I have a 2005 AWD and I was cruisin' around today and noticed that my rpm would not go above 6400, no matter what I tried. Is there a restriction on the max rpm that an AWD can handle? Isn't redline at 8300?(not that I'm going there)Thanks!
Quote, originally posted by MadBill »The GT can rev to ~8300 RPM; the rev limiter for the base engine is ~ 6300-6400.unless you have a base manual transmission... it revs higher then that, my rev limiter hits in if I remember correctly (only tried once) in the 7000rpm range
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Quote, originally posted by VibeChick »I'd be surprised at that. It should be the same. Mine kicks in at precisely 6400 rpms. And I've tried it many times. weird, I know mine was at 7000rpm, I had a mechanic with me at the time, we took it for a drive after he did the alignment from when I installed my springs... oh well lol... so carrie how often you redline? every shift?
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Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »weird, I know mine was at 7000rpm, I had a mechanic with me at the time, we took it for a drive after he did the alignment from when I installed my springs... oh well lol... so carrie how often you redline? every shift? How often? Gee, sometimes I do it several times a day...but with snow on it's way this weekend, I think the fun driving is over for now
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Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »weird, I know mine was at 7000rpm, I had a mechanic with me at the time, we took it for a drive after he did the alignment from when I installed my springs... oh well lol... so carrie how often you redline? every shift? Wow! we need to clone your ECM, Mavrik. Most of us base 5-speed pilots would love to have a 7,000 RPM limiter! (unless your tach just has a huge error...) (mine's 6,400 also )
There is a way to remove your rev limiter. I'm sure you can put some type of rev limiter in it, after removing the crystal in your ECU. Also check this out. Bad damge to engine with no Rev limiter:http://www.newcelica.org/forum...26792
Umm... I don't think you could change a chrystal in the Vibe computer to raise/eliminate the rev limiter. I think new values have to be input to the tables in the engine computer, or add a 'piggyback' user-adjustable computer. Agreed, eliminating it is just asking for trouble; sooner or later you'll miss a shift, lose a clutch, etc., then: BOOM! However, best acceleration requires shifting somewhat past peak power RPM (which seems to be ~ 6,000 to 6,200 on a Base Vibe, per various actual dynomometer graphs), to keep the RPM nearer the peak, so a 7,000 RPM limit would be about right, and I believe is factory programmed in some applications of this engine.
Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »weird, I know mine was at 7000rpm, I had a mechanic with me at the time, we took it for a drive after he did the alignment from when I installed my springs... oh well lol... so carrie how often you redline? every shift? that is strange since it's supposed to kick in at 6400 rpm. i know when my engine is cold in the GT, rev limiter hits about 7000 rpm.
On my 91 Si i have the computer chipped it raised the limiter from about 6800rpm to 7200rpm.
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