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[iandhd]

Ian- thats very interesting, does you limiter kick in at 6400 or 6800?

I'm not very good at keeping an eye on both dials whilst trying not to munch the car into the curb or other fixed obsticle so I'll have to try again. I've been careful to do this on a flat piece or road rather than slopes as I assume that has an impact.

I guess the K&N & zorst don't make any difference here since the revs are the governing factor?

[Jase_MK]

What about the differences in dial readings. I have heard of speedos not being 100% accurate so the same must be true of rev counters??? Are we really doing 60 in 2nd? how do we really know?

I have a GPS receiver and can confirm that the speedo in the VX (well, my one anyway) is very accurate. Other cars I've driven have had speedos that are way out by over 10%.

Even though it reads 60, you could be doing anything between 55 and 65.

[minime]

the 6800 rev limit is only 1st 2nd and 3rd gear from what i remember....... i have checked the accuracy of my speedo with a snooper 6r neo ( gps ) and also with my racelogic tester and can say that when it says 60 on the speedo it may be 61 at the most!

[Jase_MK]

minime -> if your speedo is accurate and mine is too, I would probably imagine that that is the case for most VXs then. A Focus I drove the ther day read 60 when it was doing about 53...

[cheeky_chops]

I "bounced" off the rev limiter the other day - it was spot on 6400 - but i've had no remap. I would think this is more accurate than the speedo. I was reading the bm3w web site and some blokes were claiming 175mph in a new m3 and the speed limiter (should be 155 on BWM's) was rubbish. Somebody with a GPS then told him they "showed" 170+ but the GPS was reading 155 bang on. A good 10% out..... Either way, its feckin fast for Park Lane!!

[VEX]

What about the differences in dial readings. I have heard of speedos not being 100% accurate so the same must be true of rev counters??? Are we really doing 60 in 2nd? how do we really know?

I think a few guys are coming with GPS devices on Sunday, that could help us.

I have always thought that the speedo in the VX's was very accurate.

Maybe a friendly police man could help us out

Edited by VEX, 04 June 2003 - 02:05 PM.

[BogBrush]

I can buy a laser gun from costco for 40 quid if anyone wants one?

[BogBrush]

That is a laser speed timing gun. Not an actual weapon

[R3D VX]

Well in that case i must be in the tits up club aswell!!!!! re-map done but limiter cuts in at 6400, bang on, speedo reads 61/62mph. One thing to mention though, the old limiter was really harsh and made everything stop, this one is much much softer (as promised in the blurb) so something must have downloaded. I still feel, even though i have been jipped of a few extra revs that the car is quicker than before, more gutsy, more torque etc. Wouldn't mind the extra 400 rpm though. If you guys get somewhere then i may have a whinge aswell. (~After my Spax problems they are gonna love me!!!) :ph34r: I'll keep an eye on the thread, Mike.

[cheeky_chops]

Does anyone know how accurate the rev counter is?

[Ricky2772]

I "bounced" off the rev limiter the other day - it was spot on 6400 - but i've had no remap.

ditto today.

[Mani]

thanks Ricky for the confirmation of a standard rev limiter setting on a standard vx map. Mani.

[R1 nur]

Why the obsession 0-60 times?

[wellsy]

I don't know if its the same for the others that have had the remap done but its not the 0-06 times I wanted to improve. I was hoping to be able to feel more torque at around 3000 revs. Its just seems that the only way we can test if the new software has made any difference is by the rev limiter and the 60 in second marker. Mani, Have you spoken to Chris? I've sent you a mail last night with my contact details.

[Purebob]

Why the obsession 0-60 times?

r1, not sure there's an obsession, its just that the gearing & low rev ceiling on the na make it perform unrepresentatively poorly in the 0-60 stakes. 2nd gear at 6400 revs is 58.9 rpm, so a third half-second gearchange change is required.

Another 400-500 revs takes 0.5 of a second off pretty much every measured time up to a ton-ten at no cost in flexibility as long as the power profile isn't humped with much.

You turbo blokes don't have that prob with your higher gearing and extra stomp. Its controlling launch grip thats your only challenge !

Edited by Purebob, 08 June 2003 - 08:35 AM.

[ddpunter]

so what is the "official" regal remap revrange?(tongue twister) is it 6800 in 1st and 2nd only or is it all the gears or what? answers on a postcard... cheers d

[Mani]

r1- I agree with wellsy, the rev limiter and being able to hit 60 in second are the only objective markers we can use to see whether the regal remap has kicked or not. Otherwise- we can all convince ourself that the car feels faster more torque etc-buts its the "go faster stripes syndrome" Wellsy- update so far. Met Paul at the nomities on Sunday. He tells me that his update with ver 11 of the remap actually makes his car run worse (tested by rolling road) Chris is now sorting things out with the German software programmers who "are aware of some problems" or so I hear. I'll give you a ring tommorow to give you the details. ddpunter- regal promised 6800 1st and 2nd (cw 6400 as standard) and 6400 in 3rd Mani