I think I hit the rev limiter???!!

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Yeah, crap engine…it could only manage it the once! [/quote]

Dont worry. Both of mine spend nearly all day at 42,000 RPM! :wink:

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Ah thanks MR Pesky, that has put my mind at rest. Now to drive home from work and try to stay off the power cam!

Thanks again (& to the other guys) for your advice.

CG

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[quote=CGR]Ah thanks MR Pesky, that has put my mind at rest. Now to drive home from work and try to stay [color:#FF0000]on[/color] the power cam!

Thanks again (& to the other guys) for your advice.

CG

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That reads better :smiley:

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Too true, I only feel like I’m driving properly if I can hear the whine of the SC :wink:

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That does however generally mean a terrible whine from the passenger seat :open_mouth:

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Ha ha, I didn’t manage to stay off it…I’ve turned into an overgrown kid! :astonished:)

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Easy way to check is to drive it to a Lotus dealer and ask for an ECU printout. It will show the max rpm recorded. From hear say on the internet the engine generally goes straight away when buzzed with the valves normally responsible. I’ve heard of one that let go a few thousand miles later but I wouldn’t say this is conclusive.

Worst case is a new engine which is ~�3k, not cheap but not the end of the world.