At 03:36 PM 11/22/2010 -0800, Tom Boldway wrote: >second gear manually. The big question is what is a safe max RPM to >run the motor at - the tachometer has a set of lights that glow when >you hit a specified RPM meaning it's time to shift - what should I >set the shift lights to? Spiny Norman can do pretty much whatever he wants, can't he? Didn't he push Doug Dimmesdale around a good deal, and nary a thought of nailing his head to a coffee table? Boston Bob recommended for longevity to not exceed 4000 rpm on a regular basis. The motor will refuse to go above ?5500? or so by cutting off some or all of the injector pulses. If you were rolling down a steep hill and the revs got out of hand I wouldn't be totally surprised if it upshifted for you. Dennis or somebody will know for sure. On the kick-down -- it's different from other cars I've driven. You go to full throttle and nothing happens -- then you go another half-inch against a much stronger spring and it downshifts if you're not going too fast. Yours, David |
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