king406: u guys donno that a 406 with EW12 engine speedo reads 250kmph??

Siena:

It will read a maximum of 250 km/ (155.3 mph) because the speedo will be made for different models of Peugeot 406, including the more powerful ones. It may also be fitted to the 1.6 / 2.0 engined cars. It doesn't mean the cars will use the entire scale. It is cheaper for manufacturers to have one speedo for different models.

Your speedo may well have "indicated" 150 mph. It does to mean that was the ACTUAL speed the car was doing. So many factors to take into consideration - wheel size, incorrectly calibrated speedo (that has been taken apart and reassembled) and of course, good old error margin that exists in ALL production vehicles.

Let's look at another example - a UK-spec 2004 Toyota Corolla 1.6 speedo has a scale of 140 mph. It will max out at 115 mph. A UK-spec 2005 Honda Civic 1.4 (2003) speedo has a scale of 140 mph. It has a maximum speed of 105 mph.

What a speedo has on the scale seldom reflects what the car it's fitted to can do. Otherwise a cheap way to increase the rpm on a Honda Civic 1.4 from 6200 rpm would be by simply fitting the rev counter from an Integra Type-R, which red lines at an ear-splitting 8250 rpm.

Siena: King406, the Peugeot 406 2.2 SRI makes 157 hp, with a maximum speed of 135 mph.

Now unless your car was extensively modified, there's no way it would hit 150 mph.

Your speedo must be over reading by a massive margin.

Ikenna351:

Peugeot 406 with EW12, 2.2 litre Petrol engine develops maximum of 170 hp. And doing more than 200 km/h in 406 with that engine is not a big deal. A lot of people have done that.


Ikenna

king406: yes oga ikenna351 I've been waiting for u 406 geek, I want to know between a peugeot 406 EW12 and V6 vs honda accord 2008 V8, which one is faster?? I want to know this once and for all

king406: yes oga ikenna351 I've been waiting for u 406 geek, I want to know between a peugeot 406 EW12 and V6 vs honda accord 2008 V8, which one is faster?? I want to know this once and for all

king406: yes oga ikenna351 I've been waiting for u 406 geek, I want to know between a peugeot 406 EW12 and V6 vs honda accord 2008 V8, which one is faster?? I want to know this once and for all

Ikenna351:

If you meant 2008 Accord V6, of course, the Accord will be faster.

But just like i told people at the Peugeot owners Meet today in Abuja, I am a car person, a petrolhead and a Peugeot freak. What i look for in a car is not just the speed (even though i like and want them powerful), but "handling". Thats why the fastest car in a race doesnt always win the race. Also, that why in 1988, Peugeot 505 Turbo, with just 180 hp, won a race in USA. The car was not the fastest car in that race. But if watch the video of that race, you could see how it handled better than other cars in the race and won.

The bigger the hp, the more fun to speed on a straight line. But with poot handling, it sucks!

Ikenna

peterjero: You guys here on this thread are unexplanably awesome, @siena hope you don't mind me disagreeing with you? I was doing 100km/h and drove past a road speed indicator (led Road speed limit indicator or whatever name it's called) and it still told me 100km/h so where is d overclocking coming from. Thanks

abatically:

The accord v6 is not only faster but also more aggressive. Forget this LION king of the jungle ish that u want to start here.

peterjero: You guys here on this thread are unexplanably awesome, @siena hope you don't mind me disagreeing with you? I was doing 100km/h and drove past a road speed indicator (led Road speed limit indicator or whatever name it's called) and it still told me 100km/h so where is d overclocking coming from. Thanks

Ikenna351:

If you meant 2008 Accord V6, of course, the Accord will be faster.

But just like i told people at the Peugeot owners Meet today in Abuja, I am a car person, a petrolhead and a Peugeot freak. What i look for in a car is not just the speed (even though i like and want them powerful), but "handling". Thats why the fastest car in a race doesnt always win the race. Also, that why in 1988, Peugeot 505 Turbo, with just 180 hp, won a race in USA. The car was not the fastest car in that race. But if watch the video of that race, you could see how it handled better than other cars in the race and won.

The bigger the hp, the more fun to speed on a straight line. But with poot handling, it sucks!

Ikenna

CityNG:



He won't take any answer unless it's that the 406 is faster. I think I've counted 5 threads of this his question.

king406: @cityNG the front of the car still looks mighty

Siena:

There are more scientific ways of measuring indicated speed vs actual speed. Using a speed indicator OUTSIDE the car as you drive past, isn't one of them. No human eye (on the same face) can view a car's speedo, and an external speed indicator at the SAME time. The same way using a stop watch to measure 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h) is inaccurate.

