Volvo Quarter Mile Figures

[tt82]

Originally Posted by beast

am suprised that fastest car is 13.0.has nobody in uk gone faster than that?

i did 13.795 at york in an almost standard fiat coupe so would expect a 300bhp+ t5 to atleast do low 13's.

Originally Posted by THOMO

i was thinking the same there some poor figures really. i dont know why people are so happy with those figures. most people on here dont know how much power there running . as long as it feels faster after the remap thats ok.

ive done 7.42 secs @ 101 mph over an 1/8th of a mile....

....at the 06 IOM TT Ramsey Sprint on my Suzuki GSXR 600 K2 running only a K&N filter and a Scorpion end can


i cant understand this though, surely a big heavy volvo which has 3 times the power should be quicker than my small light bike??????????

[RT Mechanics]

Originally Posted by mole

Elliot did a 13.1 @117mph at Santa Pod on 31st Jan in his 850R in full road spec.

Well done Elliot a good result the fastest 850 in the uk i think your next then Tim

Russ

[davew]

It took me 15 minutes to do 1/4 of a mile this morning.

Flipping traffic in Bradford is awful.

[VOL-LO-VO]

just to add to this thread....i posted a 13.8 at york strip in a 240 estate.......but it did run a standard ford cosworth 204 bhp...t5 box and lsd!!...i'll post some pics soon!....

[RT Mechanics]

Originally Posted by VOL-LO-VO

just to add to this thread....i posted a 13.8 at york strip in a 240 estate.......but it did run a standard ford cosworth 204 bhp...t5 box and lsd!!...i'll post some pics soon!....

Nice time well done i would love to see the car

Russ

[mrmunky]

My best 1/4 is rubbish compared to you low 13 second guys on here, but my car is an auto and has only mbc/ BSR optiflow mods...

14.84@92.25mph

Can anyone explain to me the relationship between et and terminal speed please?

I was expecting a better t/s on the 14.8sec run but it was lower than a 15.06 I did 2 weeks prior @ 95.86mph...

[tt82]

all depends on the start, if you sat still spinning your wheels for 10 seconds you could still get a good speed but yout time would be rubbish.

when i had a go on my bike, i got talking to a lad who had proper drag bike, his advice was all about the start, keep the front wheel down is quickest (only applies to bikes)

[Jod T5]

Originally Posted by tt82

when i had a go on my bike, i got talking to a lad who had proper drag bike, his advice was all about the start, keep the front wheel down is quickest (only applies to bikes)

This is sound advice....The engine will create a decent lag if pointed in the wrong direction.....
Cheers
Jod

[tt82]

It worked as well, placed 3rd in my group.

[mrmunky]

Originally Posted by tt82

all depends on the start, if you sat still spinning your wheels for 10 seconds you could still get a good speed but yout time would be rubbish.

Ok thats cool. My last 20 r/ts averaged out @ .210 (best 0.025, worst 0.410) best 60ft 2.176.
Fwd auto volvos aren't the best vehicle for the 1/4 but still lots of fun as they're pretty thin on the ground in France