Rx-8 gear change importance
12-04-2011, 01:25 AM
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Rx-8 gear change importance
Hi guys,
Recently i have been to a mechanic to get some body parts for my rx8 and he told me something which was new to me....he said that gear shifting (up and down) is very important in rx8 and if not done properly can totally screw up the engine...is this true? i usually shift from 3-4 rpm and upto 5 or more when am feeling sprirted
...is this ok? Will be waiting for ur feedback. Thanx
Recently i have been to a mechanic to get some body parts for my rx8 and he told me something which was new to me....he said that gear shifting (up and down) is very important in rx8 and if not done properly can totally screw up the engine...is this true? i usually shift from 3-4 rpm and upto 5 or more when am feeling sprirted
...is this ok? Will be waiting for ur feedback. Thanx
12-04-2011, 11:27 AM
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Always make sure your Rx8 has engine oil. Now that's important.
But I don't get exactly where this is going, lol. If you're talking about when to shift your Rx8.. I shift plenty of times at 9k rpm, but as with any car, you just shift properly, wherever you are in the power band. If he's talking about over revving the engine, it's fine to hit 9k, but don't sustain like 7k rpm just cruising in town, obviously.
But in all honesty, I have no idea where you're going with that, lol.
But I don't get exactly where this is going, lol. If you're talking about when to shift your Rx8.. I shift plenty of times at 9k rpm, but as with any car, you just shift properly, wherever you are in the power band. If he's talking about over revving the engine, it's fine to hit 9k, but don't sustain like 7k rpm just cruising in town, obviously.
But in all honesty, I have no idea where you're going with that, lol.
12-04-2011, 11:59 AM
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Perhaps he meant that this engine doesn't doesn't go in any gear. Like if you put it to the floor in 6th gear on the highway, you're not gonna blow people's doors off off the bat? That you've actually got to select the right gear for when you wanna go?
12-04-2011, 12:36 PM
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gear change is important is like saying breathing air is important.
I think what he meant was keeping the engine in the torque band is important.
I think what he meant was keeping the engine in the torque band is important.
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12-04-2011, 04:29 PM
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The engine will rev to redline with no adverse effects (But you don't want to exceed the rev limiter or remain at redline for extenden periods of time) Heat generation will overheat the engine
You do not want to "lug" the engine (too much load/slow speed at a low rpm on a high gear) Lugging the engine will cause "pinging" (detonation) which will damage your apex seals
Seems from your description that you drive very conservatively (5K rpm is still very low in our rev range) so just make sure to downshift when you want to accelerate, & when you get slow,
Also, don't be afraid to let the revs climb.
Aside from that... use th emanual transmission properly (clutch usage, rev matching etc...) & avoid dumping the clutch. This car is a mountain road/ roadcourse star... not a dragracer.
You do not want to "lug" the engine (too much load/slow speed at a low rpm on a high gear) Lugging the engine will cause "pinging" (detonation) which will damage your apex seals
Seems from your description that you drive very conservatively (5K rpm is still very low in our rev range) so just make sure to downshift when you want to accelerate, & when you get slow,
Also, don't be afraid to let the revs climb.
Aside from that... use th emanual transmission properly (clutch usage, rev matching etc...) & avoid dumping the clutch. This car is a mountain road/ roadcourse star... not a dragracer.
12-04-2011, 06:02 PM
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I wholeheartedly agree with your statement, but I strongly think that in this case, the mechanic was dumbing it down for the owner, or the owner doesn't have the faculties to absorb and recapitulate the little nugget of knowledge he had bestowed him.
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The engine will rev to redline with no adverse effects (But you don't want to exceed the rev limiter or remain at redline for extenden periods of time) Heat generation will overheat the engine
You do not want to "lug" the engine (too much load/slow speed at a low rpm on a high gear) Lugging the engine will cause "pinging" (detonation) which will damage your apex seals
Seems from your description that you drive very conservatively (5K rpm is still very low in our rev range) so just make sure to downshift when you want to accelerate, & when you get slow,
Also, don't be afraid to let the revs climb.
Aside from that... use th emanual transmission properly (clutch usage, rev matching etc...) & avoid dumping the clutch. This car is a mountain road/ roadcourse star... not a dragracer.
You do not want to "lug" the engine (too much load/slow speed at a low rpm on a high gear) Lugging the engine will cause "pinging" (detonation) which will damage your apex seals
Seems from your description that you drive very conservatively (5K rpm is still very low in our rev range) so just make sure to downshift when you want to accelerate, & when you get slow,
Also, don't be afraid to let the revs climb.
Aside from that... use th emanual transmission properly (clutch usage, rev matching etc...) & avoid dumping the clutch. This car is a mountain road/ roadcourse star... not a dragracer.
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