Front anti roll bar

[guest4462]

Er, Culzean,  I'm still trying to find out why, although the red line on the rev counter is 6500 rpm. Mine will not
go over 6000, regardless of what gear I'm in...Might just have to take the cylinder head off to investigate, also open up the throttle body a few millimetres.

[Jocko]

Electronic rev limiter will be stopping you going any higher.

[culzean]

Er, Culzean,  I'm still trying to find out why, although the red line on the rev counter is 6500 rpm. Mine will not
go over 6000, regardless of what gear I'm in...Might just have to take the cylinder head off to investigate, also open up the throttle body a few millimetres.

You will probably be encountering the electronic rev limiter at 6000.  You sometimes do it by mistake when overtaking if you are watching the road ahead (which is what you should be doing) and not paying attention to rev counter. I encountered rev limiter on my old Civic when I was overtaking and floored it, the new driver side floor mat I had recently fitted decided that it would be controlling the accelerator pedal instead of me, immediate problem was solved by a swift kick back with my heel, and then some later work with Stanley knife and scissors made sure it didn't happen again.

[guest4462]

Culzean,  wow that sounds really dodgy, could have turned into a nasty situation.
Well done for realising it was the mat

[guest4462]

Front "ultra racing"  anti roll bar fitted.
  (Took nearly three months from Malaysia)
What a pig of a job,   Escort mk1 was a half hour job.   Jazz, after you have secured the engine,
and lowered the front subframe, it's then a wiggle out, then new one in. Three hours later, wheels
back on. Then out to try the handling.
WOW, thought the rear bar made a difference. But the front Bar is outstanding.
Honda did the same modification on the Jazz Si.  Pity it wasn't rolled out across the whole range of Jazz's