Do You Hit Your Rev Limiter?
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2008
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I have a few times on my new to me '09 SE Ultra. Just got it in the end of Oct and was draggn a friend on the way to work one day just to see what the 110" had in it. She hits about 5200-5500. So I know now to hit it about4800-5K and go from there. \
My old carbed 05 EGC didn't do it till after 6K somewhere, never hit it.
My old carbed 05 EGC didn't do it till after 6K somewhere, never hit it.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
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From: The Great River Road, Wisconsin
I was riding with a group of guys last weekend. While making a stop for lunch, one of the dudes asked about my bike and the PCIII. Told him the bike ran great, and that I especially loved the rev limiter bump to 6,200 rpms. At that point I received a several blank stares and puzzled looks. It seems none of them ever tag their rev limiter
even with the stock setting.
Is it just me or does that sound odd to you?
Hell, I bang the limiter in my car almost every time I drive it.
FYI With the higher PCIII setting I no longer reach the limit.
Is it just me or does that sound odd to you?
Hell, I bang the limiter in my car almost every time I drive it.
FYI With the higher PCIII setting I no longer reach the limit.
Leaving a stop light in Red Wing, a Mustang 5.0 wanted to play so I gave it hell, and forgot they were limited around 5200 rpm until she started to bounce off of it. After the SEPST (and misc hardware changes) I set it at 6200 and rarely hit it again.
I have yet to do so with my FLHT but don't get nearly as playfull with it as I did my Dyna.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Booming metropolis
What. That's almost lugging the engine,which is worse than winding it out. The rev limiter stops the engine from turning before damage can occur. Lugging beats the crap out of your bottom end.
Your bike. Ride how you want. But a motor is built to rev. Oil pressure is up,it's being lubricated well.
Jmo
Your bike. Ride how you want. But a motor is built to rev. Oil pressure is up,it's being lubricated well.
Jmo
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Tennessee
Thats debatable! One of my bikes is still makin hp at 6200.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Oklahoma
The energy contained within the moving parts increases by the square of the change in velocity. An engine turning at 3000 rpm is placing 1/4 the energy/strain on the various bearings as one turning at 6000 rpm. I know of NO street engines designed to run at 100% rpm and capacity all the time. RACE engines run at or near the red line are rebuilt at very short intervals. Treat your STREET engine like a RACE engine and expect the same reliability and expense. Add in the heat stress generated at high rpm and wide open throttle. NOT being an engineer, this is just my opinion. It is also because of my opinion that I would never knowingly buy one of your vehicles. I suspect that engines are much like flashlight batteries, they can make a very bright light for a short time or a less bright light for a long time, the choice is yours.
Last edited by btsom; Feb 29, 2012 at 09:25 AM.
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