If anybody has one of these, could you please tell me where the redline is set.
Not what the car revs to or where the limiter comes in but where it actually is on the dash.
Thanks
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It doesn't have a red line on the tachometer IIRC, the engine ECU should prevent it from over-revving anyway. Just cane it in 2nd gear and see what the tachometer is reading as you approach 60mph, it will stop accelerating and that is where your red line ought to be.
If you don't wish to try this, lend me the car for half an hour and I'll get a friend (cough) to professionally analyse it for you...
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I don't want one or have one ;)
I am having a "conversation" with someone who says that this car can rev to 8000 rpm on a regular basis.
I say the head gasket would go in no time.
I know this car is nippy but is this true ?
No bulls**t please.
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Richard,
I used to do a bit of rally co-driving with a friend of mine in a Pug 205GTI. Standard head and gasket, Twin weber carbs and fast road cam. Used to rev to almost 12000. Never had any problem until the cam started wearing at one end.
NB We fitted the tacho ourselves so there's always the possibility that we calibrated it wrong, but it was pretty easy, set the number of cylinders etc etc.
HTH
Nick
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12,000? Hmm I suspect 6,000
Honda SX2000 does 8250.. Above 10k is motorbike/F1 territory imo.
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My VTEC DOHC 1.8 VTI Civic redlines at 8,000 rpm proper.
I didn't think that 106 GTI engine could match this.
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