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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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i have a xr2i 1.8 16v zetec and when im in 5th it stops at 5500rpm what could be the cause??

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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Cant help you with the answer but my 1.6 zetec stops at about that. When i had a different exhaust on it let it go a little bit further...
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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My old one only used to get up to about that aswell. Showed 135mph on the speedo if that helps (on a private road)
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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It doesn't have enough grunt o pull it further at a guess. If it's standard I'm surprised it got there to be honest
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