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pow
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26th Nov 09 at 20:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anything between 1.5k and 5k

Normally around 2.5though
Graham88
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26th Nov 09 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by jr
rev limit is there for a reason

manufacturers dont run engines 24 hours a day for weeks if not months on end to make sure they will do 100k+ if there worried about someone with a fiesta rev'ing it a bit it much on the way to work


Just to enhance on this, what kind of testing does actually go into ensuring the engines and components are going to last? I've always wondered
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26th Nov 09 at 20:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As long as its warm revving the car hard is fine.


Wouldnt advise smashing it into the limiter all the time though as the stopping and the cutting that the limiter does is quite sharp and will jolt the engine etc

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Sean-B
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Originally posted by thegsi
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Originally posted by Sean-B
2000rpm normal driving
6750rpm spirited, but 6000rpm lately as starting to see no need in going that extra bit further


Liar. More like 6000rpm normal driving.


Slander to be honest
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26th Nov 09 at 21:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Around 2.2k'ish driving normally and 4k'ish giving it some beans
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26th Nov 09 at 21:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
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Originally posted by micra_pete
I don't understand only going to 2.5 / 3k (unless its a derv), thats less than half of the engines range?

I'm 6k (or more) just about every drive.

Because it's more fuel efficient and not putting constant strain on the engine?

Remind me not to buy a car from you


no strain is being put on the engine, in traffic its 3/4k to change. As I say at least twice a day my car will use a huge amount of the engines rev range.

My car is serviced as the book by specialists (pumaspeed) and it is always commented how good the car is.

The micra would wind itself round to 7k daily, and was well over 120,000 miles and was still going strong when the rust becoming tiresome.

I would personally prefer to buy a car with well used engine that has been looked after than one that is never opened up. some things on some engines don't even activate until the higher rev range.

Also fuel efficient, I bought my car to drive, not join greenpeace.


[Edited on 26-11-2009 by micra_pete]
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Originally posted by tom-gardiner
2k driving normal 6 k if im booting it
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26th Nov 09 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no offence but if i saw a micra going past in 7k revs i would just think, you chavy twat
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26th Nov 09 at 22:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
until it stops making power
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quote:
Originally posted by sampayne21
no offence but if i saw a micra going past in 7k revs i would just think, you chavy twat


Rob B
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26th Nov 09 at 23:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I take mine to 9k regularly, it lavvsss it!
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26th Nov 09 at 23:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the civic. 9k everyday boucing, the skoda. dunno, limiter sounds shit so just whenever
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Just as the power drops off. So about 4k in my 1.2 lol
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full on redline till 5th or 1500rpm in 5th doing 30mph if am skint lol well i am only 20
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Car (Diesel)

Change up between 2k - 3k, when overtaking take it up to 4k

Bike

Cold - change up at 4.5k ish, when revs fall below 2k while moving it shudders and stalls

Warm - anything up to 13k, depends on the speed limit really, seeing as it does around 50mph in 1st gear at 13k
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For me it all depends on how much fuel is in the car and how much money i have to top up.
Ben G
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i've revved it to the limiter before, but it reaches maximum power at 5.9k and that's th ebest rpm to shift up.

souns so good at high rpm
Ben G
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27th Nov 09 at 10:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
quote:
Originally posted by jr
rev limit is there for a reason

manufacturers dont run engines 24 hours a day for weeks if not months on end to make sure they will do 100k+ if there worried about someone with a fiesta rev'ing it a bit it much on the way to work


Just to enhance on this, what kind of testing does actually go into ensuring the engines and components are going to last? I've always wondered


my mate at work has regularly revved diesels to near enough the limiter on a brand new built engine with zero miles, not even in a car yet

it's a safe limiter that's all.
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27th Nov 09 at 10:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When taking it easy, about 2k. When giving it death, about 6200.
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27th Nov 09 at 10:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2k when driving through town, 3k->3.5k when on the motorway, Just less than 4k when overtaking.
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Originally posted by gavin18787
about 7200 as it dies off after then

Never hit the limiter as it goes seems to be a long way past 7


Never hit mine in the golf either i've gone near 7500 and got scared that it shouldnt rev that far
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_THZbuimr7Q

heee heeee
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5k in the 1.0 12volt in 1st and 2nd to get the car to move
Bmw 318is - 3k ragging it, 6k just before redline, (has a huge powerband after 4700 rpm
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Found out in the Ibiza that it has no power at all at 5k tonight, so deffo changing at 4k
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quote:
Originally posted by Pridzz
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by Pridzz
Redline my Rallye


Awesome limiter on these engines


You noes it!






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