Quote: Originally posted by Andy D on 13 October 2004
Reckon with Mk1s, early ones had shift light and aly bonnet; some in the late-middle come with no light and still the aly bonnet (like mine); last ones didnt have light or the light bonnet. Even those who havent got it still have the space on the instrument panel for the light - it just doesnt come on so appears to be "broken".
shteeve - engine will happily rev to 8k ... limiter can be safely raised just like George16vs. Very well engineered engine ... one of the stronger bits of the car
. Hence you shouldnt be scared of reving to the standard limiter. That said the power drops off around 6.5-6.8k, so the knack is to aim for the limiter but change the instant before. However, in first and second sometimes cant help but hit it (a few times a day
) since tend to keep my eyes on the road and not the rev counter.
your right about the power dropping off at 6.5k, although the chip I have does seem to keep the power up there longer, but only to about 7.2k. Judging by what your saying I think the bonnet must have been changed on my car, as it is def. aluminium (bit worrying, but the car was already lowered too).
What Intake systems do you guys all have? I had a quickshift Taipan2 Kit, whichi was superb but was silent so have opted for a K&N now, Love the noise they give too much..