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I mananaged to overshoot in 2nd gear today on a slip road, and went into the red zone for half a sec or so.
I'm normally pretty careful, since there is no real advantage to going right up to the line.
I noticed that the power seemed to drop, but rather than being quite abrupt and coarse, is felt more like running into treacle. The engine did not sound noticeably different.
I'm assuming this was the rev limiter intervening, unless it uses the brakes to limit the acceleration. It was different to what I remeber happened on the C4S, although I only did that twice so I can't really remember.
It does sound quite good at the top end though, it's just a shame it can't rev a bit higher.
With the salt around at the moment, it is important to brake quite hard (when safe to do so) to make sure all the rust and stuff is cleaned off the discs. They will corrode more on the insides than the outsides, so you can't really see what is happening. Mine grind a bit first thing in the morning most days at the moment, till the rust comes off. After a couple of brakes it then seems to work very well. I'm guessing they are in good condition (the outside is shiny anyway and they make no noise). Maybe I need a small mirror so I can see the reverse side.
Are the brake pipes braided as standard on the TT? I am guessing not - although good I would like the pedal to be firmer (but it's not enough of an issue to worry about).
I'm normally pretty careful, since there is no real advantage to going right up to the line.
I noticed that the power seemed to drop, but rather than being quite abrupt and coarse, is felt more like running into treacle. The engine did not sound noticeably different.
I'm assuming this was the rev limiter intervening, unless it uses the brakes to limit the acceleration. It was different to what I remeber happened on the C4S, although I only did that twice so I can't really remember.
It does sound quite good at the top end though, it's just a shame it can't rev a bit higher.
With the salt around at the moment, it is important to brake quite hard (when safe to do so) to make sure all the rust and stuff is cleaned off the discs. They will corrode more on the insides than the outsides, so you can't really see what is happening. Mine grind a bit first thing in the morning most days at the moment, till the rust comes off. After a couple of brakes it then seems to work very well. I'm guessing they are in good condition (the outside is shiny anyway and they make no noise). Maybe I need a small mirror so I can see the reverse side.
Are the brake pipes braided as standard on the TT? I am guessing not - although good I would like the pedal to be firmer (but it's not enough of an issue to worry about).