Rev Limits

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:52 pm

What are the main factors that govern how high an engine can safely rev to.

Basically I am exploring the possibility of raising the rev limit of the car. The car does not have an ecu and has a mechanical rev limiter in the dizzy to cut the spark. I am aware that this would need to be modified or replaced.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Thu May 29, 2008 4:20 pm

Who you been talking to Gerry

I have looked into this in some depth but I always like to get as much information from different sources to aid me in making an informed decision.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Thu May 29, 2008 4:55 pm

Weight and balance of moving parts. But you already knew that

gary@apt · Post by **gary@apt** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:53 pm

and a dyno graph can help

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Thu May 29, 2008 6:13 pm

gary@apt wrote:and a dyno graph can help

Would that be in case there was a drop in power above certain revs.

gary@apt · Post by **gary@apt** » Thu May 29, 2008 6:17 pm

yeah,pointless reving a car if torque is dropping like a stone,be quicker to change up and pull back to pea
k torque

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Thu May 29, 2008 6:26 pm

Thanks guys :thumb: