I was looking at the RX-8 RPM gauge, and the redline started at 8500 RPM. I thought this thing redlined at 9000?

I did notice though that from 8500-9000 that the Red color is of a lighter shade, and from 9000-10000 rpm its a darker Red. Any significance as to why that is?

Thanks!

most cars have a lighter red area close to the red line, to warn that you're gettin close i guess

the 'ding ding' warning buzz goes off at 9000, fwiw :o

...i thought the chime started at 8500 (hence the light red) and redline is at 9000, with fuel cut at 9250 or 9500... something like that (then again, i don't own this car).

buzzer/chime is at 8500 but I haven't had a chance to bounce off the fuel cutoff.

Originally posted by SPDFRK
buzzer/chime is at 8500 but I haven't had a chance to bounce off the fuel cutoff.

haha... don't. it's at 9500ish, and i suppose knowing that is good enough.

manual says cutoff is at 9300.

warning: thread creep
Originally posted by wakeech
...(then again, i don't own this car)...
keech, r u getting one?

somebody with as many posts as u HAS to be getting this car. ;)
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Originally posted by ELX13
warning: thread creep

keech, r u getting one?

somebody with as many posts as u HAS to be getting this car. ;)
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dude, i turned 20 like 2.5 months ago, i go to university, and i don't have rich parents who give handouts/spoil me. no, i'm not getting the car ;)... maybe in a long time. maybe.

it's my love of the wankel (or it's obsession with me?? see av-title) that keeps me here...

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Originally posted by wakeech


dude, i turned 20 like 2.5 months ago, i go to university, and i don't have rich parents who give handouts/spoil me. no, i'm not getting the car ;)... maybe in a long time. maybe.

it's my love of the wankel (or it's obsession with me?? see av-title) that keeps me here...

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i'm 20 and I'm getting one...trading my car now and putting some cash down, financing the rest. i'm also a full time college student and i'll be continuing to work to make the payments. it can be done!

Originally posted by h0rde


i'm 20 and I'm getting one...trading my car now and putting some cash down, financing the rest. i'm also a full time college student and i'll be continuing to work to make the payments. it can be done!

uh, sure, if i didn't have to worry about paying for school and had a $50/hr part time job, sane insurance rates, and a place to keep it (!), or something...

It's there. 9300 - 9500 is correct. You can ride it, too. And it's not fuel cut, but throttle cut. So no blasted apex seals, baby! :D

so is it ok to redline all the time?

Originally posted by BRx8
so is it ok to redline all the time?

...there is one RX-7 enthusiast site which is called "beyond the redline", and is called so for a reason.

http://beyondtheredline.fd3s.net