erez Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 hey all:) I was wondering what is the top speed ( while the cars were new) of those two cars A brumby 1600 , with no extra changes with the original engine and carb (like it came from the factory). A GL wogon 1800 EA82 hitachi carb . lets say they both 5 speed manual, and another brumby with 4 speed manual thanks 4 the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zukiru Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 88 miles per hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihscout54 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 http://www.kabamus.com/garage/gears.html tires 175/70/13 final tranny .885 gear raio 3.9 105 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I got my 4sp EA81 Brumby with std tyres to 160kph, down a hill. On the flat nothing over 145... They have a wind resistance issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love_em_when_there_old Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I got my 4sp EA81 Brumby with std tyres to 160kph, down a hill. On the flat nothing over 145... They have a wind resistance issue. Same thing with my Gl, same Drivline, diffrent body, but same front end, but a hatchback? Standard Tyres? or Studded tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 40mph head wind, and uphill, about 45 mph tops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love_em_when_there_old Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 And why do we love these cars so much? hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi subbie Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 my old 1982 1600 leone wagon up to 150ish km down hill was kinda scary that was many years ago too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinbrat Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) well, standard EA81 engine, apart from a cherry bomb, K&N and running it at 3.1%, downhill ive had 117mph with a couple of hundard RPM left, 120 is possible, maybe a tadge more, dont like doing top speed runs, causes ALOT of strain those last few MPH bearing in mind the wheels and tyres ive got and it being a bit lower and alot stiffer helps with the handling ALOT at higher speeds, even then things start to waver! anyone got an idea bout the 5 speeds, might need one after my engine is done! Edited December 18, 2008 by backinbrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love_em_when_there_old Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 well, standard EA81 engine, apart from a cherry bomb, K&N and running it at 3.1%, downhill ive had 117mphwith a couple of hundard RPM left, 120 is possible, maybe a tadge more, dont like doing top speed runs, causes ALOT of strain those last few MPH bearing in mind the wheels and tyres ive got and it being a bit lower and alot stiffer helps with the handling ALOT at higher speeds, even then things start to waver! anyone got an idea bout the 5 speeds, might need one after my engine is done! Thats pretty impressive, ive actually noticed every subaru ive had is incredibly stable at " high speed" down hill runs. My brothers 94 loyale could do 180km/h down a big enough hill and was fairly steady, i was pretty surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oskar_subaru Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 had my 1985 GL sedan up to 197km/h last month on the flat and no wind only mods where open exhaust (really open) and timing retarded a few degrees and that number was according to my GPS not the speedo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinbrat Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Thats pretty impressive, ive actually noticed every subaru ive had is incredibly stable at " high speed" down hill runs. My brothers 94 loyale could do 180km/h down a big enough hill and was fairly steady, i was pretty surprised. i was quite happy that i got that! you gotta milk it when uve got to keep up with a skyline or 2 and a celica GT4 , pass them when you can! hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quidam Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 had my 1985 GL sedan up to 197km/h last month on the flat and no wind only mods where open exhaust (really open) and timing retarded a few degrees and that number was according to my GPS not the speedo Hey, What gear were you in? I had a 89 SPFI DR 5 speed 105 mph on dirt in 4th gear. I ran out of something. 5th gear didn't matter. My tires weren't very good so I didn't push it. Sincerely, Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oskar_subaru Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hey, What gear were you in? I had a 89 SPFI DR 5 speed 105 mph on dirt in 4th gear. I ran out of something. 5th gear didn't matter. My tires weren't very good so I didn't push it. Sincerely, Doug 5th got me from 189km/h to the top speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinbrat Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Awww, man you got skylines over there! Not fair! lol, yeah, loads of them, check out http://www.sussexjapclub.com im the event organiser on it! lmao, and i got the slowest machine hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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