Rev Limiter

[navygm]

does anyone know if the vitz 1.0lt has got a built in rev limiter? ( factory rev limiter )

and what about installing a rev counter? how many revs I have to set? maximum revs..

[alanbradley]

I imagine it will have a rev limiter to stop you over-revving it.

Dunno about installing a counter though. I imagine that one of the people with a petrol Yaris will tell you where the red line is marked on the rev counter.

Good luck!

Alan

[Chuck04]

no they dont have a rev counter, as far as im aware anyways

talk to "rossp" he has fitted an aftermarte one into his

[Gnome]

They should have a rev limiter, as Alan said, just to stop you blowing the engine to pieces by over-revving it, and watching your pistons fly through the bonnet of your car....

:D

[jaxx]

every injection ECU controlled engine has a rev limiter ;)

approx 6.5k i think?

[BLiTZ]

I've got a 1.0l yaris and the red line is at about 7-8k, but i don't think it likes being reved even close to that!

[Chuck04]

the yaris might but notice they are talking about the vitz, ill stand corrected if im wrong but im sure the dont have one, as rossp doesnt in his vitz!!

[RossP]

Yeh it's got a rev limiter. Mine redlines at about 6700 RPM. It doesn't have a tacho as such, so I have bought an Apexi RSM and installed it just below the speedo in the compartment. It's not the cheapest way of getting a tacho, but it's a bit different to everyone else on here :P However, Ismael has put a standard analogue tacho in his car in a pod, which is just as effective

[clarky]

I know that a rev de-limited is an option listed on the tdi site - so I guess that there must be ... give them a call and ask.

Fitting an aftermarket guage is no great shakes - any decent manufacturer will supply the sensor and good instructions. As usual with these things the cabling is the biggest pain...

[sacpul]

does anyone know if the vitz 1.0lt has got a built in rev limiter? ( factory rev limiter )

and what about installing a rev counter? how many revs I have to set? maximum revs..

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i have vitz with 13 and has rev limiter factory standard

[navygm]

thanks for the feedback mates :)

now I will look for a rev counter to install..

I dont know if someone knows but I saw some vitz or yaris with the rev counter placed in the LCD display dashboard..its placed instead of the clock..might find an LCD display and change it maybe?

[Moffmo]

the yaris might but notice they are talking about the vitz, ill stand corrected if im wrong but im sure the dont have one, as rossp doesnt in his vitz!!

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hes on about LIMITER!! :P

next questions, whos actually hit thier limiter?

I hit it once and i didnt like it

[seveer unaek]

hes on about LIMITER!! :P

next questions, whos actually hit thier limiter?

I hit it once and i didnt like it

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I live on the limiter....

Kidding... i live in a town just outside it known as the redline!

Iv hit it a few times, no bother, it just bounces off... since adding apexi and manifold i can rev to about 68mph in 2nd before hitting the limiter!!

[Chuck04]

ok i stand corrected.. :( what.. it had been a long day !!

[clarky]

Done it a few times - usually when some idoit lorry driver decides to either not bother pulling out when Im joining the motorway or when they suddenly decideto close the gap for no reason...

It just kind of stops the power and drums until you realise ...

[Ismael]

However, Ismael has put a standard analogue tacho in his car in a pod, which is just as effective

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Cheers

Ismael

[CAMSHAFT]

yea I have a jap built car and it has a limited, before I fitted the turbo I’d rev it just shy of it all the time, since I fitted the turbo the waste gate lets off the pressure before the limiter kicks in, it like having a shift light but its audioable (is that a word?) rather then visual. As we say here drive her like she is stolen

[Gnome]

Audible. ;)

[Al J]

Yes, hitting the rev limiter isn't that big a deal, around 6700 but it seems like one the first time it happens. :D

[jet]

mine is a 1.3 automatic and the revs never seem to manage to get very high, acceleration is quite slow off the line.

anything i can do to get a bit more omph?

[navygm]

so anyone knows where to connect the rev limiter If I decide I will put an aftermarket one?