rx7 SE

iTrader: (5)

Hey,
I've got an 88 rx7 se and when i seem to rev it to 6000 rpm or more it makes this beeping sound. At first i thought it was my horn, but i pressed my horn and they're two different tones. I'm guessing its telling me to shift. What do you think?
Thanks

n4ji

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, that's the redline buzzer. I hear it a lot when I drive. You learn to tune it out after a while.

cwsttu

mazda put it there so that you know if you hear that buzzer for more than 10 min you will blow the motor... thats the only logical deduction i can make of that damn buzzer... otherwise if your stupid enough to need a buzzer to tell you to shift your at redline then you dont need to drive a stick... IGNORE IT!!

and im also assuming since you just noticed that you must have just gotten the car unless youve owned it and not floored it ever... UNLIKELY... so congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum

rx7 SE

iTrader: (5)

ya your right, i actually just got my license and the car. i just seeing wut it could do and it did that (scared the crap out of me). i thought i blew something. Thanks for the info.

-I heard in another forum that redlining rotary engines doesn't heard them. Is that right?

cwsttu

ok torean just made a very logical conclusion when i asked him what that ridiculous buzzer was and he says its cause the rotary is so smooth you wouldnt know its at redline... sounds about right to me

rx7 SE

iTrader: (5)

i had a 300zx and everyone complemented on how smooth the engine was, but the mazda's engine is unbelievable (it handles great too)

torean

yes it is and yes it does