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Change at 6k.
Although IIRC it should be a little lower in 1st, I think to protect the engine.
Peak power on a 1.2 is 5.5k, has been stated more than once
Change at 6k.
Although IIRC it should be a little lower in 1st, I think to protect the engine.
Change at 6k.
Although IIRC it should be a little lower in 1st, I think to protect the engine.
Peak power on a 1.2 is 5.5k, has been stated more than once
Well, when you rag the car is it ok, safe, and should you, red line the car in every gear before shifting.
Ive started going from 6k and then a change, to letting it redline and then shift. Nothing i should worry about is there ? it only bounces about 3times before the shift so i shouldnt blow my head gasket ?
im a noob. dont laugh !
Change at 6k.
Although IIRC it should be a little lower in 1st, I think to protect the engine.
Peak power on a 1.2 is 5.5k, has been stated more than once
Exactly, so you want to go quite a bit past it, you don't want to hit peak power and then shift, it's almost as bad as hitting peak torque and then shifting.
I remember when you (lusty) made the same type of thread on the same subject not so long ago, I believe it started along the lines of " I felt the rush when I opened her up " :lolup: That made me chuckle to bits, proper comedy value as ever.
Get a remap and change at 9k RPM FTW!
explain how a high rpm in first is different to high rpm in any gear???
Don't be such an aggresive w**ker all your life
I believe it is to do with the speed at which the revs increase. In 1st they obviously rise quicker than in any other gear. I think it is because of this you should allow for a little margin for error as to not ruin your engine.
Get a remap and change at 9k RPM FTW!
yeah that wont f**k up my engine !
I'm sorry, why can't you use all the performance of the car you drive? I think you'll find that a thrashed 1.2 is going to accelerate up to the speed limit no faster than a fairly mundanely-driven 172/182. Why have a 1.2 and then only use the first 2500rpm? You may as well drive an 800cc Clio. I don't know how much power they have, but let's call it 75bhp, which was produced at, I think I read, 6250rpm. Change up every time at 2500rpm and you're going to be producing a maximum power figure of what... I don't know, 40-50bhp? Bloody pointless; use whatever it takes to make decent progress. In a 1.2 Clio that means using much more of the rev range than the diesel 5 Series behind you.
Hitting the limiter won't do any harm to your engine (it's present to stop the engine revving too quickly), but it's not exactly beneficial to maximum forward motion, which is usually what you're after that far up the rev range.
Don't do it through town centres, though - that's just silly.
Clio sport engines are meant to rev harder as they have stuff like lightend fly wheels and prob lighter and balenced valves.
Why not see how long you can stay at the redline/on the limiter for for....I've heard that can be quite an exciting game.
Change at 6k.
Although IIRC it should be a little lower in 1st, I think to protect the engine.
Peak power on a 1.2 is 5.5k, has been stated more than once
i didnt realise it was an old thread, weird how they get digged up!
Clio sport engines are meant to rev harder as they have stuff like lightend fly wheels and prob lighter and balenced valves.
Does the clio sport engine judder at low revs because of the light fly wheel? it really anoyes me in traffic.
lol as said before dont see why your not aloud to make the most out of your limited power on this place because you drive a 1.2.
ive said it before and ill say it again, i dont have as much fun in my 172 as i used to in my modded 1.2 due to the fact that you never needed to slow down!! you could hammer f**k out it down a backroad in the wet at 80mph and it was glued to the road!!!! and looked like a rally car when the cat used to catch the ground and throw sparks out the back lol
PMSL at this thread. Ragging a 1.2? What's the point? I drive my g/f's dynamique sometimes, and I thought I would see what happened throughout the rev range. I came to the conclusion that there is no point going past 5k EVER. It takes about 30 seconds to get from 5k to 6k, it's so pitiful. It just sits there revving but not doing a lot.
Honestly, trying to drive a 1.2 fast makes you look like a tit. I had a 1.2 punto for about a year before the 172 (was brand new cos got it very cheap) and the quickest way to drive it was to literally change at 4.5k lol.