Usually in 4th or 5th the revs climb far quicker than the speed, sometimes it redlines before dropping back and climbing normally with the speed?

'Engine' mods are:- ITG panel filter, s/s exhaust, scoobyecu

 

bttt

 

sounds a bit like the clutch slipping

 

Deffinetly sounds like clutch slip to me.
High load in 4th and 5th

 

Thanks... and much for a half decent clutch???

 

As the others have said, slipping clutch. www.autospares-group.com and ask for a new Borg & Beck. Price has been fluctuating recently, at last count it was something like £130 delivered. Note that it's a complete unit, including thrust bearing.

 

cheers gm

 

whats with the AP 'organic' clutches - hand reared or something?

 

Organic clutches smell of dog**** when you overheat them.

 

Nice...

 

ADL Blueprint are also available from Auto Spares for about £170.

My mechanic would not let me source the Borge & Beck and advised to get the ADL.

http://www.blueprint-adl.co.uk/what%20is%20bp%20set.htm

 

Did he give you a reason for this Scott? It'd be interesting to find out if there's any technical difference...

 

No not really, he just seemed to screw his nose up at the idea of Borge and Beck.

I know I had one is my old Series 1 Escort Turbo a few years back and it used to rattle if you held it on the clutch (on a hill).
Although B&B did honour the garuntee and refund the price of the clutch and the cost of fitting a standard Ford one in it's place.

 

My Borg and Beck is still going strong.. 21,500miles and counting! lol

JGM