95 bmw 318ti, apparently 149bhp
No idea of the top speed,
My top speed 125mph (just over 200km/h) or so unofficially

Vauxhall Vectra 2.0i
Had 130 mph out of it.. once. Downhill and wind assisted*
Rob.
*You'd have wind, going that speed in a Vectra   

1989 Mercury Cougar XR7, factory Eaton M90 supercharged 3.8L V-6, 210BHP @ 4,000 RPM, 315 pound feet of torque @ 2400 RPM, 5-speed manual trans., 2,238 built. How fast?, don't know. Has seen 130MPH with power left. Rumor has it topping out at 140MPH+  Weekend cruiser.
Other car: 1989 Mercury Cougar LS, 3.8L V-6, 140BHP @ 3800 RPM, 215 lb-ft torque @ 4000 RPM, AOD 4-speed automatic trans with overdrive. How fast? Not much over 80MPH. Suspension is sluggish. OK for daily driver.
Other other car: 1970 Chevelle SS 396C.I.. Engine replaced with 427 C.I.. Dyno shows 625 BHP @ 6,200 RPM. Engine has seen 7,200 RPM with no worries. How fast? just under 120MPH in the quarter mile @ 10.9 seconds. Top speed? Not much faster as differential is geared down to 4:56 ratio. Afraid to find out with proper gearing.

155mph ....... In a hearse ...... yes you read it right a hearse.

0-60 in 4 seconds 0-100 in 7 seconds limited to 155mph. Cant remember the engine capacity but it was V8 with loads of power.

I'm scared to tell you. A restricted 298 KM/H on a 1300 cc Suzuki Hayabusa in France on my way to Spain. Only lasted for a few seconds though, way too fast for my health. Wasn't my bike too, was rented from the local Suzuki dealer. But what a rush.

Crash (not that day luckily)

1987 Suzuki RG125 Gamma (ex suzuki racing bike) 36bhp: with me riding 90mph, with a good friend riding just shy of 115mph (had potential to go a lot faster though).
1998 Yamaha SR125 13bhp: 75mph 

Quote:

that Suzuki dealer = mad.

Most scary ride...
Beaten-up Renault Twingo driven by my girlfriend... I dont like cars that seem to fall apart when doing over 80kmh... especially when it has know electrical problems (dead speedo, messed up electrics with a half-functional aftermarket immobilizer)

eno wrote on Oct 8^th, 2007 at 1:09pm:



The legal requirement is as follows:

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, as amended, allows the use of speedometers that meet the requirements of EC Community Directive 75/443(97/39) or ECE Regulation 39. Both the EC Directive and the ECE Regulation lay down accuracy requirements to be applied at the time of vehicle approval for speedometers. These requirements are that the indicated speed must not be more than 10 per cent of the true speed plus 4 km/h. In production, however, a slightly different tolerance of 5 per cent plus 10 km/h is applied. The requirements are also that the indicated speed must never be less than the true speed. In theory when you think you are doing 30 you could be only doing 24 mph though I don’t think many are that bad.

However, also to take into the whole equation is the effect the tread depth has on speedo accuracy. I found this below after a short search.

Based on a tread depth of 12mm a 205/55 R16 tyre's OD can change by about an inch from new to worn, that would make a difference of 3.14" (about 80mm) per wheel revolution.

OD = 613.9mm
Circumference = 1984.1mm
60mph = 96km/h

At 96km/h wheels turn @ 806rpm = 48360rph
so in an hour the distance you've travelled can vary by...
48360rph x 0.080m (lets say 80mm is the amount the circumference can legally vary by)
= 3868m/hr, so call that +/- 4km/h (2.5mph) variation, and thats just tyre wear.

Matt

eno wrote on Oct 9^th, 2007 at 1:49pm:


Are you training to be an ADI eno? Or is this something in the future?

Rather you than me.... mind you, I suppose there are plenty of 18 year old girls needing lessons out there somewhere...where do I sign up?    

the fastest I have been is 240kmh on the back of a ZZR , the wind almost pulled me off of it , and I am never getting on the back of a bike again!    I did get my worked 'lil Corolla over 200kmh once, but I would hardly brag about that since I should've been locked up.  Now I drive a Holden station wagon....because it transports my 100cc Yamaha Go Kart on Race Day !     woohoo !  ok it only does 120kmh (the Kart) , but it does that with my arse 2" off the ground !   Planning to upgrade to 250cc Superkarts , once our state government upgrades the availability of race trakcs here in New South Wales.  ()read never)

Im yet to find out the top speed of my 3.8L V6 Holden, nor do I really want to know !    as I dont particuarly trust the dynamic of a station wagon !

I drive an Opel Astra 1.7 TD - 68 bhp

I took it to 115 mph ( 180 km/h) once on the German highway, the fastest it would go... yet 120.000 km further I doubt she'd still go that fast. At 294.000 km on the clock, she still does 150 km/h without a hickup... takes some time non the less.

The biggest engine I ever took for a spin was a BMW 530i of the latest model. That engine is a dream! I was a bit sad to hear that my former boss totaled the car a while back. Now he drives a 645i... but I don't work there anymore... darn...