High revs in low gears bad?
09-01-2006, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by zeblien
Ok... think of a convertable mustang, bmw.... now apply that imagry to my shinka. There you go. flog cleared up.
09-01-2006, 12:33 PM
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Ya its copper red with dessert sand leather. Great feel to it.
Oh and as for a unit of mesurement let me rephrase:
Does driving in 2nd gear around 6k rpms reduce the lifetime of the engine.
Oh and as for a unit of mesurement let me rephrase:
Does driving in 2nd gear around 6k rpms reduce the lifetime of the engine.
09-01-2006, 12:38 PM
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You guys gotta see my new RX-8! I've been here since 2004 and finally got one. It's an 07 with one of the new colors. It's called invisible clearcoat! Kinda hard to see in bright sunlight, but it get's much better gas mileage than all of yours. And I'll bet I have the lowest payment as well. I like to ride around in it on weekends with my pet blue zebra.
09-01-2006, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by zeblien
Ya I dont realy drive in first, i was joking. I do drive in second most often around town and 3rd on the Highway when i need to move.
Secondly... no It does not look like a fat a** torque monger. And i never said I actualy had a convertable, i just describe my car like one
. I also decribe my cars top speed as the rate of acceleration of Earth's gravity, or 9.8m/s/s.
Secondly... no It does not look like a fat a** torque monger. And i never said I actualy had a convertable, i just describe my car like one
. I also decribe my cars top speed as the rate of acceleration of Earth's gravity, or 9.8m/s/s.
09-01-2006, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dmc27
There is no "bad" - unless you blow by the redline w/o shifting. In any vehicle.
The 8 has a rev limiter so I don't think you can really over rev the engine. The renesis can handle the high rpms, its the tranny that can't from what I've read. I think the only damage from high rev's will come if you downshift without revmatching.
09-01-2006, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by zeblien
Ya I dont realy drive in first, i was joking. I do drive in second most often around town and 3rd on the Highway when i need to move.
Secondly... no It does not look like a fat a** torque monger. And i never said I actualy had a convertable, i just describe my car like one. I also decribe my cars top speed as the rate of acceleration of Earth's gravity, or 9.8m/s/s.
Secondly... no It does not look like a fat a** torque monger. And i never said I actualy had a convertable, i just describe my car like one
. I also decribe my cars top speed as the rate of acceleration of Earth's gravity, or 9.8m/s/s.
09-02-2006, 12:21 AM
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After ciphering through this thread, i do find some of it to be useful. I've never head a straight up-front answer about higher revs hurting the engine or not. Many have said that it takes to them a lot better than a piston engine, but nothing solid.
Thanx for the reassurance Zoom44. Although it would use more gas, its nice to know that you can sit there with that power on tap without hurting the engine.
Quick hijack...what is the lowest RPMS that you should try and keep the renesis above? Is it feeling bogged at about 2K? I've searched this a lil, but figured that since this "entertaining" thread it already rolling, why not throw it in now?
Thanx for the reassurance Zoom44. Although it would use more gas, its nice to know that you can sit there with that power on tap without hurting the engine.
Quick hijack...what is the lowest RPMS that you should try and keep the renesis above? Is it feeling bogged at about 2K? I've searched this a lil, but figured that since this "entertaining" thread it already rolling, why not throw it in now?
09-02-2006, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Zuhalter Vati
I modified my shinka to be green and have a cloaking device that makes it Black Chery MicaHigh revs are good so long as they're matched as has already been said.
9.8 m/s/s: Acceleration due to gravity (or caused by gravity) near Earth's surface, not acceleration *of* gravity. OK, too ****, nm.
09-02-2006, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by KostasNK
Is it bad to hit the rev limiter 2,4 times per day?
Is this practice cleaning the carbon deposits inside the engine?
(I never have done this...)
Is this practice cleaning the carbon deposits inside the engine?
(I never have done this...)
09-02-2006, 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Raptor2k
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The pic of the "drop top" convertible 8 is photoshopped. For those that thought it to be real you aren't alone. It is a decent photochop.
zeblien I must say you ride the tightwire when asking for help. Being cocky normally gets a person ignored or laughed at here if you haven't noticed.
09-02-2006, 03:11 AM
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yea, i figured that a little above the 2 mark woulda been almost too low.
and abbid was right...the shift points are almost outragoues. Half of them almost drop you below 2!
and abbid was right...the shift points are almost outragoues. Half of them almost drop you below 2!
09-02-2006, 02:26 PM
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Surely I cannot the only person here who knows the difference between acceleration and velocity. 9.8m/s/s is not and cannot be the top speed of anything, since it is not a speed.
09-02-2006, 02:50 PM
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Surely I cannot the only person here who knows the difference between acceleration and velocity. 9.8m/s/s is not and cannot be the top speed of anything, since it is not a speed.
That was noticed by me also. Just didn't think I needed to point it out.
09-02-2006, 02:52 PM
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^^
Ah yes, glossed over that one. I was too wrapped up in the gravity acclerating business. The actual sig makes more sense: "0-60 @ 9.8 m/s/s when falling." Of course we'd all be more impressed with a time.
Edit: I mean time to 60 mph given that acceleration.
Originally Posted by zeblien
I also decribe my cars top speed as the rate of acceleration of Earth's gravity, or 9.8m/s/s.
Edit: I mean time to 60 mph given that acceleration.