Quick redline question or three
02-20-2006, 02:38 PM
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Quick redline question or three
Ok, so I've read numerous times here that it is good for the engine to rev it to redline from time to time. Flaunting my ignorance, can I get just a little clarification here?
1) Which, technically, is the redline, the 8500 where the beeper goes off, or the 9000 where the tach shows solid red?
2) To achieve the theraputic value, is it good enough to hit the redline and then back off, or do you need to maintain it at redline for a period of time? And if so, for how long?
3) Does it really have to be all the way to redline? If I get it up to, say, 8000, is that good enough to get the good effect? (Sometimes traffic requires me to back off the acceleration before I quite get all the way there)
Thanks!
1) Which, technically, is the redline, the 8500 where the beeper goes off, or the 9000 where the tach shows solid red?
2) To achieve the theraputic value, is it good enough to hit the redline and then back off, or do you need to maintain it at redline for a period of time? And if so, for how long?
3) Does it really have to be all the way to redline? If I get it up to, say, 8000, is that good enough to get the good effect? (Sometimes traffic requires me to back off the acceleration before I quite get all the way there)
Thanks!
02-20-2006, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Krankor
Ok, so I've read numerous times here that it is good for the engine to rev it to redline from time to time. Flaunting my ignorance, can I get just a little clarification here?
1) Which, technically, is the redline, the 8500 where the beeper goes off, or the 9000 where the tach shows solid red?
2) To achieve the theraputic value, is it good enough to hit the redline and then back off, or do you need to maintain it at redline for a period of time? And if so, for how long?
3) Does it really have to be all the way to redline? If I get it up to, say, 8000, is that good enough to get the good effect? (Sometimes traffic requires me to back off the acceleration before I quite get all the way there)
Thanks!
1) Which, technically, is the redline, the 8500 where the beeper goes off, or the 9000 where the tach shows solid red?
2) To achieve the theraputic value, is it good enough to hit the redline and then back off, or do you need to maintain it at redline for a period of time? And if so, for how long?
3) Does it really have to be all the way to redline? If I get it up to, say, 8000, is that good enough to get the good effect? (Sometimes traffic requires me to back off the acceleration before I quite get all the way there)
Thanks!
2. hit it for a milisecond
3. I don't believe you have to get to the actual beep (or beyond 8k) to serve the purpose.
Correct me if I'm wrong...
Last edited by JRichter; 02-20-2006 at 02:45 PM.
02-20-2006, 02:51 PM
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I personally have a place where I do a 3rd gear pull and then let it slow down with a little help from the brakes. I've read somewhere on here I belive that it helps blow out anything that's accumulated, I could be wrong.
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02-20-2006, 05:49 PM
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1) Yes, Yes, fuel cutoff is somewhere between 9400-9500
2) Just tap it, don't hold it, works best when accelerating hard and you shift.
3) Yes, as long as you get it over 6750 to get all the ports open should be good enough
rotarygod may disagree, but I typically beep it at least twice a week, usually in 3rd, which until yesterday did not realize how fast I was going when I did this
, guess I'll go back to 2nd
2) Just tap it, don't hold it, works best when accelerating hard and you shift.
3) Yes, as long as you get it over 6750 to get all the ports open should be good enough
rotarygod may disagree, but I typically beep it at least twice a week, usually in 3rd, which until yesterday did not realize how fast I was going when I did this
, guess I'll go back to 2nd
02-20-2006, 09:41 PM
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The beep is timed properly so that when you shift as you hear it, the rpm would have be hitting very close to the 9000 redline. I guess loading the engine is best at getting rid of the carbon, I held the engine at 7500 rpm when going up hill for like 30 seconds.
02-21-2006, 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by FABRO
yes, beep it every so often so you won't build up carbon. Just make sure you warm up your engine before you do so...
02-21-2006, 12:15 PM
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oh, hell drive it like you stole it. Everywhere I see that N/A rotaries are bulletproof. This past sunday I took a backroad and kept it in 3rd for at least 5 minutes above 8k the whole time. And from what it feels like driving it now, it loved it.
I have also read where people have gone took their car to the track and it ran extremely well on the street the couple weeks afterwards, so it sounds like you will be rewarded for driving it hard.
There is nothing wrong with driving it hard. Maintain the engine correctly (fluid changes) and I don't believe anyone can hurt it in stock form.
I have also read where people have gone took their car to the track and it ran extremely well on the street the couple weeks afterwards, so it sounds like you will be rewarded for driving it hard.
There is nothing wrong with driving it hard. Maintain the engine correctly (fluid changes) and I don't believe anyone can hurt it in stock form.
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02-21-2006, 01:18 PM
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The whole idea is to get the rotor spinning fast enough so the seals clean all the carbon build-up out of the combustion chamber.
You don't have to get it to redline, but the faster the rpms the better the cleaning action.
You don't have to get it to redline, but the faster the rpms the better the cleaning action.
02-21-2006, 04:14 PM
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Another reason you want to go to high RPM is because 1 revolution of the rotor = 3 revolutions of the shaft, so when your Tach is reading 9000rpm, the rotors are spinning at a modest 3000rpm. so Imagine if you are shifting at 3000rpm, you aren't really putting much load on the engine to clean the crap out. I bet if we had a driveline that could support it, we could easily get this car to redline at 15-20K rpm.
02-21-2006, 04:24 PM
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But the biggest therapeutic value is for the driver:
Bad day at work? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Wife or girlfriend pissed off? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Neighbor's dog get into your garbage again? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
etc ...
Bad day at work? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Wife or girlfriend pissed off? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Neighbor's dog get into your garbage again? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
etc ...
02-21-2006, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by StewC625
But the biggest therapeutic value is for the driver:
Bad day at work? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Wife or girlfriend pissed off? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Neighbor's dog get into your garbage again? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
etc ...
Bad day at work? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Wife or girlfriend pissed off? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Neighbor's dog get into your garbage again? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
etc ...
02-21-2006, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by StewC625
But the biggest therapeutic value is for the driver:
Bad day at work? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Wife or girlfriend pissed off? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Neighbor's dog get into your garbage again? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
etc ...
Bad day at work? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Wife or girlfriend pissed off? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
Neighbor's dog get into your garbage again? <ZOOOOM! "Beep!">
etc ...
02-21-2006, 09:41 PM
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Beep for fun.
Take your favorite twisty road with the tach on the far side of 6000 RPM with lots of throttle and lots of shifting! The '8 feels like a race car! If you aren't smiling by the end of the run then you must be dead.
Take your favorite twisty road with the tach on the far side of 6000 RPM with lots of throttle and lots of shifting! The '8 feels like a race car! If you aren't smiling by the end of the run then you must be dead.
