Accepted proof of MPH

I had the darn piston pin "C" clip snap off at 10,000rpm, about 44mph with the stock gearing.
I was using this type:
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And one of the legs snapped off.
I highly recommend getting better "C" clips for high rpm stuff;
Like what? Those look good to me (a little knowledge is a dangerous thing). I had the top type in my picture in my eBay engine kit but I like things to be not annoying so I changed to the bottom type for ease of getting them in and out.
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