How high so you spin your LT1?
10-30-2008, 11:08 AM
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How high so you spin your LT1? I have heard that these motors don't like to spin high rpms and I was wondering what you guys usually shift at? What do you consider safe? Personally, I shift at 5k on the stock tach., which in reality is like 4700, but I shift there because I don't feel it makes any power after there.
10-30-2008, 11:20 AM
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I shifted the stocker around 5400-5600. I'd guess 5400 would be showing on the autometer and yeah the stock tach would be reading around 5600.
With the stock motor I had 1.6 RR and some comp springs, full exhaust, 4.10's etc. I got a dyno sheet here showing the thing still making decent power all the way bounced off the limiter.
I don't think it should feel like power is dropping off at 4700, in my case I occasionally hit the limiter if I ignored the shift light cause as the dyno showed me, it was still pulling good. You may have issues if it feel like its dying off at 4700? Not sure.
With the stock motor I had 1.6 RR and some comp springs, full exhaust, 4.10's etc. I got a dyno sheet here showing the thing still making decent power all the way bounced off the limiter.
I don't think it should feel like power is dropping off at 4700, in my case I occasionally hit the limiter if I ignored the shift light cause as the dyno showed me, it was still pulling good. You may have issues if it feel like its dying off at 4700? Not sure.
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10-30-2008, 11:52 AM
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^LMAO, dang.
I think that it is more of the fact that I am afraid of the motor cause I thought that they were very weak and I didn't want to spin it too high.
EDIT: What is the stock rev limiter?
I think that it is more of the fact that I am afraid of the motor cause I thought that they were very weak and I didn't want to spin it too high.
EDIT: What is the stock rev limiter?
