MadaboutKitcars

So he agrees with my experience.

Cam or crank does not show when plugged in with the non ODBII cars (yours) or the BMW dealer or specialist would have found it straight away.

I would not advise raising the rev limiter, its there for a reason. Modify the exhaust if you want the snap and crackle sound.

Agreed. It was the "hard" limiter that appealed- they rev so easily.

My short exhaust crackles and pops nicely already but I love the character it adds to the car.

Cut the pipes and push them through the bonnet for that real in your face sound

Nice one. There was a Mk4 turbo'd Escort at Castle Combe the other year with the pipe exiting through the wing in front of the NSF wheel.

I am actually tempted but not sure how that works with MOTs

I've put an edit at the beginning of this thread pointing out that the fault had nothing to do with the immobiliser.

Having replaced the cam sensor and filled the engine with oil I started it up and went for a blast. It was a real blast as well- high revs through the gears and a full 70mph on the local dual-carriageway.

The next day it came to me that I hadn't reconnected the MAF sensor so I did that. Went away for a week. Came back and started the car today.

FFS- it started but would not run!!! I disconnected the MAF and it started and ran. Plugged in the MAF and the engine stopped.

Off to EuroCarParts again I think.

As a friend has just pointed out- I needed to replace the cam sensor in order to leave the MAF unplugged.