VTR Rev Limiter ! - Saxperience

iNoddy · 8th January 2011, 01:18

Hi Guys,

Drove the VTR im buying the other day an i knoticed that it has a rev limiter and pretty much cuts out at about 6.5k

Does anyone know how to take it out ? I dont know to much about saxo's, my first one. So bare with me lol. Is the limiter in the ECU or is it some where else?

Cheers,

Noddy

L16_vts · 8th January 2011, 01:29

why would you want to take it out?

rev limiter is there for a reason.

-shuggles- · 8th January 2011, 01:37

peak power on the vtr is at 5800 anyway

danny-vts · 8th January 2011, 01:37

it doesnt do the engine any good if u keep red lining it.
as L16 stated, its there for a reason

VTR-Chris-VTR · 8th January 2011, 02:15

If you want your car to rev more, then get it cammed and re-mapped then it will rev more its pointless wanting your car to rev more cause it wont make no difference as shuggles said peak power is 5800rpm after that the power decreases the more higher up the rev range u go on a standard engine..........

or alternative get a vts they rev to 7200rpm or 7800rpm if u get a cammed/re-mapped vts

iNoddy · 8th January 2011, 15:24

O right I see. Thanks guys I really didn't know that when it hits the limiter it's at peak power I just thought it was restricted so you couldn't go as fast. And if I did take it off i wouldn't red line it every were like all the chavs round here lol. Those boys and there civics they love it, there is a car park near my place and they sit there for hours red lining and wheel spinning haha!

adamskiTNR · 8th January 2011, 15:43

it doesn't reach peak power at the redline. it reaches it before it. one of the uses of extending the rev range past the peak power point is so that the next gear drops the revs back into the power band instead of below it

Andy2907 · 8th January 2011, 19:03

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Originally Posted by iNoddy

Those boys and there civics they love it, there is a car park near my place and they sit there for hours red lining and wheel spinning haha!

Car park boy racers got to love them lol. But hell no dont keep red lining the engine, when accelerating you will notice that say in 2nd gear you get power all the way to say 50ish then it slowly climbs up to 60ish thats because its ran out of umph nothing a cam and a remap wouldnt cure though as said.

iNoddy · 9th January 2011, 13:00

Thanks guys this has really helped me

so where can I get this cam also would only nee one as it's the 8v. And how much would the cam affect the performance including the remap of course.

Andy2907 · 10th January 2011, 06:57

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Originally Posted by iNoddy

Thanks guys this has really helped me

so where can I get this cam also would only nee one as it's the 8v. And how much would the cam affect the performance including the remap of course.

All depends on the size of the cams really the main problem is the cost of it all, for example buying cams and remap etc would cost 200 or more i would imagine, where as you could just swap a vts lump into it and gain 22bhp straight off.

jeffchiz · 10th January 2011, 12:11

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Originally Posted by Andy2907

All depends on the size of the cams really the main problem is the cost of it all, for example buying cams and remap etc would cost 200 or more i would imagine, where as you could just swap a vts lump into it and gain 22bhp straight off.

£200!!! lol! thats cheap!

http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.php...camshafts.html
also you will want new springs, followers and probbly stem oil seals, and then vernier pulley to make the most out of it and then pay someone to fit it all adn then pay £300+for a remap...you wont get change from a grand you'll get between 110-120bhp at an estimate

but you are right for £300 i did my 16v conversion much cheaper