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Sounds simply like a typical torque curve.
Depending on the cams the peak torque output could be often anywhere between 4.5 - 6.5k on a standardish/mild camshaft, so after that you will get a significant lose in acceleration as the torque packs it bags and goes home. By changing gear at the...
Being from the homeland I'm sure you can get hold of the C&Bs over there ok?
If its any help I'll be publishing our results of the C&B cams in a 172 on Monday/Tuesday here: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=468679
Right I'm coming to this for the day out, but not tracking the car as it has been clipped whilst left in a car park - so I really should repair it first :rolleyes:
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Did you have the cambelt done? If so they will have loosened the Drivers side engine mount to partially lift the engine out, as Fred says they may not have done it up again tight enough.
In about 2 weeks we'll have all sorts of graphs from Catcams & C&Bs, all live mapped by Henk @ fastchip and benchmarked at TOTD in uxbridge (all on standard inlet manifold).
Really got stuck in there! What were the symptoms prior to the failure?
Hope you get it sorted soon. Speak to Steve79 about engines, he's up your way IIRC and always seems to have one in stock :)
There is a function along these lines, but not auto locking - if you unlock the car, but do not open the doors etc, it will relock itself within 2 mins or so IIRC