what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

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what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by pisquano » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:36 pm

as per title?
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by HYFR » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:50 pm

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Post by pisquano » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:03 pm

wow
is your rs4 stock?
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by HYFR » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:04 pm

oh sorry, that was in an RS 6

dont think a stock '4 will get there

will find out next week in Germany at the ring !
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Post by W8PMC » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:12 pm

Managed a true 171MPH through timing beams at Brunters a couple of years back.

Was about 200rpm off the limiter in 5th gear so still had all of 6th to go but ran out of runway :thumbs:
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by pisquano » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:23 pm

aka_dk wrote:oh sorry, that was in an RS 6

dont think a stock '4 will get there

will find out next week in Germany at the ring !
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by HYFR » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:28 pm

Fed, there are loads of us going next Friday

http://audisrs.com/about22045.html

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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by PetrolDave » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:06 pm

Previous reports from RS4 owners say that a stock B7 RS4 with standard "155mph" limiter will do 168mph - as indicated on GPS.

Seems quattro GmbH didn't take too much care when calibrating the 155mph limter :bigblink:
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by sonny » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:24 pm

Only 160mph but there was traffic so had to be careful. :)
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by Terry1948 » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:32 pm

164mph but same as sonny came across traffic and the thought of a trabant pulling out made me slow down.

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Post by Steve_C » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:37 pm

PetrolDave wrote:Previous reports from RS4 owners say that a stock B7 RS4 with standard "155mph" limiter will do 168mph - as indicated on GPS.

Seems quattro GmbH didn't take too much care when calibrating the 155mph limter :bigblink:
Is the limiter just on 6th gear or 5th as well?
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Post by sonny » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:53 pm

Remapped these cars are good for around 175ish, before the aerodynamics force it from going faster.
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by Pie » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:25 pm

The RS4 only managed about 130-ish and bottled it.
Had the R6 hitting the rev limiter in top gear, indicating 171 but actual speed would have been closer to 145 - 150.
The R1 I've had up to an indicated 160 before backing off (still plenty of revs left but just no road!)
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by pisquano » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:06 am

aka_dk wrote:Fed, there are loads of us going next Friday

http://audisrs.com/about22045.html
sounds really cool
you guys are going on the 22 and coming back on the 24?
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Re: what's the actual top speed you've managed to go at?

Post by ArthurPE » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:30 am

W8PMC wrote:Managed a true 171MPH through timing beams at Brunters a couple of years back.

Was about 200rpm off the limiter in 5th gear so still had all of 6th to go but ran out of runway :thumbs:
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is your car delimited?
the road tests I've seen have the car limited ~161 mph
seen a few videos w/GPM unrestricted will top 180 mph, it has pretty good aero and gearing

pretty sure the limiter is only in 6th...so you may have got a few mph if you had more road

I've had mine pinned against the limiter for 5 sec or so, so ~160
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