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Hey guys, it's been a while since I had my BP in my car, and got used to shift it by ear. I now installed an ebay tach, and I have doubts about its precision, compared to the engine sound. I get 3000 RPM at 120 Km/h (75 MPH) and the highest I've taken the engine, according to the tach, was 5000 RPM, after which I let go, as it sounded like it was spinning faster than that and was going to hit the fuel cut soon. And yes, I put the switch on the 4-cyl mode, and it's wired correctly, based on the many threads I read here. So can you BP guys with tachs give me a few examples of RPM/speed ratios? By the way I still have the stock Festiva tranny. Thanks!!!
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The left lane? Are you crazy!!! I never drive in the left lane...It's full of freaks driving the wrong way and charging right at you!!!
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Doesn't matter what engine you have. It's the tranny that determines engine rpm while in motion. 3000 @ 75 sounds right to me.-Bryant -
3000 @ 75 mph is correct. 4000 @ 100 mph, and 4200 is 105 mph and that is the highest i have seen it go.The Festiva Store
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yeah, you're good to go. when i had the stock 1.3 in Scrappy, i would shift by ear. put the tach in and found that i was shifting at 3000 (sounded like it was going to blow up). swapped in the built 1.6 and the sound is TOTALY different. if i had the power, i wouldn't shift till 7500 (that's where it sounds good).Trees aren't kind to me...
currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.
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i just use the fuel cut to tell me when to shift..YOU WILL HEINZ 57!!!!Comment
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