Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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Im gettin a 280 cam soonish so maybe il fall into that trap Paul.
You wont be calling me a girl when you get showed up when my engine is done  8v all the way!
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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You coming to Combe this april 21st?
nah mate, 16v for ever...
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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used to hit the limiter in the old 2.0 16v, only really in first, as it's too short,
as soon as i floored it, i was basically at the limiter...
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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I need to do a incar vid in my car I reckon... shame weather is so shit.
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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Very rarely hit it, done it a couple of times by accident.
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
You coming to Combe this april 21st?
nah mate, 16v for ever...
You asked me that in another thread and I wrote an essay reply im assuming you didnt see  Nice one.
Not coming to that one no, Pugfest, FCS and Rally Day all on the cards though. Im on the track at Rally Day again and signed up to PSOOC the other day so I can get some runs up the hill at Prescott. Might be a talk-torque track day somewhere in between aswell. I need to tell you my plans for the Rallye, might scare you though lol!
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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I used to drive like a twat all the time bouncing off the limiter in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and pushing it in 4th. Some off her will vouch for that. Over the past year I have slowed down.
It costs you money to repair the car and eventually you will either crash or kill someone. Thing that slowed me down was almost hitting a young girl around 4. Was only going slow at the time through my close when she run out. Was really lucky! If i had of been driving stupidly i would have hit her and could have even killed the poor child. Also spun the Corsa on the motorway which scared me, no idea how i go out of that one but i could have been killed.
People telling you won't slow you down, it has to be your decision. I guess we all grow up at some point.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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Why the fuck did you used to drive around purposely letting it bounce off the limiter in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th... that makes no sense
I could understand being caught off guard if you had a quick car with a power band peaking near the limiter, in maybe 1st and 2nd... but to bang it constantly off the limiter in 3rd and 4th wtf?
How the fuck did you manage to spin a corsa on a motorway too 
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
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For the VTS and GTi poeple, What does your cars do in 2nd?
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
Why the fuck did you used to drive around purposely letting it bounce off the limiter in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th... that makes no sense
I could understand being caught off guard if you had a quick car with a power band peaking near the limiter, in maybe 1st and 2nd... but to bang it constantly off the limiter in 3rd and 4th wtf?
How the fuck did you manage to spin a corsa on a motorway too
Racing some nob he decided to hit the brakes. I spun, he fucked off 
Remember that Saxo i had, it got abused.
I drive like an old man now, people get pissed off and overtake me
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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Quite often, why not, its called a limiter for reason
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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Aye the reason it's there is so not to break your engine..
Done it now and again but not very often..Never in thre T4 so far, in the Xe a few times but that was by accident..
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cheekyalex
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Registered: 5th Jan 06
Location: liverpool
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not hitting the limiter is like having a button on your dashboard saying 'please do not press this button'.its bound to happen.
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willay
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Do I even have to say or do we all know already? 
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Does it go along the lines of "giving it death" 
on a side not ive never hit the limiter as the 1.2 8v sounded like it would die and i havent really taken the gsi past about 6.5k
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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willay
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20xe makes a interesting noise on the redline.
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RKS
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surely its better to shift slightly sooner than to hold it as long as possible then hit the limiter?
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by --Rikki--
surely its better to shift slightly sooner than to hold it as long as possible then hit the limiter?
Depends where your powerband is.
Mine is right up to the limiter, infact it pulls better in the red, hence why I need to change as close to the limiter as possiable. This is why I hit it quite offten!
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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my corsa would hit the limiter all the time, only time it had an issue was when it carried itself over the limiter when going down a hill.... then it got all messy.
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Cant wait to hear Brosters at 10k
i can wait to hear it at 11500
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
i hit the limiter in 5th in J18
i did that once in mine with the tb's.....
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Lucky B
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Registered: 7th Apr 02
Location: Lunatic asylum. Drives: Hard & Fast.
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
For the VTS and GTi poeple, What does your cars do in 2nd?
The S2 106 Rallye does 62mph in 2nd, the Gti/VTS is ever so slightly taller geared to i'd say 63-64mph.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Has everyone else hit the limiter in there car maybe now and then?
I never ever do in my car, I dont know what it is but something tells me limiter = the end of the engine. Although there really isnt any need anyway.
Jimbo. 
All the time mate. Hard not too.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jay kay
quote:
Originally posted by Monster
:2:
this isnt gtcg
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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im quite often hitting the limiter mainly in second gear when it spins up in the wet etc
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