Date:         Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:51:24 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Glow Shift Tachometer - what shift RPM?
Comments: To: Tom Boldway <jboldway@HOTMAIL.COM>
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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