I know the S is a stonger engine but what will the Cooper engine take? I hear mine get a little stressed around 6500rpm which I think is the lifters rattling. What do you think my 130,000 engine will take? I ask because if I fit the close ratio gear set I'll be visiting 6500 to 7000 more often. LOL I miss the 7000 to 8000 rpm of the Suzuki engine. The race Suzuki GTI's do 9000+ wow!
Yup rev limiter removed also. The limit on the lifters is when they are pushed through the valve cover and dent your hood. :lol:
Chris it isn't your lifters that will spell the end. In fact they are sort of a hill jack rev limiter. Once you float them valves you aren't going to wind it out any higher. You'll need to figure out where they begin to float & shift just before. A shift light might not be a bad idea. Like Modfather says when it goes blamo use a forged S crank & rods. :yesnod:
ah that must be the rattle I heard before I shifted to another gear. valve crashton! hahaha I can't have the bonnet damaged, it's freshly painted.