Cup rev limit

[Scott Wood]

In the new PGTI mag there is a reveiw of the cup, and it says that the rev limit is at 8k revs is this true? i thought it was 7k!?!?!

 

[STICKER TWONK]

I wondered about that as well

 

[Rich-D]

Well, I also read that it was 8000rpm, but I am sure its 7250rpm like the normal 172s...

Someone who has a Cup can quickly tell us if this is the case!

 

[Scott Wood]

Come on the cup owners!!! the only thing that i can think of is that it was chipped or somint and the rev limit was increased!

 

[anthonyj207]

Mine hits the limiter at about 7K

 

[Dust]

max power is @ 6250 so doubt it goes to 8k!

 

[Scott Wood]

It even says in the magazine that one of the differences between the cup and the 172 is the increased rev limit! surely it cant be a misprint, or something was modified to there cup?!?!

 

[anthonyj207]

Details from http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/172cupwww.renaultsport.co.uk/172cup

Max Output




172bhp & 6,250rpm


Max Torque
20.7Nm @ 5,400rpm

 

[scott8629]

Mine hits the limiter at 7250 RPM, but only when its warmed up, it has a lower limit when its not so warm. After about 15 mins of driving is gives you the full 7250 rpm. I have only tryed this in the first 3 gears though, it may have a lower limit in 4th and 5th.

Scott

 

[Frosty]

Spot on - Mine is 7,250rpm when warm.

Very few cars are engineered to rev to 8k from the showroom with a price tag of £13k if any at all!

 

[James20VT]

CTRs rev to 8K with a showroom price of 14K

S2000s rev to 9000! and go for around 17K? mmmmmmm

 

[KDF]

what is the point even if the cup did rev to 8000 rpm ?

I mean your pretty much out the powerband, cause changing down a gear will bring you right at the start of the powerband again.

so I dont see the point in increasing the rev limit unless your changing cams and really modding the car for top end power..

 

[teady172]

14K...where you getting that price from???

 

[Bryan]

Dont trust anything that renault says

limiter on my 1.2 beast should be 6250, yet at the mids rr day at wilcox engnineering they managed to rev mine to 6500 (obviously does the engine no good, but how??)

 

[mikeherts]

Civic Type R showroom price was £15995 when I went in looking at them before getting my 172. Plus thats without any of the extras that shouldnt be extras IMO. Its a nice car (really nice), but not worth the money if you ask me.

 

[swelch]

Just over 7250 RPM on mine (when warm)

 

[McBunny]

friends car revs to 13k for 4 grand

 

[Tom]

Quote: Originally posted by bambam on 26 February 2003


Dont trust anything that renault says

limiter on my 1.2 beast should be 6250, yet at the mids rr day at wilcox engnineering they managed to rev mine to 6500 (obviously does the engine no good, but how??)





mine went to 6500 @ bb tuning bam

 

[RobFenn]

Quote: Originally posted by mikeherts on 26 February 2003

Civic Type R showroom price was £15995 when I went in looking at them before getting my 172. Plus thats without any of the extras that shouldnt be extras IMO. Its a nice car (really nice), but not worth the money if you ask me. <SCRIPT language=javascript>



Yeah air con (not climate control) is over a grand

 

[Steveold]

na its not its 995 or something.... but who wants air con the Cup dont have one

 

[BenR]

who mentioned a diff ECU then. And i dont suppose PGTi are the most technically minded about. Not many mags are.

 

[RobFenn]

Whats the truth then, is it a diff ECU?

 

[BenR]

i think we established its not in Rens interest to use a diff map.

And why would it rev higher?!!??

Read the Diff Cup ECU thread.

 

[compocup]

http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_9889.htmlhttp://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_9889.html

Somewhere in these comments it says i believe that the cup revs to 7250rpm in 1st, 2nd and 3rd and to 7000rpm in 4th and 5th.

There are also some other interesting comments on here too.

Cheers

 

[BenR]

which would be the same as the std 172