When to change gears?
24 January 2011, 06:03 PM
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When to change gears?
I have a sti classic and when i put my foot down i tend to change gears at 8,000rpm. At about 7K ish, i feel the turbo is pushed to its limits. When should i change gears, about 7K just before the turbo cant take it?
Oversly i knw it aint good for the car to hit the limiter but this is a one off.
Oversly i knw it aint good for the car to hit the limiter but this is a one off.
24 January 2011, 06:22 PM
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Have you got a power graph for the car ?
I change much earlier in my Type R. Probabaly around 5K or so as the torque starts to drop of after this. You need to be changing so you remain somewhere near the top of the torque curve so you are more or less stright back on the power.
Anyway thats my two pence worth
I change much earlier in my Type R. Probabaly around 5K or so as the torque starts to drop of after this. You need to be changing so you remain somewhere near the top of the torque curve so you are more or less stright back on the power.
Anyway thats my two pence worth
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24 January 2011, 06:49 PM
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im always drivig carefully but as the cars just been brought a little while ago, family/friends want to go for a drive in it and oversly want me to put the foot down. No no now 
Used to own a civic before this and that limiter was 9,000 rpm, high revving engines. But the scoob will defo be looked after
Used to own a civic before this and that limiter was 9,000 rpm, high revving engines. But the scoob will defo be looked after
24 January 2011, 06:50 PM
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24 January 2011, 06:59 PM
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Agree no need. Mines back on the power well before 6K and pulls like a train
Honda engines are different ( I had a S2000). Different cam set up and are designed to do it.
Depending on your Turbo the boost drops of at higher revs as well. Its reasonably simple logic once you have a decent power graph to analyse
Honda engines are different ( I had a S2000). Different cam set up and are designed to do it.
Depending on your Turbo the boost drops of at higher revs as well. Its reasonably simple logic once you have a decent power graph to analyse
24 January 2011, 07:20 PM
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24 January 2011, 07:28 PM
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I tend to take my classic to 6500 rpm on the occasional blast, I had some good advice from API after having it rebuilt:
Anything over 7000 rpm for a classic wrx and you're just making noise, 7200 rpm for the sti.
Anything over 7000 rpm for a classic wrx and you're just making noise, 7200 rpm for the sti.
24 January 2011, 07:51 PM
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So version 6 ecu is easy to remap? I've got no mods except a panel filter but it's been serviced recently. Thinking of getting a downpipe decat as it seems lime it choke on the downpipe decat. Would this make power gains too if I get decat and then remap. Also how much for remap for if it can be remapped with current ecu
24 January 2011, 07:54 PM
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You'll need a map if you decat. Best get the mods you want doing first and then take it for a remap
On the ECU depends on what you have. Have you lifted the passenger side carpet and taken the cover off behind (Thats where its is!) to see what it is as that infuences the price a little.
On the ECU depends on what you have. Have you lifted the passenger side carpet and taken the cover off behind (Thats where its is!) to see what it is as that infuences the price a little.
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