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What Is The Highest RPMs?

Old Feb 2, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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What Is The Highest RPMs?

How high did you get your rpms? Mine was 7k right after I paid one dollar coming from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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You should've tried for 9k
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Mine was at between 6700+ 7000K very close/
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant96GLE
You should've tried for 9k
i agree.. lol
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxima99SE
i agree.. lol
His next post would've been whats a rev limiter
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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i dont know his name but one org member shifts at 8k at the track and is shooting for higher.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 95nissanMax
i dont know his name but one org member shifts at 8k at the track and is shooting for higher.
That's krismax, IIRC he's doing it on a stock motor too. Look at the pic in his avatar on post number 7:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=373568&page=1

I'm wondering how long he's been doing that and how long the motor will last.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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hmm.. is the red light his Selt belt light?
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant96GLE
You should've tried for 9k

I shift @ 9K in reverse. only after the car is warmed uo tho
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MDeezy
I shift @ 9K in reverse. only after the car is warmed uo tho
somtimes i miss R2 and accedentally shift into R-4
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Way to give a 110%.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 11:40 PM
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yea my stock ecu does not have a rev limiter.....???????

what a worthless post....what is it with all fo these stupid posts? the 4th gen forums = a big fat joke.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 01:40 AM
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damn 9K rpm's lol i only redlined couple of times and you guys talking about 9K rpms WoW!!
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 06:10 AM
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Well the more you get close to redline the more likely you are to damage your engine. Just wondering how many people venture into the redzone. Years from now we might find out how long their engines last.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Ant96GLE
You should've tried for 9k
The oild pump can't handle 9k

Old Feb 3, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Armelius
Well the more you get close to redline the more likely you are to damage your engine. Just wondering how many people venture into the redzone. Years from now we might find out how long their engines last.
in a way this is kidna years from now 9 years later after the car has been out ( well 9 year for the 96ers 10 for the 95ers, etc. . .)

I hit the limiter once @ 7K, other than that, if i rev high I shift at 6K at the latest. its best for us to shift at 5K~5.5K anyway there is no power increase after there anyway (unless you have a mevi or ecu) so revving that far in the band is pointless unless you have power there.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Armelius
How high did you get your rpms? Mine was 7k right after I paid one dollar coming from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
No it wasn't
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Tman6429
Mine was at between 6700+ 7000K very close/
you got to 13,700 rpms. Wow.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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Power tops out at about 6,200 rpm, not 5,000 to 5,500 rpm, so shifting beyond their serves no purpose under normal road conditions.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rmurdoch
Power tops out at about 6,200 rpm, not 5,000 to 5,500 rpm, so shifting beyond their serves no purpose under normal road conditions.
Have you ever looked at a Maxima dyno plot? The HP drops pretty hard after 5200rpm.

Start here: http://doug.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=254595
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by I30tMikeD
No it wasn't
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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I worked in Aurora and I still don't understand why the mall there (Northbrook or whatever) has two taxes for Aurora and Northbrook. And those tolls. Some tax happy people in Chicago area. Maybe if the first Sunshine Skyway didn't fall in to the gulf we wouldn't have to pay a dollar. Bill the ship, construction company and engineers that contributed to it's downfall.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by MDeezy
I hit the limiter once @ 7K, other than that, if i rev high I shift at 6K at the latest. its best for us to shift at 5K~5.5K anyway there is no power increase after there anyway (unless you have a mevi or ecu) so revving that far in the band is pointless unless you have power there.
What are talking about? Just because our HP (190) peaks at 5600 doesn't mean you have to shift there. At redline there is like 90% of it left. The best way to shift is 6600 for 1-2, 6300 for 2-3 and 6000 for 3-4.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 07:54 AM
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Just because our HP (190) peaks at 5600 doesn't mean you have to shift there. At redline there is like 90% of it left. The best way to shift is 6600 for 1-2, 6300 for 2-3 and 6000 for 3-4.
Typically peaks at 5.2k.

