Whats the max speed of a 2004 3.0i?

Tired said:
sk93 said:
runs out of puff??? something's wrong with your car, or you're in the wrong gear!
getting to 140 is a piece of pee in mine.
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x3! mine went all the way to 160mph(end of the dial),and kept pulling for a fair bit/b4 running out of road,out my back door :D
it gets to 100/120 with the easiest of touches on the rt pedal/sport button on of course :driving:
 
sk93 said:
95 ron isn't going to help, but still..
I'm guessing you were hitting the limiter?
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That would tally with the fact it steamed upto 150 in no time yet wouldnt gain a single extra mph beyond that despite unlimited tarmac at WOT.
 
...hmmm
Well considering a e46 330ci does around 163 mph delimited ... I would say the z4 3.0 would do ATLEAST this (if the gearing is the same) and also get there ALOT quicker since its 200KG ligther which is a hell of a lot considering they've got the same engine.
 
bulldog5046 said:
i'm sure i read its ment to be 155mph but its runs out of puff much past 110-120 for me to bother to find out, i miss high end acceleration you get from turbo's :cry:

Ry

EDIT: http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=99748
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Huh?

Most single turbo car's are terrible at top end speed's due to there characteristics…

They normally are not very high reving… having max power 5500-6000k revs on most dynoes.. but more importantly they have a disgusting lump of a Torque in the middle of the rev range.. suddenly boosting up at 2-3k and dies out at 4k…. say when you at 130-140mph going for gold at 5k rpm your torques probably dropped 50-60ft lbs…not good for trying to pull top speed attempts.. ok from 0-130-140..as you got an extra gear to get the engine into that massive torque but at higher speeds you don’t …So a lot of turbos car’s I’ve been in have rapid acceleration then kind of hit a brick wall so to speak as the torque completely drops out

Where’s a naturally aspirated engine generally has a better zest for revs… say the z4…

It has around 90% of torque at 2k … all the way to 6000… (max power).. peaks at 3.5 k odd but not by much so it never drops off really

The perfect engine has a flat torque curve across the whole rev range and a nice smooth rise of POWER up the revs…probably why the m54 got so many engine awards and nominations…In short it’s a sweet engine and one of the main reason’s I purchased the Z4!!!!
 
bulldog/admirable for defending your fiat(turbo),tho the 3.0i z4 would leave it for dead,from 0-160!(i have had a cpl mildly tuned seat leon cupra turbos,and they are left behind by the z)

tom tvr/yeah,fully agree,they feel rock solid at max speed

+49/ as for the top spd of the 3.0,its 169mph de limited,with no additinal mods(as per dm automotive who do delimits/tuning for bm's/porsches,etc)and costs arnd £300 to get done,as far as i am led to believe
 
tailing off at 4k :o mine spooled around 2800-3000rpm boosting to 1.3bar, 'tailing' back to 1.0bar at the redline with the current map, it needs a FMIC fitting before i carry 1.3bar to the redline.

Craig - your right it would be left behind at 160, mostly because the gearing limits it to 149mph (GPS) :D

if i put it back on the road i would certainly be interested to see how it fairs against a Z4... i guess i could do some Dynolicious runs in the Zed and compare? just not quite a real situation...

the guy who maps my Fiat is certain it would walk over the Z4 in the midrang and topend, but who knows!

Ry
 
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