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    My solid lifter 1600 revved to 8800 on the pit straight at Brands with a 4.53 diff in it. Doh! Wrong diff choice, and every time it went past 8500 I started to cringe! It survived. Went bang three races later though!

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    standard 1.2s do not go past 7500 ish FACT!!! the valvetrain can't take it. bmw156 will vouch for this as i proved it to him

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    my 1.3 rev needle went round to 6'oclock....she loved it

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    Quote Originally Posted by burgo
    standard 1.2s do not go past 7500 ish FACT!!! the valvetrain can't take it. bmw156 will vouch for this as i proved it to him
    this man speaks the truth

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    Burgos right 1.2s wont rev past 7500 iirc the 1.4s may well do though.

    Damo.

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