1.1 performance advice !!!
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1.1 performance advice !!!
i'm seriously tempted by a nice 1.1 series 1 i've seen.
Not into speed that much as I have a few other toys for that part of my life
However I do want a golf that is useable so i'm wondering the following
a) Whats the top speed I can expect?
b) At 60 - 70mph how will it rev, i.e will it be screaming
c) Whats the fuel consumption like
Any help appreciated
cheers
Jonesey
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Local Hero
If a Formel-E add a little to top speed and MPG.
If original getting quite rare and worth saving.
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Settled In
speed wise, at 65mph its around 3700rpm so i havent tryed to get much higher than that.
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Old Timer
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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Old Timer
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Settled In
Slow and steady wins the race. Look after it and it should look after you!
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Old Timer
was quite nice at that speed… got to see everything
and the fuel wasn't bad which is a bonus. as my last car was a 2.0l mile muncher auto so im used to sitting in the fast lane at 110 lol.
so i would follow cleef's advice and stay for about 60, the engines not screaming and your still gonna get to where you wanna go.
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Settled In
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Old Timer
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Old Timer
well if it blows just chuck another on in.. ohh the joys of an old motor hehe
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Old Timer
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Old Timer
i only got 41,000 on my 1.1 an i wanna look after it…
its almost new, especially afer i changed all electrics and most fuel systems lol….
but yeah in reply to the first post…
top speeds about 80
drive it nicely 60-65
and i got from bristol to reading an back on 25 quid… i think its 150 miles round trip…
you can do the maths
cheeers
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Settled In
I can't imagine how my 1.1 would react if I got it up to 80.
Something somewhere would explode.
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Old Timer
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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Settled In
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Settling In
But fuel economy at the minute is dreadfull its running far to rich
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Old Timer
not many people will leave there foot on the floor for half hour on a motor way and thos that do end up paying for it.
top speed and recommended speed are a couple of different things lol.
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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Old Timer
god knows the revs as i haven't got a counter lol but it doesn't overheat, rattle etc. Then again it's done 130k now and the engine has never been apart so it was obviously well run in by the first owner!!
i get between 30-50ish mpg depending on time of day, weather and my mood.
with a full load at 50-60mph it'll be about 34ish.
just me, myself and the goof at 70 she'll average about 40ish
tbf the small block was well over-engineered in it's early guise, so assuming you keep it serviced and topped up then it should see 80 all day without a problem.
Jon.
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Old Timer
booze and boredom, the greatest mix
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