I now know my rev limiter works!

[Skeggy]

Give it full throttle in 2nd and the pedal sticks on overmat

But for the couple of seconds that it was bouncing off the rev limiter it sounded like an F1 car in the pits

Other point to note, as I have never taken it above 6000, is how bloody quick it gets to 7000

BTW overmat is now fastened to seat mounting to stop it moving forward.

[Steve C]

They go nicely over 6k don't they ...

(obviously only when nice n warm - water AND oil)

[Stefan]

Love the sound of 6800 rpm in the morning

[Skeggy]

Steve,

Yes they do go very nicely over 6k, to nicely when the pedals stuck

Years ago I worked in motor racing so am very, very careful about oil and water temps before enjoying the full vocal/speed of any car!

Stefan,

How long does it take to warm up your car in the morning?

It takes miles & miles here and it not even reached freezing yet!

[Steve C]

Water temp takes about 3/4 miles to get to 82 deg ... at this point the oil is still pretty cold. I don't know how cold, but the pressure at idle is still way up from it's hot idle pressure of around 2.5 bar (depending on oil grade).

So she never gets a really hard workout on my 7 mile trip to work

[Andrew Brooks]

When told of the nightmares that can happen with mats that are not fastened down by Gerald Turner, I removed my rubber Halfords mat.

Also worth noting that whist your rev limiter may cut in if the throttle is on hard and you are not in gear with clutch engaged, the revs will continue to climb beyond rev limiter cut out and can still seriously screw up your engine!

Therefore the advise is, if your drivers side mat is not fastened down in front of, under and behind the peddles, then permanently remove it. Securing to the seat is probably not enough!