Surely the lower geared 1.6 box will give you better acceleration which is more useful than out and out top speed?

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My redline is 7800 on my low boost iirc.

Tbh, if its for a track car, I would be inclined to keep the 1.6 box. You are very rarely going to hit the limit of the box on track in this country and quicker acceleration would be of much more benefit.
Keeping the 1.6 box would give a top speed of about 149mph with a redline of 7800.

Only place in the Uk I can think where you would hit the limit would possibly be a Silverstone trackday, and thats still a big if I think.

But, if your talking about a 'Ring beast, then it will almost certainly top out in about 3 places around the track... (with some committed driving)

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Aye, sure my limit is at 7800, that was how it was set by Rich.

All phase 1 cars ran a 7800 limit I think, it was dropped to ~7250 for the phase 2/3's

Seeing as you already have the 1.6 box fitted, then I would give it a go, nothing to lose and if you don't like it then grab a 1.9 and change it over .

I have only driven a boosted 6 on Brands and Anglesey and the fastest I have got up to was an indicated 125 for Brands and I think a GPS speed of 128ish for Anglesey.

Cadwell I would expect about 125 indicated up the far straight;
Snett about 130 perhaps on the back straight;
Oulton again, about 125ish on the approach to the chicane and perhaps approaching lodge.

As for any other UK tracks, I couldn't comment as I have never driven them.

Even with you car being ~200kg lighter I really cant see you hitting 149mph on any uk tracks, bar Silverstone possibly as I say. I think the rate of acceleration once you get past ~140 will be such that you just wont have enough space to get to the redline in top gear.

You would however, definatly be getting nigh on to it at the 'Ring on the approach to Schwedenkruez, up the main straight (if its a closed trackday and not a TF day) and, if your balls are large enough, down through Fuchsröhre!

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my limit is about 7800 in a phase three

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farmer, i expect its the same map for all phases

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Correct, same map for all s/c cars.

When I was quoting different rev limits for different phases above I was talking about std engines.

Hence I know the s/c map is 7800 as its the same as the original phase 1 rev limit as my rev limit never changed on my car once the conversion was complete, where as everyone else once their conversion was done would have noticed an increased rev limit.

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dont know tbh Tom, you would have to ask Rich that.
That statement should have been same map for all low boost cars, not all s/c. Sorry for confusion!

Cant see why it would be higher though as there is no headwork involved in a highboost conversion so surely whatever revs a high boost car can take, a low boost car could take

or perhaps its due to the decreased compression ratio putting less pressure / stress on the valvetrain so the rpm can be increased

Im just guessing with the highboost, its not something I have looked into as I have no intention of going highboost.

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the 15" c5 wheels

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i do have to disagree though, as i have a done a few track days and i think i will really struggle


but as i not test yet, i cant really comment, it's just a guess

where as i think i wont pull top revs in 5th at the track's

why would the c5 wheels give a lower gearing, same size as gti6 wheels

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