limiter

[rodent]

giving it a little stick to me means get it up to 5k firmly but gently.
not pedal to metal.

Ah . Thanks for clearing that up .

when i say 1/4 I also mean the needle at quater of 100% on the guage. which means its almost at operating temp.as the needle sits on 50% on the guage. at normal operating temp.

Yep, but isn't the thermostat still closed(?) at that point and oil pressure still highish? Does that matter?

Sorry for the silly q's - I'm still learnin'

jonno.

[StanTheMan]

but isn't the thermostat still closed

don't know. I've been doing it for years

[AJ]

9 times out of 10 if your gauge is up towards the 1/4 mark rodent, the thermostat has already started to open

[rodent]

Cool. This should really speed up my warm-up routine then. Thanks for the great info .

jonno.

[StanTheMan]

Cool. This should really speed up my warm-up routine then. Thanks for the great info .

jonno.

don't forget.....its not about speeding up the warm up process. its about making the engine run smoother

[AJ]

i reckon ya tacho needs recalibrating somehow.........LOL

[StanTheMan]

tough question. opinions will vary quite a lot.

when going hard i try to conciously change at 6500 rpm
however in a recent video i realised i go to 7000 rpm on the regular basis without realising. I've personaly only hit the revlimiter conciously a handfull of times. Add half a handfull of times accidently in 10 years of driving this MX5.
other drivers are quite happy to hit the revlimiter any time anywhere.

[AJ]

well for me stan, i've never hit the limiter yet, & have no intention of doing it either, not because i'm a sook, simply because these little cars hit their peak power WELL before the rev limiter cuts in, so to me, it's just a waste of fuel & time in a standard car.........if i'm stripin' it, i too shift @ 6500.....again, that's just me

[Shadow]

where abouts do the mx engines hit their peak? assuming standard engine.

most of my driving would probably take place below 6k.
but then compared to some people around here i would fit into that sook category. i don't trust myself enough to be able to get out of situations i'm likely to put myself into. nor do i know how far i can push it before its *too* far.