RD possible 8,000 redline??
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heck if you don't like them that much buy a 50 or 60's model car, back then they didn't have em. but if you missed a shift at 6k with the pedal to the floor.... kaboom!!! no more engine 02.gif .
Heh.. my 75 Spider does not have a rev limiter.. and I have missed a shift at it's 6500 limit, shot it right up to 8 grand (high as the tach goes) with no ill effects. Remember though, that is not a boosted car.
hehe, well guess it depend on your luck, a guy I know blew up a nova in... the late 60s or early 70's. it was blown and ran something around 9 seconds. missed a shift, went to 10k (max on his tach) and blew it up. he said it shot the blower off the car 8O .
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Re: Stupid Question
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I forget the members name, but one of our members has an accent w/ a beta swap and is using the 1.5L ECU and says that that has a much higher rev limiter, AND so far has not had any major problems running the engine over the tibs redline. But i dont know just how much farther hes been pushing it.
That person is LarryMcfly.
I have heard rumours of such engines, I know that there is a video on a link that I posted here (RD vs R33) that had an NA tib wind out a gear that went FOREVER. Find the movie again man, I wouldn't mind seeing it.
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Re: Cheap way around an FMU or RRFPR
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It may sound neat, but it's bad for the engine and you LOSE power after 6000 RPM
yeah i think random tested this out already and thats the results he got.. i remember seeing a dyno on hp.com way before it was invaded by newbs
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You may lose power after 6k rpms... BUT, in a road racing course, being able to hang onto a gear to 7 grand instead of 6500 would possibly be a help. There are time when you do NOT want to upshift or hit the rev limiter.
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yea our hp drops at 5500RPM, but this motors hp started going back up around 8,000. Also i've missed a gear a total of 2 times my my life, and the tac jumped well past our 8,000 limit on the tach, must of hit at least 8500!
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Re: RD possible 8,000 redline??
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yeah i think random tested this out already and thats the results he got.. i remember seeing a dyno on hp.com way before it was invaded by newbs
Random did all his homework on a hybrid 1.9L motor. [1.8L Crank, 2.0L Block]. With that hybrid motor and a stand alone setup the motor can Rev to 8K RPM safely and 9K RPM for special occasions lol.gif
The estimated cost for this work would rangge in the $4K - $5K [Turbo] since it a complete custom job.
The custom turbo cam set-up w/this hybrid motor will allow for good power between 4000 and 7500 RPM.