Maxing out the Tachometer!!!

Started by AntiguanDart, February 17, 2004, 02:35:08 PM

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AntiguanDart

February 17, 2004, 02:35:08 PM Last Edit: February 22, 2004, 08:35:32 PM by AntiguanDart
Hi Gents and Ladies, this is my first posting but thought it might be of interest. Has anyone accidentally maxed out the Tachometer yet?! An alarming thought I know, but I did it this morning by accident accelerating on a slip road. I didn\'t notice the rev\'s climbing, at  about 9000 the Buzzer sounded but it was too late the needle hit about 10 000 revs and the car lost power. A bit alarming! But I guess it\'s simply the rev limiter...a few moments later the revs fell and I continued to accelerate away but in the appropriate gear. Seems computers galore not only control our traction but make sure we don\'t do any permanent damage to the engine. I love this car!:)

MikeLMR

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February 17, 2004, 05:04:27 PM
you must drive an RX8 ... my tach only goes to 8000 somthing.

and yes I have accidentally been over that :eek:  the scary thing to remember is that the older tachs are damped and will react slower than the engine ... so if the needle hits 8500 + just think what the engine is doing !  ( I would hope the 8\'s tach is a little better)

Mike

GaryS

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February 17, 2004, 05:09:32 PM Last Edit: February 22, 2004, 02:32:37 PM by GaryS
MY post ended up in the wrong topic - sorry only jsut noticed

MintyFresh

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February 21, 2004, 08:58:01 PM
is it ok on the engine to hit the limiter in every gear?  im thinking NO.

maximtaylor

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February 21, 2004, 10:54:55 PM
The limiter on an Rx7 is very harsh, so best advice is not to hit it!

Regards

Max
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