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Old May 13, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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red line?

just so every one knows i'm not trying to get spoon feed information. Just cant find a answer any where. Last time i went to the drag strip i heard a couple people saying that rotary engines can red line for a while before hurting the engine. So i'm wondering for racing, if you burn out for example and stay at 9000 rpm are you hurting your engine by keeping it at those rpm's? or is it better to shift and lose some power. Thanks for any answers just cant find out about this.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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Old May 13, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...redline&page=2

Post #42 someone says about that. its only one person so who know for sure if he knows what hes talking about. But regardless its a very informative thread to read.

Edit found this one too. Post #13. Rotarygod knows what hes talking about Id trust his judgement. He wrote the book about rotary engines. Literally. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=redline

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Old May 13, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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thanks for that thread just what ive been looking for. so in short for any one who is still reading this one. Redlining in you'r Rx-8 HELPS the engine and you really cant over rev a rotary. At least that's what i got from it. Good cheers.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 10:48 PM
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Glad that you were shown the information you were asking about.

....had it been a weekday you would have been .
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Old May 14, 2012 | 12:04 AM
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Racing is probably the wrong section for this....

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Old May 14, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Never redlined my engine...i should start doing it to boost the engine.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by deusxmachina
so in short for any one who is still reading this one. Redlining in you'r Rx-8 HELPS the engine and you really cant over rev a rotary. At least that's what i got from it. Good cheers.

oh boy.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 11:12 PM
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Old May 15, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Never redlined my engine...i should start doing it to boost the engine.
you make no sense at all. how in the hell does redlining your car have anything to do with boosting it.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by deusxmachina
thanks for that thread just what ive been looking for. so in short for any one who is still reading this one. Redlining in you'r Rx-8 HELPS the engine and you really cant over rev a rotary. At least that's what i got from it. Good cheers.
you can overrev a Rotary Engine, but before you overrev it the Flywheel will disintegrate and kill you first, that's all.

and seriously? you can't find with Search? if you are that retarded then MAYBE you should get another car, Rotary is NOT for you.

Originally Posted by godesshunter
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...redline&page=2

Post #42 someone says about that. its only one person so who know for sure if he knows what hes talking about. But regardless its a very informative thread to read.

Edit found this one too. Post #13. Rotarygod knows what hes talking about Id trust his judgement. He wrote the book about rotary engines. Literally. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=redline
He didn't write that book dude ...
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Old May 15, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by godesshunter
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...redline&page=2

Post #42 someone says about that. its only one person so who know for sure if he knows what hes talking about. But regardless its a very informative thread to read.

Edit found this one too. Post #13. Rotarygod knows what hes talking about Id trust his judgement. He wrote the book about rotary engines. Literally. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=redline

UM no he did not. And IIRC, he has also never owned a Renesis either.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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huh?
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Old May 15, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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huh?
Nice first post derp.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SubliminalPollution
Nice first post derp.
haha seriously so informative.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by nycgps
He didn't write that book dude ...
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
UM no he did not. And IIRC, he has also never owned a Renesis either.
I remember seeing somewhere around here about a book explaining rotary engines that he was credited in. Perhaps I'm mistaken.
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