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Offline dready chris

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how high should the revs go
« on: 18 February 2008, 20:35 »
Just wondering does anybody know how high the revs should go in 5th gear, on a 2l 8v gti.


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Re: how high should the revs go
« Reply #1 on: 18 February 2008, 21:00 »
on a private road it should rev to about 5800-6000rpm before resistance/wind takes over (thats about 125mph if your intersted) allthough they red line at 6500 I doubt you'll ever get it on the limiter in 5th!
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Re: how high should the revs go
« Reply #2 on: 18 February 2008, 21:58 »
Thanks alot for that. Had taken upto 5000 revs in 5th (on a private road) before losing my bottle, was curious to know how far it would go.
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Re: how high should the revs go
« Reply #3 on: 18 February 2008, 22:36 »
Quote from: boneybradley on 18 February 2008, 21:00
on a private road it should rev to about 5800-6000rpm before resistance/wind takes over (thats about 125mph if your intersted) allthough they red line at 6500 I doubt you'll ever get it on the limiter in 5th!

dont think i should say, but i have  :embarassed: :tongue: :laugh: :evil: :smug:

but its not a fun thing to do...gets abit scary when you meet a cross wind lol
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