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meilack

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:30 pm

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1.6 or 2.0?

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Dave G fsi

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:40 pm

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I think its a 1.4 :hsugh:

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The Loumiester

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:10 pm

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i found a read out for my car when i was searching through the history this weekend, i will put it up later.

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Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:19 pm

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doesn't seem to be any massive drops of power up top, so I'd just red line it so that you land back into your power zone as soon as possible (4000+)

The torque on that graph is stupidly flat until 4000rpm! and then it barely drops. good work!

Of course I've just stated the obvious here. I like doing that.

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Mouse

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:47 pm

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i used to rev mine to 5500 as thats when my power band would start to drop off although it did see over 6000 as some one in a pulsar was playing with me :devil:

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onslack

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:01 pm

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Percy

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:06 pm

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My last C2 run, before it was mapped it gained power right to 7200rpm, where it hit the limiter before 7k on this run.

Gordon was very impressed with the torque for a 1.6 its amazing.

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Chris

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:21 pm

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The "red line" on my Si was 6500, So thats where I changed gear when giving it some :lol:

I'm guessing you asked this question because there was no red line on your clocks?

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The Loumiester

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:24 pm

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just because i found a video of a guy reving revving his car by what looks as far as itll go lol

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EvilDes

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:25 am

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Mouse

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:48 pm

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i think so unless it was coming back from cannock after mc d's

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EvilDes

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:31 am

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Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah. Good times!

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DALSY

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:08 pm

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my silver top zetec reved to 7300 rpm, and had cams and headwork, and was still making power right upto the limiter

The St170 engine also revs to 7300 rpm, but ive got ARP bolts fitted to the engine, above this and your tempting the oil pump to fail

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The Loumiester

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:39 pm

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very impressive, is it expensive to get the engine in this state?

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seanny 94 si

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:19 pm

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are the ARP bolts direct replacement or do they need work to make them fit.

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will121

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:35 pm

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DALSY

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:56 pm

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Yes the silvertop ARP conrod bolts are 8mm, and the blacktop where 9mm

direct fit, no probs,

again i just fitted for piece of mind, once the work is done to the engine over the next couple of months ill raise the rev limit to 7500 rpm, but only if its still making power up to that amount of revs

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onslack

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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:02 am

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seanny 94 si

Post subject: Re: how high would you rev a zetec engine?

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:39 pm

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i cant do any more than about 6000 in mine prob go right the way when ive finally put all the engine back together and run the rings in. just keep thinking about the rings and how much damage im doing all the time. lol

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