There's ~70% of it left at red line.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by JClaw
What are talking about? Just because our HP (190) peaks at 5600 doesn't mean you have to shift there. At redline there is like 90% of it left. The best way to shift is 6600 for 1-2, 6300 for 2-3 and 6000 for 3-4.

I wasnt saying to shift where ther HP peaks, at that point, that is where the torque starts to fall (for stock maxs) according to dyno charts I've seen. So with that in mind why continue to rev into 6.5K if your losing torque?



95 GLE auto with y-pipe, homemade intake, RT Cat, 2.5" Custom Catback, UR UDP. This dyno was a dynojet. I don't know the correction factor. A/F was a little rich but its in the graph.
(not my car)
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:21 AM
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ive never gone past 5.5k..... im automatic but i let go of the gas so the gear shift instead of going high rpm.. cuas ethe car ever accels after 5 sumthing... unless i get a maevi.. even then.. why... and that 5.5 k wac cause i eased of the gas toomuch then the shifter too high then back to lowrrpm... it was weird..
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by HomerMAC
ive never gone past 5.5k..... im automatic but i let go of the gas so the gear shift instead of going high rpm.. cuas ethe car ever accels after 5 sumthing... unless i get a maevi.. even then.. why... and that 5.5 k wac cause i eased of the gas toomuch then the shifter too high then back to lowrrpm... it was weird..



u drunk? its 11:30 in the morning
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by HomerMAC
ive never gone past 5.5k..... im automatic but i let go of the gas so the gear shift instead of going high rpm.. cuas ethe car ever accels after 5 sumthing... unless i get a maevi.. even then.. why... and that 5.5 k wac cause i eased of the gas toomuch then the shifter too high then back to lowrrpm... it was weird..
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MDeezy
I wasnt saying to shift where ther HP peaks, at that point, that is where the torque starts to fall (for stock maxs) according to dyno charts I've seen. So with that in mind why continue to rev into 6.5K if your losing torque?
Tell you what. Go to your local 1/4 mile track. First, do one run shifting at 5200 for 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4.

Then, on the next run, redline first, and shift in between 6200-6400 for 2-3 and 3-4.

Finally, bring back both timeslips.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by JClaw
Tell you what. Go to your local 1/4 mile track. First, do one run shifting at 5200 for 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4.

Then, on the next run, redline first, and shift in between 6200-6400 for 2-3 and 3-4.

Finally, bring back both timeslips.
You'll get abetter time if you don't shift into 4th. Just kiss the rev limiter at the top of third.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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You'll get abetter time if you don't shift into 4th. Just kiss the rev limiter at the top of third.



u wont pick up any speed in 4th better to just hold 3rd.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:53 AM
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In any case, you simply aren't going to get a better time shifting at 5200 rpm. NOBODY shifts at 5200 no matter how afraid they are of hitting their limiter and there's a reason for that.
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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In general you want to shift about 500 rpm's past peak power. More specific, in a stock 4th gen max or a bolt on 4th gen max with the stock intake manifold/cams the only gear you want to shift at redline is 1st. 2nd is more like 6200 and 3rd about 6K. It is all about where you are falling back after an up shift and the power band that is ahead of you after that up shift. In a stock 4th gen max you are better off to shift a little early

And to those who think they are wrapping out to 7K+ with a stock ECU think again. If is definately possible to get your tach to read 7K but the fuel cut is still happeing at about 6.6K. Unless your missing a shift and over reving the motor like I did once your not really reving out to 7K
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mzmtg
The oil pump can't handle 9k

Atleast we know someone tried... and failed
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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im bad at typing.. damm man... heh

5 is teh highest i go.. and thats when im bored and just want to burn teh gas a bit cause after i get full tank...
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by I30tMikeD
you got to 13,700 rpms. Wow.

It was like 14,000 RPM. I got a indy car. You didn't know about that did you?
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