Puma power..

I answered the 100k/hr question :p. Pat

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Originally Posted by PAT303

I answered the 100k/hr question :p. Pat

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Yep, I'll give you that one :)

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

This needs to be settled with a drag race. Racing for slips.
Ask any racer. Any real racer. It don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.

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I can see the film... "The slow and the laborious"

GPS speedo which logged top speed last trip away 2600 rpm 8 psi boost and no white knuckles:o 20 year old 110 :D

I'm going to challenge my brother Dennis to a drag race. He's only got a 260 Boss in his and no turbo.

You can race at each other and just drive over!

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Originally Posted by Tombie

You can race at each other and just drive over!

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Easy. It's only 40 inches high.

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Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

GPS speedo which logged top speed last trip away 2600 rpm 8 psi boost and no white knuckles:o 20 year old 110 :D

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The taco reads zero and the left hand side red warning lights are glowing :D. Pat

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Originally Posted by steane

Thanks Tact.

That's all I wanted to know ;)

I figured it was some chap you probably barely knew driving a clapped out old Defender. Seemed the logical answer when I gave it a bit of thought.

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Strange as it may seem - there do seem to be a few clapped out old defenders about. That struggle to do 100 and ....etc.

Not that it matters, 6 of one, half dozen of another, just for completeness: I wouldn't have said his barge was clapped out. He said it had some engine work (to improve performance) but can't remember what. He was pushing a lot of weight (bars/racks everywhere and winch etc), 35" XTs, and with the all the gear inside may have been pushing GVM (guessing). Maybe tie-rod ends were shot to account for the steering(?)

(And at no time (in this thread) was I suggesting TDx vehicles are all generally incapable of 100kmh. That said - if you really want to debate whether 110's are the best and only real Land Rover, there is a fairly current thread for that. You can tackle my comments on TDCi ABSOLUTE superiority over ALL it's predessors in there. ;) )

If I go back to my first 109 , 75mph ,with the wind behind ,down hill . I used to drive It hard as I could around bends to see if I could get It on two wheels ! never could . That had 750 x16 cross ply's . That was 40 years ago I've settled down heaps since those long ago day's . I've had a stage One v8 for quite a few years . Onece again not a great speed machine , even with stage two cam and rebuilt 3.5 . Then a 110 county , swapped the 3.5 for a 4.4 plus r380 gearbox . Now that will accelerate up a hill with a caravan on the back easy . Next td5 there do the job , but a bit underpowered with say a tandem tailor and short wheel base Land Rover on the Back . Forget trying to overtake at 100ks . So now the 2.2 110 I'm loving to feed back about there towing ability , as I have a 16ft van weighs about 1.2 ton empty . I do think you need speed at overtaking , especially to get past a long load !!.. Jim :):)