Emir

You'll be ok

if nothing went bang and you havent lost any power or gained any some I think you escaped the damage.

 

Lol Neil - I’m embarrassed you've seen this :err:

I was still worrying about it on the way home lol... I have ever so slight OCD I reckon...

Thanks for earlier - your car sounded awesome can't wait to get mine on - it was a pleasure to meet you btw... my TT arrived home safely you'll be pleased to know - the dust cover cushioned any bumps I think

As for the missed gear, I will try and accept that everything is okay... :sad2:

 

I think if it was going to go bang it would have done it there and then to be honest.
As long as it hasn't started feeling like a bag of nails I wouldn't lose sleep over it. I tried to go from 5th to reverse at about 80 before, it didn't like it

 

Thanks for the story lol - 80 to reverse?! that you survived, I am comforted greatly...

well on a private road i tried mine through the gears and it'll do 90 in third before it hits the rev limiter so you should be fine

phew... so i was good for another 20mph before th revs wouldhave gone to high... that is good to hear...

I just didn't want to hurt my nice new car!

 

well on a private road i tried mine through the gears and it'll do 90 in third before it hits the rev limiter so you should be fine

 

vvc will for certain no problems lol.

 

As said mate, if it was going to happen, you would know about it already, these cars are actually a hell of a lot stronger and more forgiving than their bad press would have you believe.

Bloody fun though isnt it.

So stop worrying and enjoy your car.

Steve

 

You can get to 70 in second in the 160 just before it hits the limit.

These engines enjoy a good thrashing!

Thanks for the re-assurance - with it being new (to me) and with the impression of the K-series being somewhat delicate, i am easily concerned...

But yeah, the acceleration in the 160 is instant enough to really make you chuckle to yourself...great fun.

Hairs on my arms stood up there when reading..........oooouuuch!

I have put my car in reverse many a times, set off,...and crrrkkkkkk......

hope eveything ok,......

Mine did too!

Oh yeah - i very rarely get reverse, so i can relate.

 

Hairs on my arms stood up there when reading..........oooouuuch!

I have put my car in reverse many a times, set off,...and crrrkkkkkk......

hope eveything ok,......

 

You can get to 70 in second in the 160 just before it hits the limit.

These engines enjoy a good thrashing!

 

Yeah, wel i got up to about 65-68mph in my 115 =D

Considering there is a vast range of engines 115,120,135,160 the top speed doenst differ alot does it? i think theres only about 20mph in it.

 

thats the whole point of the rev limiter.. to protect you from killing the engine. i wouldnt worry about it at all.

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thats the whole point of the rev limiter.. to protect you from killing the engine. i wouldnt worry about it at all.

But only "on the way up" - ie rev limiter cannot help if you change down too many gears :naughtymarsh:

If it doesnt go bang or develop a rattle it just makes it stronger :broon:

 

I changed down from forth to third and hit approx 8500. Noticed a slight miss as I went into the pits, just a slight fluffiness ( if there is such a word ). Went out and did the final session opf 5 laps drove home. Next day drove to the workshop where an imediate compresion check was done, nothing on number two. When the workshop took the head off found that one of the valves had bent and snaped but had caught in the valve guide, new valve, reassembled, that was almost a year ago. Very tough engines, just remember that the rev limiter works on the way up NOT down.