Thread: Td5 top speed.

I wonder what revs 170 is?

and if OD would pull it

Methinks next AULRO gathering at a nice drag strip?
Or an airport?

Originally Posted by MRBEAR

Once out of the open road mine will happily cruise at 140, still quiet inside, its a really nice big car to drive at that speed, doesnt feel dangerous.

I find my D2a, despite 32" tyres and 4" lift (meaning it's about 6" higher than factory) is still fantastically smooth at high speed. Actually it's smoother and quieter at 120km/h than it is at 50 - 60km/h by a long way (at this speed it's quiet rocky).
Having the larger tyres and the factory gearing, it's only doing around 2,200rpm at 120km/h. With the Ashcroft HD TC, VNT, larger intercooler and tune it feels like it has a large amount still to give!

Originally Posted by MRBEAR

My previuos cars Navara and Falcon were not as pleasant at the same speed.

I'd have to disagree with that last sentence. My previous ride was a worked 2004 Ford Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo and my current second car is a Ford Pursuit ute 5.6L V8, both are incredibly smooth at high speed. The base model Falcons might not be, but they're sports/performance models I find to be great!

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

.........just wondering what sort of speeds they top out at?...........

Lets see, with you on green P plates, that would be................... 100 km/h!!!

Originally Posted by Larry

Lets see, with you on green P plates, that would be................... 100 km/h!!!

Of course!
Did I say I was driving?
I meant dad was driving of course.....

Originally Posted by Alex 110

yes there is 120km/h overspeed light, but its only enabled on hte middle east. Might be able to turn it on with a nanocom, but I've never bothered to find out

I saw some post somewhere about a D1 with the middle east spec, where it was enable with a jumper wire somewhere, and an extra buzzer to let you know you're going too fast.

I'm glad we don't have it here.... the speed limits on many of the rural highways is 75 mph (120 km/h) so it would get very annoying. The Discovery seems to hold that speed just fine (even my old D1 did ok) but we do only have the V8, so that probably helps a bit at higher speeds.

When I got the call that my Grandfather was dying, my D2 cruised at 120MPH...

...but that was a V8.

M

Top speed varies a fair bit it seems, A mate has had 2 ,a '01 and an '04 classic country the '01 150 tops indicated and the '04 145 top. He has them rock stock, just buys and drives. Mine will pull past 155( ran out of straight) pre egr removal. not tested since, with it feeling like there is more. It has a freeflow muffler fitted.
Others have said 160, 130 sure he had handbrake on!! But this is fairly common in production cars, Dads stock 6cyl xw falcon would cruise on 70 mph all day, his mates same model and spec wouldnt do that downhill!