Production cars are designed to over read, that's a fact. And the more speed you pile on, the greater the error margin becomes.

CityNG:

1) There's no way you were doing exactly 100mph so there was an estimate done.

2) Law Enforcement stuff like that is not very accurate, there radar guns are far more accurate and even that still gets question in court. It needs to be calibrated frequently.

3) The only true way to get your absolute speed is a 3rd wheel mounted on your car (up to some certain speed anyways).

peterjero:
@cityng you are the man, I was doing 100km /h and for someone who can drive and snap a speedo of 240km/h and me doing 100km/h I can look anywhere that's small speed. Thanks for the enlightened explanations given, I will be disturbing you more often.

king406: thanks boss! Do u know about peugeot 207 1.8turbo (Not 307)

king406: thanks boss! Do u know about peugeot 207 1.8turbo (Not 307)

Ikenna351:

No, I dont know much about the engine, including Peugeot 207.

Ikenna

yungboss:
hmmm, seems you want a rally car...i know that the 205 had the 1.8l turbo or somethin like that...

king406: please if u can help me find the right specifications of my 207 I would really appreciate, I bought it from a friend and I donno what engine is in the car, its a 2007 model, I4 (don't knw the displacement), 5speed manual, this is not a common car so its very hard to know the engine, but from the sound of the engine I think its a turbo engine, there is nothing written on the engine or any badge on the body of the car, it has a large single exhaust pipe, I can post pictures of it if u need it, and u know how peugeot sell their hatchbacks, there is trendi, sport, GTi, SW, I've searched google so many times but fail to find the right car and engine spec, thanks @ikenna351

Siena:

The 205 range-topper was the 1.9 GTI. Awesome handling, a cracking little pocket rocket.

Siena:

It will read a maximum of 250 km/ (155.3 mph) because the speedo will be made for different models of Peugeot 406, including the more powerful ones. It may also be fitted to the 1.6 / 2.0 engined cars. It doesn't mean the cars will use the entire scale. It is cheaper for manufacturers to have one speedo for different models.

Your speedo may well have "indicated" 150 mph. It does to mean that was the ACTUAL speed the car was doing. So many factors to take into consideration - wheel size, incorrectly calibrated speedo (that has been taken apart and reassembled) and of course, good old error margin that exists in ALL production vehicles.

Let's look at another example - a UK-spec 2004 Toyota Corolla 1.6 speedo has a scale of 140 mph. It will max out at 115 mph. A UK-spec 2005 Honda Civic 1.4 (2003) speedo has a scale of 140 mph. It has a maximum speed of 105 mph.

What a speedo has on the scale seldom reflects what the car it's fitted to can do. Otherwise a cheap way to increase the rpm on a Honda Civic 1.4 from 6200 rpm would be by simply fitting the rev counter from an Integra Type-R, which red lines at an ear-splitting 8250 rpm.

king406: please if u can help me find the right specifications of my 207 I would really appreciate, I bought it from a friend and I donno what engine is in the car, its a 2007 model, I4 (don't knw the displacement), 5speed manual, this is not a common car so its very hard to know the engine, but from the sound of the engine I think its a turbo engine, there is nothing written on the engine or any badge on the body of the car, it has a large single exhaust pipe, I can post pictures of it if u need it, and u know how peugeot sell their hatchbacks, there is trendi, sport, GTi, SW, I've searched google so many times but fail to find the right car and engine spec, thanks @ikenna351

CityNG:

1) You can't tell the engine that is inside a car based on the badge. I had a 505 STi that had a turbo engine in it. I had a Mazda pickup truck that came with a 2.2 liter 4 cylinder and I replaced the engine with a 5.0 liter V8 engine, I left the badge alone to further confuse Corvettes on why a lowly pick up truck is continuously in front of them despite their best intention.

2) A personal recommendation, stop asking questions on NL until you have single handedly figured out if your car has a turbo engine in it or not. I know NL is to educate but what you have here is that you lack the most basic understanding of your car. How can you buy a car without knowing what engine it has in it?

king406: I have my own reasons for buying the car, I mean u don't even know how I got the car whether I was desperate to buy a car or I got it at a low price, or if someone gave it to me for free. Anyway are u in Nigeria? Coz there are no corvettes in nigeria, maybe a few in abuja and lagos but its not a car that can be easily seen

king406: I have my own reasons for buying the car, I mean u don't even know how I got the car whether I was desperate to buy a car or I got it at a low price, or if someone gave it to me for free. Anyway are u in Nigeria? Coz there are no corvettes in nigeria, maybe a few in abuja and lagos but its not a car that can be easily seen