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Old Apr 16th, 2006, 09:51 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wobert
Assuming the gearing stays the same, yes.........

In reality, it's just a cheap way of increasing the headline power figure for minimal effort / technical risk, as all the engine sub-systems will be rated far, in-excess in terms of their speed limits.....so you're not risking durability issues in terms of long term engine longevity.

100-150 rpm is pretty minimal TBH.........and it's easy to implement too, as it would only need an ECU program tweak to achieve.

Ok cheers that makes sense.

I guess the weight of the car is going to have a greater impact than the increased bhp.
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