Rev limiter
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Rev limiter
Hello all. I am going to to be tuned within the next week or so, and I am wondering what i should raise the rev limiter to?
Mods= K&N SRI, 2.4 TB, 2.4 IM, RS shorty header, LSJ DP, Corsa sport 2.5 inch exhaust.
I am thinking 7000 maybe 7200
Mods= K&N SRI, 2.4 TB, 2.4 IM, RS shorty header, LSJ DP, Corsa sport 2.5 inch exhaust.
I am thinking 7000 maybe 7200
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i guess that really depends on how you drive your car...
you have to remember that raising the rev limiter wont necessarily make you faster as your power does peak at some point and most likely with the ecotec it will make you slower (check your dyno graph)
7000 is a safe point to set it at, 7200 is getting pretty iffy without an upgraded valvetrain.
i would check the dyno and if your power drops at a certain point before your current redline than you need to keep the one you have and if it doesnt peter out up top then i would go with a 7000 til you invest in some valves and valve springs.
you have to remember that raising the rev limiter wont necessarily make you faster as your power does peak at some point and most likely with the ecotec it will make you slower (check your dyno graph)
7000 is a safe point to set it at, 7200 is getting pretty iffy without an upgraded valvetrain.
i would check the dyno and if your power drops at a certain point before your current redline than you need to keep the one you have and if it doesnt peter out up top then i would go with a 7000 til you invest in some valves and valve springs.
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i guess that really depends on how you drive your car...
you have to remember that raising the rev limiter wont necessarily make you faster as your power does peak at some point and most likely with the ecotec it will make you slower (check your dyno graph)
7000 is a safe point to set it at, 7200 is getting pretty iffy without an upgraded valvetrain.
i would check the dyno and if your power drops at a certain point before your current redline than you need to keep the one you have and if it doesnt peter out up top then i would go with a 7000 til you invest in some valves and valve springs.
you have to remember that raising the rev limiter wont necessarily make you faster as your power does peak at some point and most likely with the ecotec it will make you slower (check your dyno graph)
7000 is a safe point to set it at, 7200 is getting pretty iffy without an upgraded valvetrain.
i would check the dyno and if your power drops at a certain point before your current redline than you need to keep the one you have and if it doesnt peter out up top then i would go with a 7000 til you invest in some valves and valve springs.
and 7200 on stock valvetrain is fine...mult people on 2.2 stock valvetrain doing it already
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Well just because i have a 7200 rev limiter, doesn't mean i am going to hit it. Its very rare for me to hit the 6.5K as it is. I just want to have it available in case it is still pulling at that rpm. I plan on getting a dyno. But I cant before the tune, because of the TB. Also I am pretty sure the high RPMs are where I am going to make power.
So it will be ok to do 7200, or is it completely unnecessary?
So it will be ok to do 7200, or is it completely unnecessary?
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i dont think its neccessary. Imposible to say without a dyno though. Even if you do raise it, i'm personally pretty conservative, and would recommend springs. . . and since you gotta take the cams out to do them, may as well do those too.
oh and lwpmon i didnt know there were other boosted 2.2's in colorado. id like to check out your setup sometime.
oh and lwpmon i didnt know there were other boosted 2.2's in colorado. id like to check out your setup sometime.
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i set a 7600 on a G5 stock
so far so good. first and second gear it take it accordint to him
R&D I did with him.
so if you set it a 7300 and hit your RL is bad. but set it at 7600 you wont hit at 7321 rpm. this is a safety point.
so far so good. first and second gear it take it accordint to him
R&D I did with him.
so if you set it a 7300 and hit your RL is bad. but set it at 7600 you wont hit at 7321 rpm. this is a safety point.
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i wouldnt push things too far cause if you smack that rev limiter doing something stupid you may get high enough to float..
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