0-60 YAY or NAH


Adam_83

Adam_83

ITR then EK9
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Hello all can you clear up an argument i am having with my mate,

he has a seat Ibiza Cupra R 1.8 Turbo with lots of mods

he said that the best launch he can get is 6 seconds to 60
and no way can the ek9 can do it in 5.7

can anyone back this up or verify that the Ek9 can so I can shut him up :angry2:

Cheers folks

Adam

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Rolling road would settle a dispute or go out late one nigh and give it big licks only way to find out i suppose!
 
Unfortunately, I had a serious argument recently with someone in this site concerning this issue......I only have two things to say with certainty. Firstly, there are lots of factors to consider when you make such a measurement i.e 0-60 mph. Climate, altitude of the country where you live, and engine wear are the most important and most probably the only things to consider.
High altitude = less oxygen = less power
Hot, dry weather = less oxygen = less power
engine wear(even slight, costs some tenths) = less power
These three factors can severly affect you car's performace depending on the degree they exist and/or their combination.
Secondly, supporting the above, I assure you that here, ALL stock EK9s cannot got faster than 7 seconds 0-60 mph during the summer period(day).
During night, the time falls a bit but its still near there.
In general, I have never heart people here claiming they achieved time less than 6 secs having untouched engines in any period during the year. Mine is well modified and its still slower than 6 secs :(
 
that is cool thanks,

how come on all reviews of the ek9 does it say 5.7 to 60 when it isnt even close?

kind of disappointing, is it still a good competitor on the streets?
 
Adam_83 said:
that is cool thanks,

how come on all reviews of the ek9 does it say 5.7 to 60 when it isnt even close?

kind of disappointing, is it still a good competitor on the streets?
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Just to make things clear, I didn't say that there is no way it can do it in 5.7, but I said that I haven't heart anyone here saying he ever achieved that, also noone form this site(I'm not 100% sure) has proclaimed achieved below 6 secs with an untouched car. I'm sure that rvm, has chipped ECU and if I'm not mistaken he makes 0-60 mph slower than 6. I'm not rejecting anything, I accept anything as a possibility but I will be really glad hearing even a single person saying he achieved 5.7 :bow: Just to hear it once and I will shut up!! I just like to see the actions......
As for the EK9 being a good competitor on the streets or not, the anwer is already known mate, EK9 its a street monster!! :D
 
Adam_83 said:
that is cool thanks,

how come on all reviews of the ek9 does it say 5.7 to 60 when it isnt even close?

kind of disappointing, is it still a good competitor on the streets?
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Mine is stock and does it in 5.7 secs give or take, im gonna take a video soon if it passes its sva test to show, unless i have a bad start its about 6 secs

as for Manos... well he seems to know everything....

nuff said :nice:

other EK9 owners can you make a comment on what speed yours does 0-60mph in??
 
Thats what i like to hear!

But Gents keeping in mind here we are still only talking about a 1.6 16v, and if it is below 6 seconds or just over thats still pretty good!

The way i see it is this>

Renault Megane (225bhp) 0-60 = 6.2
Ford Focus RS (215bhp) 0-60 = 6.2
Renault Clio Sport (197bhp) 0-60 = 6.7
Volkswagen Golf GTi DSG turbo (226bhp) 0-60 = 6.4
Vauxhall Astra VXR (236bhp) 0 - 60 = 6.2
Mini Cooper S (turbo) (172bhp) 0 - 60 = 6.9

So lets be perfectly honest it may not do it in 5.7 seconds but if you can put the CTR EK9 in the same class as the above and save yourself a fortune in the process then your doing bloody well!!!!
 
Well the 5.7 was probably clocked in Japan, with their high octane fuel, without the weight from the spare tyre, floor mats & etc, by a light weight Japanese professional car tester using very little fuel in the tank.

Or thats how I hear most car manufacturer test their cars anyway; in the most basic stripped out form.

With the EK9's performance being VERY weight dependant I can see how that may help achieve the time.
 
mines pretty stripped, when i did get a blast i had no nothing in the car, just the seats etc, no cd player, mine also has no airbags etc, soon i should be able to get a video :)
 
i had a little drag race with a astra vxr with a remap.from standstill to 100 mph i was about 3 car lengths in front.i can easily say i can get to 60mph in under 6 seconds.
 
JayH said:
Well the 5.7 was probably clocked in Japan, with their high octane fuel, without the weight from the spare tyre, floor mats & etc, by a light weight Japanese professional car tester using very little fuel in the tank.

Or thats how I hear most car manufacturer test their cars anyway; in the most basic stripped out form.

With the EK9's performance being VERY weight dependant I can see how that may help achieve the time.
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That's what I believe too :nice: That's how car manufactures make their performance measurements. No reason to put a 80 kg guy on or use 95 octane fuel to make your measurement and loose some tenths of a second......
I believe you can make 5.7 with EK9 if you trust a 50 kg Japanese guy, being an excellent car tester to take the car on a nice cold morning and test it..... :D
 
Neo said:
:nice: :D :nice:
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This is what mate B16Bleigh said the other day as a response to your question:

"torture.i was on the motorway today and at 70mph i was at 5500rpm.am omly using this gearbox for nights i go out racing and up the dragstrip as i have another ek9 box for when i go long journeys.but acceleration is awsome.goin to do a better video tomorrow on a flat road"

I don't think mfactory close gear ratios are perceived as "stock" mate.....
 
my ek9 has a gearbox and engine internals with bolt on mods, makes a proven 197 bhp @ the fly and has been timed at 0-60 in 6.1 seconds:nice: and is'nt stripped either
 
b16bleigh said:
i had a little drag race with a astra vxr with a remap.from standstill to 100 mph i was about 3 car lengths in front.i can easily say i can get to 60mph in under 6 seconds.
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is that with your cross gear upgrade m8?
 
Neo said:
mines pretty stripped, when i did get a blast i had no nothing in the car, just the seats etc, no cd player, mine also has no airbags etc, soon i should be able to get a video :)
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pls post vid..:nice:

warm the engine & test it in a cold morning...:nerv:
 
I dont get the reasoning on this thread dealing with octane. To the best of my understanding, a b16b is 10.8:1 compression, so why would something like japanese 100 octane be any better than british 95? I would think 95 octane is fine for 10.8:1 compression. I dont know about ethanol ratings in the UK but in parts of the US there is ethanol in the gas, which hurts performance just a little bit. And you guys are right, honda would test in the very best conditions possible with a brand new ek9. In the dead of summer with a high mileage stock ek9 you arent going to get the same numbers.
 
Dino-Spumoni said:
And you guys are right, honda would test in the very best conditions possible with a brand new ek9. In the dead of summer with a high mileage stock ek9 you arent going to get the same numbers.
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Now you got the point!! :clap: :nice: That's why I'm saying again and again that its almost impossible to make 5.7 secs in case you weight 80 kg, drive it under 40 degrees celsius temp, having all components onboard just like it left the factory.....
 
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