mondeo 2.0 restricted ?

[tomruls1001]

my mates 2.0 si mondeo 1999 gets to 134 mph than just stops it wants to go more but it just stops at 134

[McSam]

Well, that's odd...






I'm quite sure no areas are still on half term..

[Chrisw666]

[ArsE92]

tomruls1001 said:

my mates 2.0 si mondeo 1999 gets to 134 mph than just stops it wants to go more but it just stops at 134

They are good for at least 150mph. But at 130mph (your mates speedo is over-reading slightly), the discombobulator engages and acts as a limiter to stop the tyres exploding.

[k15tox]

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'sports injection'

[Addymk2]

ArsE92 said:

They are good for at least 150mph. But at 130mph (your mates speedo is over-reading slightly), the discombobulator engages and acts as a limiter to stop the tyres exploding.

157mph actually. Get your facts straight.

[stevenr]

Oh dear

[mnkiboy]

He's probably just a crap driver. A cars top speed is determined by the skill of the driver.
Most Mondeos can do about 170mph, it sounds like your mate is doing it wrong.

[ArsE92]

Addymk2 said:

ArsE92 said:

They are good for at least 150mph. But at 130mph (your mates speedo is over-reading slightly), the discombobulator engages and acts as a limiter to stop the tyres exploding.

157mph actually. Get your facts straight.

That has only been proven when running tyres at 60PSI, glovebox open, front seats reclined as much as possible.

I did it once in my Mondeo Aspen.

[McSam]

mnkiboy said:

He's probably just a crap driver. A cars top speed is determined by the skill of the driver.
Most Mondeos can do about 170mph, it sounds like your mate is doing it wrong.

Clearly he hasn't been cadence clutching.

[Caulkhead]

Has it got a sunroof? The sunroof ones were always slower, like the blue ones. Tell him to get a red one with no sunroof.

[Devil2575]

tomruls1001 said:

my mates 2.0 si mondeo 1999 gets to 134 mph than just stops it wants to go more but it just stops at 134

It stops at 134 mph because that's as fast as it will go.

It's not restricted it just hasn't got enough power to go any faster.

Ford listed the top speed as 128mph so the extra 6 mph indicated on the speedometer is a positive error which is common on most cars once you get to silly speeds.

Edited by Devil2575 on Monday 5th March 11:40

[McSam]

Devil2575 said:

It stops at 134 mph because that's as fast as it will go.

It's not restricted it just hasn't got enough power to go any faster.

As I recall from my 4x4, the actual quoted top speed for 2.0s was 134mph anyway.

[k15tox]

McSam said:

s I recall from my 4x4, the actual quoted top speed for 2.0s was 134mph anyway.

not bad for an old bus

[kambites]

Parkers claims 128, but that's within the margin of error of the speedometer.

[Devil2575]

McSam said:

s I recall from my 4x4, the actual quoted top speed for 2.0s was 134mph anyway.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/ford/mondeo/hatchback-1993/13859/

The earlier cars had a more powerful engine, although not that much different. 136 for the Mk1 compared to 128 for the Mk2. pretty sure your 4x4 will have been a Mk1

[TheTurbonator]

ArsE92 said:

Addymk2 said:

ArsE92 said:

They are good for at least 150mph. But at 130mph (your mates speedo is over-reading slightly), the discombobulator engages and acts as a limiter to stop the tyres exploding.

157mph actually. Get your facts straight.

That has only been proven when running tyres at 60PSI, glovebox open, front seats reclined as much as possible.

I did it once in my Mondeo Aspen.

Pfft I got 200mph out of my 1998 Mondeo LX (chipped) once.

[Liquid Tuna]

Devil2575 said:

McSam said:

s I recall from my 4x4, the actual quoted top speed for 2.0s was 134mph anyway.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/ford/mondeo/hatchback-1993/13859/

The earlier cars had a more powerful engine, although not that much different. 136 for the Mk1 compared to 128 for the Mk2. pretty sure your 4x4 will have been a Mk1

Yes the 4x4 was Mk1 only, but due to the 4x4 engine braking with winter tyres fitted only to the offside of the vehicule, you could easily reach a 138mph in the snow.

[McSam]

Devil2575 said:

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-fi...

The earlier cars had a more powerful engine, although not that much different. 136 for the Mk1 compared to 128 for the Mk2. pretty sure your 4x4 will have been a Mk1

Ah - I was easily capable of confusing the very similar power and top speed figures back then, never mind now! I think it's 136PS, so 134bhp so I presume that's what I was thinking of.

k15tox said:

McSam said:

s I recall from my 4x4, the actual quoted top speed for 2.0s was 134mph anyway.

not bad for an old bus

Yeah, I thought that too. She never did it and I'm not sure it's a credible claim, but was happy enough at a fast cruise.

Edited by McSam on Monday 5th March 11:56

[djfaulkner]

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