How fast does your NA rev?
How fast does your NA rev?
I wanted to hear the infamous rev buzzer that everyone talks about so I took my car to redline at 2nd gear yesterday. From 2k to 3.5k was kind of sluggish. From 3.5k to 7.5k, if reved and pulled like a rocket. Then from 7.5k to 8k seemed to take forever and there was no power there whatsoever.
I hear all the time that everyone's car pulled like crazy up to 8k rpm. I was just wondering if there is anything wrong with my car. See sig for my car.
Thanks
I hear all the time that everyone's car pulled like crazy up to 8k rpm. I was just wondering if there is anything wrong with my car. See sig for my car.
Thanks
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The power band of an unmodded '84-'91 is from about 3800 RPM to just BEFORE redline.
Sounds like you are stock and running per specs to me. No?
BTW, you are kidding about having to hear the buzzer, right? I hear that thing every time I get in the car AT LEAST a dozen times. Irritates my wife.
Take care,
Sounds like you are stock and running per specs to me. No?
BTW, you are kidding about having to hear the buzzer, right? I hear that thing every time I get in the car AT LEAST a dozen times. Irritates my wife.
Take care,
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That sounds about right. It takes a lot to make our cars pull hard past redline. With my mods I can pull up to 8500, and it pulls pretty hard, but I still shift by 8200 rpm always. I have more power in the next gear than I have that high in the powerband.
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It is my understanding that the buzzer come on after redline. And if you have a 90 GXl then your redline is at 8K so i think you need to take it over 8K say 8200 maybe. Really i dont think there is any power after 8 and I would say shift at 7..when I had my 89 GXL i would usually shift around 7K..only every once and a while take it to 8K just for the hell of it.
later
later
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at least you guys know what your car sounds like past 4.5K on the tach... I have yet to go beyond it (breaking in new motor). I have only 12 more miles to go until I pass the 1500 milestone, and be allowed to go to redline safely. 
WOOO HOO!!!
-Kanaida
WOOO HOO!!!-Kanaida
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I love listening to the buzzer go off! Like NOTA V6 stated, I hear it alot when driving around.
My 88 SE is pretty much stock, slight mod to exhaust (i.e. remove all of it)
It pulls hard around 4k on up to a little past 7k.
have fun driving around!
My 88 SE is pretty much stock, slight mod to exhaust (i.e. remove all of it
)It pulls hard around 4k on up to a little past 7k.
have fun driving around!
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Originally posted by Kanaida
I have only 12 more miles to go until I pass the 1500 milestone, and be allowed to go to redline safely. WOOO HOO!!! -Kanaida
I have only 12 more miles to go until I pass the 1500 milestone, and be allowed to go to redline safely.
WOOO HOO!!! -Kanaida
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