Re: stock rev limit

From: kmiller (kmiller@cvn.net)
Date: Fri Mar 20 1998 - 13:06:18 EST


I would say floor it and find out......but being that's not the smartest
idea, I would say it is around 5500 rpm. I thing that is what the newer
ones are set at.

Later

Scott Miller
Shelby #322
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephan Boianoff <sboianoff@mdc.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 9:23 AM
Subject: DML: stock rev limit

>You wrote:
>
>>>> "STRICKLAND, Tate" <tstricklan@shl.com> 03/19/98 03:47pm >>>
>I thought the stock chips had rev limiters also??
>
>Tate
>
>>----------
>>From: jim miller[SMTP:jmiller@eramp.net]
>>
>>My son has nitrous on his formula and uses the retarder box. says you
>have
>>to.
>>He also
>>uses the rev limiter chip msd model and it does limit the rpm. You can
>floor
>>it
>>in neutral
>>and it wont go past the limit set by the chip.
>
>
>
>>>
>>> Also, seeing as how I have a manual transmission, if I were on the
>>> juice and missed a shift, would the MSD shut down the engine fast
>>> enough to prevent damage?
>>>
>>> -Jon-
>>>
>>
>>
>
>As I was gathering info on igniton systems for my truck ('98 5.2L), I had
>the same question. I asked a tech guy from Jacob's Electronics about it,
>and he said that the stock computer does have a rev limiter and that it is
>really not necessary. If anyone out there knows what the stock rev limit
>is, I would really like to know. Thanks.



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