RPM @ 100kmph

**gtimk5** · 03-10-2006, 11:20 AM

I am driving the 81 GLI cabrio while my GTI is having a touch up at the moment. At 100 km/h its doing 2,400 RPM in 5th gear. Not much above idle. Definately worth fitting a 5 speed to mk 1s.

**Eddy** · 22-10-2006, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by gtimk5

Umm. With the golf GTI you don't have a choice........5 door or nothing!

Hoyhoy.
I was told by a salesman that 200 limited 3door golf GTI's coming late in the year.
Whoroo.

**Eddy** · 22-10-2006, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by gtigrl

mine sits at about 3k if I am doing about 110km/hr

Hoyhoy.
Well gtigrl I have done a lot of driving in my day [ started when I was 7 & went thru 8 cars before I had a license & later had semi-trailers ] I found that I wasn't doing the speed what the speedo said. I had it checked & found it to be 9% over read. Asked VW Aust & they said that they allow 10%, I told them that after some tyre wear that it would be, THEY would not me answer on this point.
Whoroo.

**gtigrl** · 22-10-2006, 09:59 PM

Yeah not that the road side speed checks are accurate but one I have been through registered my 100k at 92k..

pologti_oldfart · 22-10-2006, 11:05 PM

Just used a GPS to check mine and with the speedo reading 100kph the GPS was saying 93! To do 110 as per the GPS I need a speedo reading of a 119!

brackie · 23-10-2006, 05:31 AM

I read somewhere (Old Timers' Disease has betrayed me where) that all Mk 5 Golf speedos read slightly fast. I've noticed that when I'm cruising @ 110kph on Bass Hwy the MFD tells me 110, the speedo tells me 110 but other cars (and even trucks

) still pass me. This really p*sses me off as I 've got just so much torque under my right foot at 1900rpm with the turbo on boost and I could leave them all for dead.

**Golf Loon** · 23-10-2006, 08:05 AM

I believe it is all part of VWs road safety initiative, making the speedos read low.

I always do 10% over everywhere, which is probably about right.

Or put bigger wheels on

**Eddy** · 23-10-2006, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by gtigrl

Yeah not that the road side speed checks are accurate but one I have been through registered my 100k at 92k..

Hoyhoy.
I forgot to mention that when I had the speedo checked it was done with a professional [costing me $30] using a GPS & got it in writing for VW. Your figures of 100k's & the road side check saying 92k's is the same as the GPS used in my car, which = 9% over-read.
Whoroo.

**silverMK1** · 23-10-2006, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by gtimk5

I am driving the 81 GLI cabrio while my GTI is having a touch up at the moment. At 100 km/h its doing 2,400 RPM in 5th gear. Not much above idle. Definately worth fitting a 5 speed to mk 1s.

i checked mine ive got a 5 speed high ratio in my mk1 and i was doing a tad over 2500rpm doing 100k???? does that sound ok????