D3 at dollar sixty

[landrovermick]

Look what I did the other day.....


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did have her to dollar seventy but was too hard to get the pic and keep her stable !

he he he - nuff said

Mick

[Andrewpv01]

Looks like you had aquick trip through NT:D:cool:

Andrew

[Jamo]

Well done.:D :eek:

Been to 160 in mine a couple of times (overtaking road trains), but no higher.

no pics though!

[DEFENDERZOOK]

lurch could only get to 145.....and that was downhill.....with right foot flat to the floor......


should go a bit faster now........ive taken the roofracks off.......

[DirtyDawg]

Thats a really good example being set:mad: irresponsible considering your occupation:mad:......








































And so enlightening to see you haven't changed a bit Maaaattteee:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Well you have a little bit 10yrs ago you would have seen how far it would have gone before KAAboom..

[Pedro_The_Swift]

wonder if its limited electronically:mad:
or by phucker factor:angel:

[BigJon]

I have had a TDV6 at 180kph :angel: legally. It just seemed to run out of puff. RR Sport Supercharged are limited , about 220kph from memory.

[boggo]

Louts.The lot of ya:burnrubber:

[Jamo]

wonder if its limited electronically:mad:
or by phucker factor:angel:

The system won't let the car go past a certian speed (but I can't remember what it is!)

Also, the suspension should lower slightly over 160kph to assist with handling.

[PCH]

Also, the suspension should lower slightly over 160kph to assist with handling.

That'll be the compressor failure :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Chris

[BigJon]

I am not aware of a setting which lowers the car at high speeds.

[Jamo]

Ha ha ha:D

No Chris, I found out that that lowering is only set to activate automatically when you're below the high tide line on a soft sandy beach!

[cewilson]

Not a bad effort - but you've gotta do some more to be impressive. My old 92 Defender 200tDi used to do 150km/h up here in the NT - if you wound it up for long enough :D

Mind you the high range in the transfer case was changed to Discovery gears as the Defender ones wind out too quick!:p


I have got myself one question though - what speed rating is your tyres? I know my old muddies used to be 160km/h, but a lot of people up here in the NT get caught out by that!:(

[Jamo]

I am not aware of a setting which lowers the car at high speeds.

The Euro guys reckon it lowers over 160kph but only after 30sec or something like that.


I have got myself one question though - what speed rating is your tyres? I know my old muddies used to be 160km/h, but a lot of people up here in the NT get caught out by that!

The standard tyres are V rated (240kph)

[timberwolf_302]

I had done "indicated" 160ish in the old Rangie once, down a long hill flat stick. Bloody hairy but very exciting.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

hmm, my old '83 swb Patrol
with the mighty 2.8 L series
was good for 159 and a half kph
mates 84 lwb with the same donk would round it up and go past!!:D

[landrovermick]

hmm

[DEFENDERZOOK]

hmm yeah - but mine was legal,,,, and in NSW !



it was legal over 25 years ago.......

[p38arover]

On a trip to Victoria last year I noticed my GPS logged a speed of 200km/h when I was overtaking (downhill) - no, I wasn't on a motorbike.

Surely it was a GPS error?

Ron

[101RRS]

If we are getting into bragging rites - my 200,000km L series freelander with only 70kw on tap will do 160, so a D3 doing 160 is nuffin.

Gazzzz

[BigJon]

My other half has a 1.6 Ford Laser that will do an indicated 178 kph. Not 180, which was frustrating. I had the windows up, aerial down, fan off, etc to try to get the last couple of kays out of it, but no luck. Did exactly the same speed in the return direction too.