[T3] Rev limiting motor

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Fri Mar 2 19:33:37 PST 2012


On 2 Mar 2012 at 12:17, Dennis Stiefel wrote:

> Cars with D-Jetronic FI don't need it, because that FI usually self limits
> around 5k anyway.

> Cool!  I always wonder if they had that feature. I know the digifant II FI
> on my 88 Golf shuts off around 7200 RPMs. Never knew for sure if D Jetronics
> did or not. 

It's really not a feature, at least with the D-Jet. It's just that 
above some speed the injectors can't keep up any more. I assume the L-
Jet systems are the same, but the CIS (K-Jet) won't, because those 
injectors don't have to open and close with each engine cycle.

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