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Blk 93 Snake
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I noticed that in first gear its real easy to rev the car too far. It just gets there so fast. Im kinda afraid i might hurt the engine.

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they do 6200 the fuel shuts off not good to do.

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you can easily mechanically overrev your engine with a downshift from high speeds, in spite of the electronic limiter at 6250 (in an EEC-IV system) that pulls fuel.

Just what you don't want, super-lean conditions at high rpms [Roll Eyes]

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yeah, 6250. Ive hit it a few times. Not good!!

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I know its not good. Thats why im kinda pissed at my self. That car is my baby and i dont want to hurt her.
[Mad]

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you could get an MSD rev limiter. Then you can set it where ever you want.

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quote:
Originally posted by 91 5.0:
you could get an MSD rev limiter. Then you can set it where ever you want.

Ya, ill probably do that. Set it at 6000, or 6050.

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Am i missing something here? The car is your baby. If you baby your car, you wouldnt feel like you have to hit 6200 rpms everytime you take off in 1st... [Roll Eyes] [Confused]

Dont mean to come off as a Dick... [Big Grin]

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quote:
Originally posted by 98StangPower:
Am i missing something here? The car is your baby. If you baby your car, you wouldnt feel like you have to hit 6200 rpms everytime you take off in 1st... [Roll Eyes] [Confused]

Dont mean to come off as a Dick... [Big Grin]

Its not everytime. This is the first time, and i was next to an monte carlo ss (newer on)that kept on reving at me. So i let him see what my tail lights look like.

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monte carlo SS? am I missing something? you should be able to dust those POS's at half throttle and skipping gears!

(seriously!)

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quote:
Originally posted by shade-tree:
monte carlo SS? am I missing something? you should be able to dust those POS's at half throttle and skipping gears!

(seriously!)

I never said i had a problem. Just got on it hard and in first just went a little too high. I smoked him by at least 8 cars. I just have to get used to first.

[ January 03, 2003, 09:22 PM: Message edited by: Blk 93 Snake ]

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I think I bent a valve by going to high of RPM's... [Eek!] [Frown]
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quote:
Originally posted by 91 5.0:
you could get an MSD rev limiter. Then you can set it where ever you want.

[patriot]

Set it to 5500 though. No need to go higher unless you are blown or have the motor for it.

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set the rev limiter up as high as you can, out of the way, so to speak. if you hit the rev limiter in a race, you're pretty much done for. you set the shift light at your shift RPM and try to stay off the limiter.

i have accidentally shifted from the top of 2nd gear to 1st gear at the track...it ain't pretty! motor seemed fine, tho!

good luck!

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hey man your car doesn't pull to 6,000 grand.

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quote:
Originally posted by Clark The Slut:
I think I bent a valve by going to high of RPM's... [Eek!] [Frown]

was this after u finished ur motor? if so, that sucks man, hopefully it has a warranty from the guy that built it

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