Cerbera 4,5 max speed

[redrose]

I came back from a trip and I saw 180mph on the clock with much more potentials but unfortunately the roads in Cyprus are short and i think i will never manage to see the top speed of this beast. Tell me yours (honest)!!

Cheers,
Michael G
Cyprus

[itsallyellow]

192mph on sat nav. Ws reading about the same on the speedo!!!

Mike

[FarmyardPants]

Only had about 160 out of mine. Plenty in reserve but the bonnet pins can't handle any more. I seem to get a lot of lift, maybe it's the missing chin spoiler thing causing air to enter the engine bay from underneath

[QuiteQuietCerb]

and you are wprried about your oil consumption i ve seen about 175 on mine and could go more but my bonnet left catch snapped!!

[Brummmie]

Mines not a 4.5..but i have seen 200mph and my speedo does seem smack on with my sat nav. I have had to repair both bonnet catches and bond the bonnet back onto its frame!

[Dirty Boy]

130

[touching cloth]

Dirty Boy said:

130

You need to come to Europe


... although this is where Mike tells us his was done on the M20

Edited by touching cloth on Friday 24th October 10:26

[Nefarious]

Still haven't bettered my 191 (GPS), which I've done twice now. I will crack the 2-ton one day...

[itsallyellow]

touching cloth said:

Dirty Boy said:

130

You need to come to Europe


... although this is where Mike tells us his was done on the M20

Edited by touching cloth on Friday 24th October 10:26

For legal reasons i have to add that the above quote is a lie and im just trying to make myself popular...

Mike

[redrose]

I was going to say that you thought the car was having only 3 gears!! Ha Ha!!

[Gazzab]

185 leptons on a private road in france on way to le mans.

[Byker28i]

177 on the gps at fighting torque before I started braking in my 4.2.



Or the time my road angel went haywire

[SI-PEN]

Byker28i said:

Or the time my CERBERA went haywire

That's more like it Byker!

[Nefarious]

TVR Moneypit said:

At Elvington a couple of years ago, I saw C3BER do 171, and TooTallPaul hit 186. Both speeds were verified by the timing equipment up there, and both obtained by a standing start, 1 mile run up, then timed over 1/4 mile.


My Chim only managed 149.

186 in a mile and a quarter is seriously impressive. How long a run up do they get at the PH Vmax events?

[Gazzab]

Think that was TooTallPauls 5 ltr car. So pretty torquey.
Think he sold it on ebay for 9K a year ago.

[Cerb999]

FarmyardPants said:

Only had about 160 out of mine. Plenty in reserve but the bonnet pins can't handle any more. I seem to get a lot of lift, maybe it's the missing chin spoiler thing causing air to enter the engine bay from underneath

161 with plenty to go on that "straight bit of derestricted road" on way home from Spa / Ring; just need more road / less traffic!!

And the chin spoiler definitely helps reduce bonnet lift; my pins gave up at much lower speeds before I got the spoiler back on. Now there's very little lift, at least to 160

[RUSSELLM]

Nefarious said:

TVR Moneypit said:

At Elvington a couple of years ago, I saw C3BER do 171, and TooTallPaul hit 186. Both speeds were verified by the timing equipment up there, and both obtained by a standing start, 1 mile run up, then timed over 1/4 mile.


My Chim only managed 149.

186 in a mile and a quarter is seriously impressive. How long a run up do they get at the PH Vmax events?

If you find that thread & the accompanying pictures.... You'll see it was absolutely pissing it down aswell

[FarmyardPants]

Cerb999 said:

FarmyardPants said:

Only had about 160 out of mine. Plenty in reserve but the bonnet pins can't handle any more. I seem to get a lot of lift, maybe it's the missing chin spoiler thing causing air to enter the engine bay from underneath

161 with plenty to go on that "straight bit of derestricted road" on way home from Spa / Ring; just need more road / less traffic!!

And the chin spoiler definitely helps reduce bonnet lift; my pins gave up at much lower speeds before I got the spoiler back on. Now there's very little lift, at least to 160

Interesting. It's been said before that that little deflector makes a difference, it's obviously there for a reason. I did 155 or so on the autobahn on the Spa trip and that broke the driver's side bonnet rod and bent the nearside one to about 30 degrees.

My deflector got torn off when the car was pulled onto a flatbed so I think I'll look at replacing it. Anyone know where to get one?

(For those that don't know, this is the angled metal bracket attached to the underside of the car at the front, held on with half a dozen self tappers).

[SimonKD]

FarmyardPants said:

My deflector got torn off when the car was pulled onto a flatbed so I think I'll look at replacing it. Anyone know where to get one?

(For those that don't know, this is the angled metal bracket attached to the underside of the car at the front, held on with half a dozen self tappers).

Mine got tore off going into a field for a car show a while back. Using the old one as a pattern I made a few up from thin gauge stainless steel. Drop me an email, I'm sure we can work something out.

Regards
Simon

[greenm]

Would also love to know were to get or a picture so that I can get my lad at F1 to make me one as I am sure he sits around all day playing poker??