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[Martin_1962]

friend of mine works for a VW Van dealership.....

Just had a caddy van in with a blown diesel engine VW have agreed to replace it under warranty, a few of them have blown up with monumental results.......

This one van they had to replace the bonnet and one of the wings as well as having the inner arches repaired, the engine literally sent shards of engine all over the place, the official story if the engine just blew up, the truth is an aggrieved employee dropped it from top speed in 5th into 1st, the diff has shattered and nearly all the engine mounts have been ripped apart........

Good advert for auto boxes

[Paul M]

My old 3ltr MV6 had a limiter....  

Theres no need for it either really cos when it hits the top end the torque is lost. better shifting up a gear at 5k IMO.

The problem with that is that the wide ratios on the Omega's box mean that you drop right out of the power band on the next gear. I usually rev to over 6k before shifting up when caning it, yes it's over the peak power RPM but you make up for that by keeping it in the power band for the next gear.

I do wish the ratios on the Omega were closer though, it really is crying out for a 6 speeder IMO.