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HarryHBMCC · Sep 20th, 2002, 01:05 PM

Yes, there is some improvement at the low end. The irony about the break-in period is that you don't need to shift at or above 4500RPMs as much once the engine is broken in. Once broken, the power is still very weak under 2000RPMs, kind of weak under 3000, decent above 3000, strong from 4500up and pulls some Gs from 5000-7000RPMs.

Harry

Sep 20th, 2002, 01:05 PM	#5
HarryHBMCC MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Can Local Time: 04:28 PM Posts: 2,655 Offline	Yes, there is some improvement at the low end. The irony about the break-in period is that you don't need to shift at or above 4500RPMs as much once the engine is broken in. Once broken, the power is still very weak under 2000RPMs, kind of weak under 3000, decent above 3000, strong from 4500up and pulls some Gs from 5000-7000RPMs. Harry MINI Cooper Cabrio: now the car with go cart handling really feels like an open go cart! "... the only man that can come home at 3 am in the morning without getting into trouble with his spouse is the owner of a British sports car!" -- Phil Bailey