Rev limiter increasing?

[hairyscary]

Hello all, I've been lurking since mid January after buying a rather nice '01 Cupra Bog standard with only the cupra badge removed (far too many badges on the back!)

Today I was giving it some welly (as you do!) and was a bit puzzled when the rev limiter didn't kick in until a few hundred rpm past the start of the red. Every time prior to today it was coming on dead-on or just before the red. I'd say it has moved by about 500rpm overnight

Is this the ecu 'learning', or has something gone a bit pear-shaped?

 

[m0rk]

limiter is nigh on 7k - what's yours reading?

 

[Mitchy]

The limiter is normally set 3-400 rpm over the red

 

[hairyscary]

Just now it was coming on at about 6800, before it was 63/6400. Hmmm....

 

[RobLeon20V]

well, a 1.4 16v leon i drove limited at 5500 rpm i was in shock, my rover limited at 7250rpm as standard

 

[dalepearson]

Correct me if I am wrong, but u dont need to be up near there anyway, a turbo car doesnt benefit for being redlined, its not needed.

 

[Riddick_m3]

change about 6000-6300 rpm on my LCR and its perfect any more and it doesnt do anything extra so its a waste of time, only realised today how long the revs take to drop back to idle but im guessing there all like this

 

[Fl@pper]

Just now it was coming on at about 6800, before it was 63/6400. Hmmm....

keep an eye on your oil level then

 

[djawol]

only realised today how long the revs take to drop back to idle but im guessing there all like this

Yeah, it's to do with environmental reasons. Unburnt fuel etc. The ECU keeps the revs up. You can notice the revs rise when you push the clutch in to change gear sometimes.

 

[Riddick_m3]

ahh i see thanks!

 

[Dyscontinued]

Correct me if I am wrong, but u dont need to be up near there anyway, a turbo car doesnt benefit for being redlined, its not needed.

The benefit if for your ears.