You can safely run it up to red line. that's what it's there for. As far as wearing it out prematurely, wear/ rpm is probably on a curve very similar to hp/ mph. IOW, 3000 rpm is fine, 4000, a tiny bit more wear, 4500, slightly more, 5000, quite a bit more, 5500, severe wear, 6000- oh, hell, it won't pull 6000 in 4th, will it? As far as the rusted metal tubes, have you considered the repair kits offered by Terry Kay? It seems like that would be a very good fix. The plastic ones have their own types of failures, and believe me changing them is a real bear of a job. Al Brase Data Services wrote: >If the Tiico is rated (advertised on Tiico site) for 6300 rpm, should I be worried about what is being eaten up in my engine at 5k?? > .......... > At least until the next repair. This time upgrading to the long plastic coolant pipes that everyone else has : ), from my rusty old metal ones VW used until they got smarter. > > > |
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