Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

steven price · Post by **steven price** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:27 pm

Hello do the k series engines like to rev as in close to the limiter.

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:29 pm

Yes they open up the higher the rev range.

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:40 am

yes.

steven price · Post by **steven price** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:15 pm

so its ok to leave my mates standing in there corsas and 106s

adam · Post by **adam** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:22 am

If that's what you really feel you need to do.

David W · Post by **David W** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:51 pm

Are you CRAZY! You'll burn out the clutch, kill the tyres, pointless engine, drive shafts & gearbox wear, cost a packet of £'s in fuel & in your wallet. You'll draw attention to yourself from the Police. WHY? Why not prove to your friends how economical your car is at normal speeds, performance etc & what a GOOD driver you are? Girls prefer a safe driver, really! Not a "boy racer"! Believe me, we've all been there!
As a driving instructor of some 43 years I could tell you many a "chilling" story I've encountered with "boy racers racing each other at lights etc"! They've mostly killed themselves, girl friends & their friends in the car. It's a horrible sight, mutilated body parts everywhere! I think you must grow up, be an adult & THINK! Sorry if I'm being boring BUT you ARE driving a lethal weapon that will KILL. Good luck, David W

Paul_1978_yorks · Post by **Paul_1978_yorks** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:33 pm

David W wrote:Are you CRAZY! You'll burn out the clutch, kill the tyres, pointless engine, drive shafts & gearbox wear, cost a packet of £'s in fuel & in your wallet. You'll draw attention to yourself from the Police. WHY? Why not prove to your friends how economical your car is at normal speeds, performance etc & what a GOOD driver you are? Girls prefer a safe driver, really! Not a "boy racer"! Believe me, we've all been there!
As a driving instructor of some 43 years I could tell you many a "chilling" story I've encountered with "boy racers racing each other at lights etc"! They've mostly killed themselves, girl friends & their friends in the car. It's a horrible sight, mutilated body parts everywhere! I think you must grow up, be an adult & THINK! Sorry if I'm being boring BUT you ARE driving a lethal weapon that will KILL. Good luck, David W

Well said!

oapwithattitude · Post by **oapwithattitude** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:03 pm

In 50yrs driving never seen a mutilated body,then
again i was more than likely down the rd

adam · Post by **adam** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:20 pm

What DW said, though slightly less preachy.

Just be sensible though, the only people impressed by that sort of thing are morons.

E_T_V · Post by **E_T_V** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:03 pm

There is a time and a place for speed and hard acceleration, just make sure that you choose the appropriate time. I know its not a nice thought but if by 20 years old you can count on just one hand the number of people you know who have been killed, seriously injured or had a very serious car accident then you can count yourself lucky.

However to answer the original question, the K series engine is quite a revvy engine. Most of the power is shifted high up in the rev range particularly on the 1.4 16v engines. For their size they are very powerful engine.

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