my 2.25 diesel did 40mph foot flat to the floor.....
untill i fitted the v8 climate killer :lol:
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With the jag engine I worked it out to 122 MPH @ 5000 rpm ( red line ) . but the tyres are only rated to 85 and it does that with loads to spare .
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With the jag engine I worked it out to 122 MPH @ 5000 rpm ( red line ) . but the tyres are only rated to 85 and it does that with loads to spare .
Daisy's body would fall to bits after 60 let alone 122....... :(bloodshot):
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my series 3 will do 65 but it's damn noisy as I haven;t fitted the soundproofing yet. Still on the look out for a reasonably priced overdrive.
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I can get 75 according to the speedo :D :twisted:
Although on the GPS that is only about 65.
The cold start light is more like 75.
Most confirmed that i have had is 77 (on gps). :shock: that was about 3800rpm, engine only revs to 4500rpm.
If you are only getting about 55mph (on gps), check that you haven't got the military distributor with rev limiter.
Running 265/75 tyres which may help.
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The 101 will do over 60mph downhill with a tail wind. More realistically you can get 58 out of it on the flat or cruise at 55.
I found driving through Western Sahara with a strong headwind I was getting about 45mph tops, and it knocked about 30% off the fuel economy!
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I have wound mine up to 65 on the GPS. but it doesn't do the economy any good. 17ish, odd at a guess. Dropping back to 50 - 55 allows me to coax 22 MPG out of the old girl. I don't know what the speedo says as i haven't put the new cable on yet. :lol:
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mine does 45 down hill with the wind behind me (and the police!) [-o<
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Most confirmed that i have had is 77 (on gps). :shock: that was about 3800rpm, engine only revs to 4500rpm.
To my knowledge the 2.25 Petrol redlines at 4,250 and has max power output at 4,000 while the 2.25 Diesel redlines at 4,000 and has max power further down the rev range. (don't know the rpms for the 2.25 diesel's max power)
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Hi there, I have to ask, why do you guys seem obsessed by speed. If you have a Series LR with a 4 pot engine you have to accept it will be slow unless you have no mechanical sympathy whatsoever. :twisted:
If I wanted to go fast I would have a Porsche Cayene but then that is so different from driving a LR and such a dissappointment compared to a LR.
Am I a bit strange :?
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No your perfectly normal. I didn't get a landy to go fast, ( it was to go anywhere!) But It isn't the case of my truck goes faster than your truck mentality. It is nice just to see what they do, and it is pretty apparent that 45 - 60 is the common band of speeds for a series to be going at.
It all goes back to the age old question! Is it normal that my landy?: Smokes / Leaks / Goes 55MPH / Makes funny thumping noises. etc ...etc...
I haven't a prob with the speed of mine ( Goes faster than my mates 2.25 Diesel :lol: ) But It is a nice reassurence that it tallys with the general speeds of everyone else says.
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my one ton (900x16 tyres with IIB ratio gearbox) will cruise at 45 mph, but I have had 62mph out of it. Thats with a 2.6 petrol.
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Hi there, I have to ask, why do you guys seem obsessed by speed. If you have a Series LR with a 4 pot engine you have to accept it will be slow unless you have no mechanical sympathy whatsoever. :twisted:
If I wanted to go fast I would have a Porsche Cayene but then that is so different from driving a LR and such a dissappointment compared to a LR.
Am I a bit strange :?
If you had a Cayene we'd laugh !
But as for knowing what it would do ....well...its just an anorak thing isn't it? You know like how far can you wade, or how much can you lean before falling over etc.....hmmmm I can see some new threads coming.....
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To my knowledge the 2.25 Petrol redlines at 4,250 and has max power output at 4,000 while the 2.25 Diesel redlines at 4,000 and has max power further down the rev range.
True for standard engines. :twisted:
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My first LR was a 2.25 diesel 88 and it was pretty much flat out at a tad over 65, overdrive and 750 tyres. Good little tool.
The Series 2a with 3.5 V8, RR diffs, 750s and overdrive is happiest at about 65-70 on motorways but will pull and pull up to the magic ton :roll:
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hehe yer i agree with that my v8 will keep on pulling too but the wander on the steering wheel is a little worrying lol but its great at beating kids in corsa`s off the lights
lmao see emm alllllll laffing as i rattle up to the lights and they bomb along aside then the faces as ROAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR i drop the clutch and they is still at the lights lol soooooooo funny
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hehe yer i agree with that my v8 will keep on pulling too but the wander on the steering wheel is a little worrying lol but its great at beating kids in corsa`s off the lights
lmao see emm alllllll laffing as i rattle up to the lights and they bomb along aside then the faces as ROAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR i drop the clutch and they is still at the lights lol soooooooo funny
oooooooo ijust love it when i do that, poxy corsa's, poxy 4 pot diesel pulls up along side, race on.... ( unaware to the poxy corsa driver that this 4 pot sitting next to his is tuned to the max and has twice its power :twisted: )
dump clutch and they left in a ploom of black smoke and sut :P
back to the subject, my friends series 3 2.25 petrol gives my defender a run for its money, but then agen its got a webber, k&n , racing plugs , 265,75 r16 tyres and a few others that he wont tell me about
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well my 2a goes of the clock which is about 70 mph on my gps.
thats without an overdrive and with earplugs!
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back to the subject, my friends series 3 2.25 petrol gives my defender a run for its money, but then agen its got a webber, k&n , racing plugs , 265,75 r16 tyres and a few others that he wont tell me about
If it's got a Weber, the standard Weber (not twin choke) then that'll be a performance loss. :wink:
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ive had 86 (on my spedo) out of my 109 2.5 n/a down the A38 towards Marketon island.
it can cruise at 65 and will hit 72 on the flat
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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.
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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:
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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!
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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.
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My old series 3 diesel did 65mph with overdrive (sounded like a Fokerwolf diving from 3000 feet).Pete
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Just after I rebuilt the engine i managed to get my 2.5n/a diesel 2A up to 88mph on the GPS (with a run up and a slight hill on my side!).
I didnt like it very much though. Now with an overdrive on it will cruise happily at 65-70 though it doesnt get the chance for much cruising since the car is easier and more comfy.
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my one ton (900x16 tyres with IIB ratio gearbox) will cruise at 45 mph, but I have had 62mph out of it. Thats with a 2.6 petrol.
don't forget you had to tow a spare fuel bowser to acheive 62mph :lol:
my S11A one ton cruises nicely at 50mph but would need a tailwind to beat the 60 mark
the S1 86" is about the same as the one ton
and my S11A LWB basic 2.6 will hapilly go 70 but currently will only acheive the speed at which I can push it :?
its a life in the slow lanefor me
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I've got a Series 2a but have never attempted to see how fast it will go. I prefer to get there under my own power rather than the power of an RAC wagon :roll: