WHATS UP??WITH 0-60?

[pcperez83]

The other day i took my car out on the highway with my girlfriend and i wanted to see what my 0-69 time was, acording to: <BR>our car's 0-60 time should be around 9.2 seconds but when i did the physical test with a stop watch i did 0-60 in likt 13.3 seconds? whats up with that? what could possibly reduce my speed so much?

[SmokyMcGee]

when I had the 1.8 engine...0-60..took so god damn long... plus my tranny was shot and whatever else was wrong with the engine.

[pcperez83]

you have kl-ze now? but why is the caR SO SLOW it should be around 9-10 sec

[SmokyMcGee]

I have no explanation for the slowness of the 1.8, i never raced anyone cuz I knew any car would kick my a--. But now with the KL-ZE I can go about 50mph in 2nd gear, I would be in 4th going on 5th if I was in my 1.8

[David Coleman]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SmokyMcGee:<BR><STRONG>But now with the KL-ZE I can go about 50mph in 2nd gear, I would be in 4th going on 5th if I was in my 1.8</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I can hit well over 60mph in 2nd gear with my K8. You have no idea what you're talking about.

[David Coleman]

Also, car stats has a ton of misinformation. The stock MX-3 GS MTX should be around 8.5 seconds for 0-60. Using a stop watch is going to be off.

[ProtegeSTS]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SmokyMcGee:<BR><STRONG>I have no explanation for the slowness of the 1.8, i never raced anyone cuz I knew any car would kick my a--. But now with the KL-ZE I can go about 50mph in 2nd gear, I would be in 4th going on 5th if I was in my 1.8</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>That didnt even make sense....do you have even a clue as to how engines and transmissions work?

[SmokyMcGee]

Im just saying compared to my 1.8.. Id be forced to change gears cuz id be redlining full throttle at 30mph in 2nd .. my k8 wasnt exactly running at peak performance like yours may be. Hitting around 50mph in 2nd gear without redling is fast for me. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]<p>[ April 29, 2002: Message edited by: SmokyMcGee ]

[David Coleman]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SmokyMcGee:<BR><STRONG>Im just saying compared to my 1.8.. Id be forced to change gears cuz id be redlining full throttle at 30mph in 2nd .. my k8 wasnt exactly running at peak performance like yours may be. Hitting around 50mph in 2nd gear without redling is fast for me. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]<P>[ April 29, 2002: Message edited by: SmokyMcGee ]</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>Note for all reading the above post: It contains no factual information.

[ProtegeSTS]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SmokyMcGee:<BR>[QB]Im just saying compared to my 1.8.. Id be forced to change gears cuz id be redlining full throttle at 30mph in 2nd .. my k8 wasnt exactly running at peak performance like yours may be. Hitting around 50mph in 2nd gear without redling is fast for me. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]<P>QB]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>What the hell are you talking about? STOP lying. There is no possible way for you to redline at 30mph in 2nd gear unless youre spinning the tires. Your engine rotates at X speed. This multiplied by the gear ratio and final drive gives you a speed. You cant explain it because it didnt happen. Dont post useless/WRONG info.

[SmokyMcGee]

haha i wish you guys could see my old tranny and engine in action..

[Buff1110]

i have no problem hitting 60 in 2nd gear. and when i g-teched my car, i couldnt get traction because it was cold out and got 0-60 in 8sec. (that was after 3 tries than we went in) to cold to grip<BR>Dan

[mattster]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR> I can hit well over 60mph in 2nd gear with my K8. You have no idea what you're talking about. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR> i have no problem hitting 60 in 2nd gear. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>hmmm... my car goes like 58 @7000 RPM are you sure you have no problem... or do you go past the redline to achieve that? cuz im feeling kinda left out here having to take third when going 0-60 .

[killerpickle]

I remember someone a while back saying that the mx3 gs mtx hits 60 mph in 8.2 seconds if you stay in 2nd gear ... I tried this a few times, and can reach a little over 100kmh in second...at ... oh, say 7200+ rpm...peronally I think the car loves the redline

[jfbourgault]

30 mph in second gear is a joke!<BR>I hit about 105 km/h in second, wich is well past 60 mp/h, and trust me, I only shift once the cut off stops the reviing party! :¬(<P>where you asleep doing 30 mph tops in 2nd gear??