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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 25 2012, 05:48 PM (2,012 Views) | |
| feetchermancj | Feb 25 2012, 05:48 PM Post #1 |
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I'm looking into putting a aftermarket tach in the geo and was wondering, what rpms do the G10's redline at? |
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| Horn | Feb 25 2012, 05:53 PM Post #2 |
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They dont redline. The power curve goes back down to 0 and the engine shuts off. Lol |
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| feetchermancj | Feb 25 2012, 05:56 PM Post #3 |
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Sweet thanks. |
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| HelterSkelter | Feb 25 2012, 07:17 PM Post #4 |
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#1 Pizza Driver
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i thought they redlined at like 6.5k? i could have sworn i saw that on a metro with a tach cluster. |
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| bogs | Feb 25 2012, 07:20 PM Post #5 |
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Duct tape heals all wounds
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Pretty sure I heard 6500 or 6800, but that you would never get it to that or some such. I'll try to find out and get back to you. ***edited *** Ah, I knew I saw it somewhere ![]()
Edited by bogs, Feb 25 2012, 07:24 PM.
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| Old Man | Feb 25 2012, 07:25 PM Post #6 |
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my '91 'Vert factory tach shows redline at 6500 |
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| HelterSkelter | Feb 25 2012, 07:49 PM Post #7 |
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#1 Pizza Driver
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ok, now horns post makes sense to me. |
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| clarkdw | Feb 25 2012, 08:32 PM Post #8 |
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Redline is at 6500 and fuel cut happens at 7000. With the stock cam it will easily pull to fuel cut in the lower gears. With the 3tech econo cam timed at +6 degrees it will struggle to make redline. The engine just stops pulling at about 5500 and struggles up to 6000 if you just keep holding it WOT in the lower gears. |
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| Bad Bent | Feb 25 2012, 11:17 PM Post #9 |
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Facetious Educated Donkey
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All of the above. With the 3Tech 218/350 street/race cam and +10 o cam timing gear it redlines very easily. My 5" Sunpro tachometer has the shift light set at 6,000 and it's a pretty amber color. It pulls beautifully after e,000 and purrs at 5,000.
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| Scoobs | Feb 25 2012, 11:23 PM Post #10 |
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:D
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Ive run gercedez up past 7 k rpms well, glenn did lmao.
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| feetchermancj | Feb 25 2012, 11:59 PM Post #11 |
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Thanks for all the replies! |
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| Horn | Feb 26 2012, 12:11 AM Post #12 |
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lol yea I hoped someone would get it. I had no idea. I rarely go over 3k. Its pretty much pointless to go to redline. Even running it to 5500 each gear, how fast are you really gonna go. 0-60 in sixty? I always say my car goes 0-60. (people wait for the time) then I'm like no it just does 0-60. lol |
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| Bad Bent | Feb 26 2012, 12:44 AM Post #13 |
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Facetious Educated Donkey
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Well, if you need power then you can get it. Sure the Geo is an econo box but the G10 engine can be driven to full capacity and survive quite well. We say it only has 55 horsepower but if you obey the shift light then you are using around half the available power - according to the power curve. Driving a 30 hp car at 50-55 mph is great FE. BTW, 5,500 rpm in 3rd will get you up a 7% grade at close to 60 mph so you don't get run off the road by an F250. Or in 4th it will let you keep up with 80-90 mph traffic on an L.A freeway without incurring any road rage. But to get the 50.88 mpg out of my last tank I spent a lot of time at 55 mph.
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My 5" Sunpro tachometer has the shift light set at 6,000 and it's a pretty amber color.
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