2011/03/17 10:54:07
BrandonC
Hey guys, just wondering what a relativly std 1600 rev to before things start breaking. Sayy, a 32dgav, head work, exhaust, electric ignition. Id like to fit a rev limiter but tomuch hassle atm.

Cheers.
2011/03/17 23:26:09
harrier
If she's an old one without a rebuild you will probably start to break rings first, hard to say at what revs but I wouldn't be any braver than 5000. She'll rev past that but the engine may start to breathe a bit.

Clean the lip off the top of the block and balance the bottom end and mine holds together at 7000 hapily. I've got a custom steel flywheel though, cracks started to pop on the original [:u]

There will probably be a load of posts disputing that figure, but I've got a clean non steel crank. My old 1300 held together happily to 9000 on a regular basis without too many dramas. Oil starvation was the bigest problems and the 1300 was getting a new set of bearings per event. Again, not a steel crank.

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