[T3] Max rpm

[Adriel Rowley]

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1971 Sunroof Squareback with F.I.
1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD-T - Dog Wgn
Master's Student, A.S.U., living in north central Mesa, AZ


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> From: jadney at vwtype3.org
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 12:34:36 -0500
> Subject: Re: [T3] Max rpm
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> On 4 Apr 2014 at 16:44, Daniel K. Du Vall wrote:
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>> Just curious about what the consensus here is for our stock type 1600 FI for a redline or max rpm is.
>> I am setting up My Megasquirt and want to setup the Rev limiter to help protect it from me ;-)
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> I think the red line for a stock engine is about 4500 rpm, but don't
> do that very often or for very long. The D-Jet FI tops out at about
> the same place. If you balance and counterweight the engine, you can
> go to 5000, but the stock FI will stop you before you get there. No
> matter what you do, those high rpms are always hard on any engine.
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> I've got a friend here who says that there's almost no stock valve
> train out there that will do much above 3700 without losing
> lubrication. So you can do that for brief spirts, but don't do it for
> sustained periods.
>
It was either Russ or the meister that I have the value of 4200R.P.M.. Seems that be a good mid point?


Thank you so very much!
Adriel