View Poll Results: do you shift past redline
no, i do what mazda tells me to.
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yes, but just a little bit.
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heck yeah, redline="sugestion"
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poll: who shifts past the stock redline?
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poll: who shifts past the stock redline?
ok i know they call it redline for a reason, but i was just curious as to who gets power past redline and if so, do you shift past that point.
personally, my s5 makes good power out to about 8250 so i stay in it that far at least in first gear and sometines second (i know, my tranny loves me.).
so if you are shifting beyond what mazda thought was appropriate what mods if any led you to that power band and hase this over revving led to any dissasters?
personally, my s5 makes good power out to about 8250 so i stay in it that far at least in first gear and sometines second (i know, my tranny loves me.).
so if you are shifting beyond what mazda thought was appropriate what mods if any led you to that power band and hase this over revving led to any dissasters?
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I haven't taken mine past 6k since the rebuild, but it should happily go to the rev limiter once its fully broken in. I dont know exactly what the power band on it will be like, so I may or may not be taking it past the original redline much, just depends on whats fastest. I really like the "rev limit" on my uncle's car - "Don't take it past 12k for an extended period of time, and it wil be fine."
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Originally posted by Sideways7
"Don't take it past 12k for an extended period of time, and it wil be fine."
"Don't take it past 12k for an extended period of time, and it wil be fine."
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What is the redline on the s4 NA's? My tach says 7000, but I swear I saw somewhere that it was 7500. Where is the rev limiter? I though it was 8k, but from these posts, it sounds more like its 8500.
Also, I should have specified it earlier, but the car I was talking about wasn't an rx-7. Its a Norwood Ferrari Testarossa with a mind boggeling engine in it. It gets about 935 hp and is fear limited to 220 mph. To get an idea of what this guy does, just check out http://www.bobnorwood.com/ While my uncles car isnt quite as amazing as the cars on that site, its impressive nonetheless.
Also, I should have specified it earlier, but the car I was talking about wasn't an rx-7. Its a Norwood Ferrari Testarossa with a mind boggeling engine in it. It gets about 935 hp and is fear limited to 220 mph. To get an idea of what this guy does, just check out http://www.bobnorwood.com/ While my uncles car isnt quite as amazing as the cars on that site, its impressive nonetheless.
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heck ive yet to find my rev limmiter i think its 9k as that video form a while back where the guys blew up the 'vertr so beutifuly demonstrated. i think its 8k for s4 tho
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the main thing that determines the powerband (in a nonturbo car) is the engine porting.
edit: by that i mean, no point in shifting past 7000rpm with stock ports, but a street port plops the power peak at 7500 or more. and the more wild the porting (half bridge, bridge, etc.) will shift it even higher.
edit: by that i mean, no point in shifting past 7000rpm with stock ports, but a street port plops the power peak at 7500 or more. and the more wild the porting (half bridge, bridge, etc.) will shift it even higher.
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In my s5 I've gone to 8000 a few times, but had very little power at that point, usually drops off at 7300.
Ive had it to 9k in neutral a couple times to show my buddies it could.
Ive had it to 9k in neutral a couple times to show my buddies it could.
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Originally posted by hpram99
In my s5 I've gone to 8000 a few times, but had very little power at that point, usually drops off at 7300.
Ive had it to 9k in neutral a couple times to show my buddies it could.
In my s5 I've gone to 8000 a few times, but had very little power at that point, usually drops off at 7300.
Ive had it to 9k in neutral a couple times to show my buddies it could.
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Any stock car S4 or S5 is not capable of clutch/flywheel shatter.
Although there is no proof....I shifted at 7800 at the track so that my chance was better off to be in the power band in the next gear... BTW ive ran a 14.7 on a stock port motor then...I had a ported motor for a while but that blew and now im on an S5 motor which i have yet to drive.
Although there is no proof....I shifted at 7800 at the track so that my chance was better off to be in the power band in the next gear... BTW ive ran a 14.7 on a stock port motor then...I had a ported motor for a while but that blew and now im on an S5 motor which i have yet to drive.