top speed

[jaffacake]

anybody know what the 325i cab's top speed is supposed to be cuz i cant find it anywhere

[mattrs]

125 or 130 at a guess, but i am guessing you want to know for sure, get it on the track

[rp2]

i dont know what its supposed to do but i saw a video online of some cheap car test where they had a saab cab e30 cab and something else and the bmw won the top speed test with 140+mph. i tried to find it on youtube but i gave in.


unless it was a dream

[jaffacake]

ahh not to bad then. A5 dual carriageway, 3am i got mine to 125, felt like it had more to go but heard a bang, then she heated up fast, pulled over and saw that the fan decided to go through the radiator some how othersise i could have found out myself what the top end was, and i'll have a look for that, sounds interesting.

[James90]

I'm pretty sure it says in the owners handbook

[charlE30]

Saloon 325i manual 135mph, auto transmission 128mph

[jaffacake]

ahh right, so i was practicaly there then, not to bad, give it a couple of months and i'll have it going at 140mph i reckon

[cee]

Saloon 325i manual 135mph, auto transmission 128mph

That official figures? I've had my iS to 130, surely the extra .7L does something?

Oh and it wasn't quite maxed out

[StuBeeDoo]

According to my Owners Handbook, BMW say it's 134 for a manual convertible and 130 for an auto

[Brianmoooore]

According to my Owners Handbook, BMW say it's 134 for a manual convertible and 130 for an auto

Those are the figures for cars lumbered with emissions equipment.

[jaffacake]

Saloon 325i manual 135mph, auto transmission 128mph

That official figures? I've had my iS to 130, surely the extra .7L does something?

Oh and it wasn't quite maxed out

well i hope the extra .7l maked a difference it does on the efffing insurance lol

[Brianmoooore]

I've had my iS to 130

Measured how?

[cee]

I've had my iS to 130

Measured how?

Well that's the catch 22. Speedo read 135.

Need to get it on the dyno and get the real readout!

[rp2]

sat nav is the best method to measure your real speed

[German-Whips]

I've pushed my little peugeot 106 1.4 to 120mph! 2 up and on a level road!

[HairyScreech]

^^ indicated 120.

big difference to 120 road speed.

[craigieeb]

I'v had mine off the clock,

what does that mean

[bss325i]

325i sport manual with a 3.91 ratio diff.

Only mod to the engine is a BTB2 six branch manifold.

It has pulled an indicated 150mph before.

[E30BeemerLad]

I'v had mine off the clock,

what does that mean

That you're a naughty boy

[hazd31]

320i cab, indicated 135-140 ish, sat nav read 124.

Quite a difference

[kieran325]

I'm quite happy pushing 100mph nowadays

[Topblag]

to drive an E30 cab at anywhere near top speed is daft IMO. Even on a track.

You roll, you die.

[hazd31]

big sail on the back to catch the wind and lots of front end lift, any old car at that speed i would have assumed any accident, you die.

[E30BeemerLad]

I'm quite happy pushing 100mph nowadays

Snap, my 3.91 diff bothers me a bit as the car is a bit buzzy with it, but I rarely do any motorway stuff with it and how often do you travel at 100+ for any sustained period. For me it's about how quickly you get there

[bss325i]

320i cab, indicated 135-140 ish, sat nav read 124.

Quite a difference

What size wheels and tyres did you have?

E30 speedos with the correct rolling circumfrence tyres should read about 10% over.

[Dezzy]

I'v had mine off the clock,

what does that mean

That you're a naughty boy

[Brianmoooore]

124 + 10% is well inside the range of 135 - 140 ish.

[craigieeb]

I'v had mine off the clock,

what does that mean

That you're a naughty boy

:.:

[325isporttech1]

Was going to do a thread tonight to say iv just had 143mph out of my nearly standard tech1(ss exhaust and secret ecu upgrade) satnav and clocks matched up perfect gota be a first in an e30

Just had a mini service filters/oil/water etc and plenty of v power pumped threw it, it sat at 5850rpm so theres plenty of potential for more, the aroedynamics are a big limiting factor in the top speed of an e30 they seem to hit a bit of a brick wall around 135mph from my experience.

[skipunda]

Was going to do a thread tonight to say iv just had 143mph out of my nearly standard tech1(ss exhaust and secret ecu upgrade) satnav and clocks matched up perfect gota be a first in an e30

Just had a mini service filters/oil/water etc and plenty of v power pumped threw it, it sat at 5850rpm so theres plenty of potential for more, the aroedynamics are a big limiting factor in the top speed of an e30 they seem to hit a bit of a brick wall around 135mph from my experience.

Time for a dyno run print-out for you. It's like bloody BMWAlpinaC2 that post

Find a runway and a vid recorder

[vijay01]

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[Kos]

I've had my iS to 130

Measured how?

Well that's the catch 22. Speedo read 135.

Need to get it on the dyno and get the real readout!

and how would a dyno give you an accurate top speed ?

[cee]

yeah good point

[325isporttech1]

Was going to do a thread tonight to say iv just had 143mph out of my nearly standard tech1(ss exhaust and secret ecu upgrade) satnav and clocks matched up perfect gota be a first in an e30

Just had a mini service filters/oil/water etc and plenty of v power pumped threw it, it sat at 5850rpm so theres plenty of potential for more, the aroedynamics are a big limiting factor in the top speed of an e30 they seem to hit a bit of a brick wall around 135mph from my experience.

Time for a dyno run print-out for you. It's like bloody BMWAlpinaC2 that post

Find a runway and a vid recorder

Yeah will have to, it was a bloody long stretch of road to be fair

[bilun777]

The collectors guide quotes autocars best top speed for a 325 cab as 135mph.Must have been a good tail wind.