Hi all,
I recently bought a 1.8 MG TF and since it was such a beautiful day last weekend decided to go up to Windsor for a day trip. This was my first time taking the car out on the motorway and was surprised to see the car struggling going at motorway speeds.
The car is a 2002 model and when I bought it from the garage they had identified a HGF and had skimmed and done everything else to get that sorted. I have read that this may effect performance but I was thinking the effect would only be a small hit to performance.
I've seen on other forums that top speed is about 127mph for the car and since its now 11 years old probably be looking more around 110mph for a car with no mods.
I found that at 70mph in fifth gear the car was revving at about 340,000 rpm which I wasnt comfortable with. The car only seemed comfortable when it was cruising at 50mph at 250,000 rpm which didnt seem to be stressing the engine too much.
Would this suggest that something is wrong with the car? Or is it, as I suspect, just a function of age and previous HGF's. Would there be anything that can be done to improve performance without breaking the bank?
Thanks for the help
Kirb
I recently bought a 1.8 MG TF and since it was such a beautiful day last weekend decided to go up to Windsor for a day trip. This was my first time taking the car out on the motorway and was surprised to see the car struggling going at motorway speeds.
The car is a 2002 model and when I bought it from the garage they had identified a HGF and had skimmed and done everything else to get that sorted. I have read that this may effect performance but I was thinking the effect would only be a small hit to performance.
I've seen on other forums that top speed is about 127mph for the car and since its now 11 years old probably be looking more around 110mph for a car with no mods.
I found that at 70mph in fifth gear the car was revving at about 340,000 rpm which I wasnt comfortable with. The car only seemed comfortable when it was cruising at 50mph at 250,000 rpm which didnt seem to be stressing the engine too much.
Would this suggest that something is wrong with the car? Or is it, as I suspect, just a function of age and previous HGF's. Would there be anything that can be done to improve performance without breaking the bank?
Thanks for the help
Kirb