Neil A Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Hi all, Don't know how stupid a question this is but I am going to ask anyway. I have a 1.6K series supersport engine. How high can it be rev'ed and do they come fitted with a rev limiter? Cheers Fellas, smoke me a kipper, I will be blatting for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 they do come with a rev limiter I think EU3 ones are around the 7600 mark, I am sure the EU2 are similar however the rev counters aren't that accurate so just assume it is in that ball park rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted November 2, 2004 Area Representative Share Posted November 2, 2004 EU2 should have rev limiter at 7600 and a change warning light at 7400 (both 1.8 and 1.6) Paul Richards Joint AO - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dave Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 *eek* Neil, the truth is above you die off at 7600 in the ECU 3 unit, but its not the end of the world just change down quick you'll still get past them. 😬 😬 😬 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dinnim Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Hi Neil, your questions have been answered already but you will probably find that once you get used to the car you won't rev it out anyway. General rule of thumb. If the red light starts flashing it's probably a good idea to change up. 😬 See you at the weekend. Duncan A few photos here plus a shameless link to my company as I cannot do it from Blatchat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil A Posted November 3, 2004 Author Share Posted November 3, 2004 Cheers guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcusbell Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Sorry for the hijack but can anyone tell me what the rev limit is on a 1700 Supersprint. I'm still learning my way round the car and I usually find myself changing up at about 6000rpm. Will it stand another 1500rpm? Marcus Edited by - Marcusbell on 3 Nov 2004 12:58:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I don't think it has a rev limiter (mine doesn't) I believe that you could safely rev it up to 6500-6700rpm, but I wouldn't go higher than that Enrico Edited by - Scalper on 3 Nov 2004 13:02:11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 7600 for the supersport K is right. Max power and red light is 7400, at least on the 1.4. For the XF I wouldn't exceed 6.5k. Max power is about 5500/5750 anyway so there is little to be gained by going higher except heavy engine wear and a risk of breaking a crank. I used to know a chap who raced FF1600s, King of Cadwell 1989ish, he said the XFs were good for 600-700 track miles before he snapped a crank, usually by overrevving between the top of the Mountain and Hall curves. Not bothering changing up there and elsewhere was apparently worth upwards of 0.5 sec a lap, at some cost, evidently. He reckoned they always snapped between 3 and 4 and when this happened it broke the camshaft too, leaving very little worth saving in the motor. The cure was a rebuild every few races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcusbell Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Thanks for the advice guys. Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dinnim Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Sorry I forgot to add that I have found another rev limiter at about 4 or 5k in my car. It comes with it's own audible warning device too. Funnily enough I have only ever found it with a passenger in the car. 😬 😬 😬 A few photos here plus a shameless link to my company as I cannot do it from Blatchat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 😬 😬 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris K Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 *arrowup* I must have the same car as you.. cos mine does that 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old captain slow Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 My audible rev limiter is for track use only. "I want to get out now!" C7 CDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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