147 1.6 120 bhp: how many rev's ??

Q-Force · 03-01-2003

For those who have a 147 T-spark 120 bhp:
how may revs do you make (when oil temperature is ok!!) in first and second gear??

I mostly never go over 3000 in first and in second 3500. Now i recently noticed the car only gives his power free for a quick start if you make at least 4000 in first and second gear...

What do you think?

selespeed · 03-01-2003

Although I don't have a 1.6, I think every Alfa with a petrol engine gets in the mood above 4.000 rpm. Even the sound gets nicer.

If nobody is blocking me and I am not in a rush a normally switch gears at 5,500 rpm

Selespeed

BTW Do you know there is a 147 meeting in Belgium on April 26 (info on my site)

Q-Force · 03-01-2003

Do you go that high also in firtst?? and second?

selespeed · 03-01-2003

Yep, and when I am in the mood I go all the way (till 6,800 rpm)

Selespeed

THROTTLEMAN · 03-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Q-Force:
Do you go that high also in firtst?? and second?<hr /></blockquote>Good question. I really can't tell you exactly. Some times I change at 2.5k the 1st, 3k the 2nd...

Some times I change at 6.5k the 1st, 6.5 the 2nd... I can't avoid it!

jomor · 03-01-2003

Depends on my mood. Always at 7.000

Seriously,
third is my favourite gear. I reach 6.500 often with third.

Normally i change 1 -> 2 at 2.500

2 -> 3, 3 -> 4 at 3500.

But when i m in the mood, i push too much the 2nd and the 3rd. I always try to drive slow and smooth but .. i never manage to behave

I push too much the 1st one also when racing starting from traffic lights wink Its a good trick to delay a bit to change from 1st to 2nd, it always works

because the revs never get low and you have full power available wink
http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/vroom.gif

THROTTLEMAN · 04-01-2003

2nd and 3rd gears are my favorites too wink
They do all the job when driving very fast on the roads I usually drive - out of the city. Sometimes I keep the 2nd hight, say around 4k and then pedal to the metal... 3rd and pedal to the metal...

You should see the face of an A3tdi driver when I overtook him a couple of months ago...

The day before he thought he had a fast car...

Banflu · 04-01-2003

2nd..i'm totally in love with 2nd!!

oh btw..seeing you guys also like changing from 2nd to 3rd at high revs..
last time i was in a "fast" mood (the time i had the 13-year-old in the back wink ) i noticed there was a strange sound when changing from 2nd to 3rd. on slow changes nothing, but when i changed at about 6,500 - 7,000rpm there was this "scraping" sound while i shifted the gear from 2nd to 3rd. it's not coming from the clutch, but from the actual shift; and seems to be coming from the middle of the car (gearbox??)

is this ...bad? eek!

04-01-2003

If you're doing a very fast gear change, it's easy to not press the clutch hard enough during the change, are you sure you're pressing it to the floor? wink

Banflu · 04-01-2003

yes yes...it's not a crunching sound!! eek!
the clutch is pressed to the floor but there's that strange sound..i dont know how to explain it though

frown

04-01-2003

Hi to all, I just wanted to drop a quick comment about gear change. Mine is a 1.6 120bhp (16500km), today I went for a quick ride near Madrid´s skii area, I was driving quite fast, I went up to 6500revs in 3rd, I really enjoyed but then this jellous friend of mine told me that Alfa´s sound very nice but little power comes out from such noise. He really ****ed me off. I just wanted to say this in a friendly area such as this one :-). By the way what tyres do u recommend me? I have Firehawk/Firestone, evryones says they are ****, why is that? Has anyone measured the 1.6 120bhp going from o-100km? I was told it does it in 10.9 seconds, it seems a bit faster dont u think?.

THROTTLEMAN · 04-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Banflu:
 but when i changed at about 6,500 - 7,000rpm there was this "scraping" sound while i shifted the gear from 2nd to 3rd. it's not coming from the clutch, but from the actual shift; and seems to be coming from the middle of the car (gearbox??)
<hr /></blockquote>Seems to me that you are going to take the knob out at any time

2nd gear you said... remember Pat wink

G-147 · 04-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Banflu:

last time i was in a "fast" mood (the time i had the 13-year-old in the back wink )
<hr /></blockquote>I hope you were just driving her (him? wink ) to school Patrick!!!

THROTTLEMAN · 04-01-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by G-147:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Banflu:

last time i was in a "fast" mood (the time i had the 13-year-old in the back wink )
<hr /></blockquote>I hope you were just driving her (him? wink ) to school Patrick!!!

<hr /></blockquote>Don't worry George, Pat was just pedaling... his cousin Roberto took a picture of such a fantastic moment:

http://www.setileague.org/tunein/bicycle.jpg

04-01-2003

Hey, what happened to the front fork, did someone ride into the back of a bus?!! (Sorry, only a cyclist would notice that

).

wink

THROTTLEMAN · 04-01-2003

Sillyspeed, it was Pat's friend Migelo who runed in to Pat's home gateway http://www.alfaowner.com/forum/ubb/icons/icon200.gif

wink

04-01-2003

LOL! I guess Pat just bought a new wheel then and proudly paraded the new 'modified' bike!! (that goes round corners by itself!!)

Banflu · 04-01-2003

http://www.alfaowner.com/forum/ubb/icons/icon16.gif

wink