RE: V6 redline / spider questions

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@xxxxxxxxx>]

> First,  the redline on an unmodified  2.5 is rev limited at 5800.  Way too
> low in my opinion.   I use Zat's Pandoras box and have not yet found a rev
> limiter under 7200.   It's pretty scary above 7000.  All the gerbils are
> running for their life and while it sounds like a formula 1 car, explosion
> seems imminent.  The engine feels very comfortable in the upper 6's.  I
> feel that the real "redline" on these engines should be somewhere around
> 6800.  However, my car has a K&N filter,  headers and nearly straight
> exhaust (2 chamber flowmaster) so it breathes pretty well.    Just my
> opinion.  No guarantees you won't blow something up at 6K or that it will
> last as long at these speeds.

run any stock alfa v6 above 6k and you are flirting with valve float.
unless you have stiffer valve springs to go with the higher redline, you're
risking some expensive damage.

ymmv,

bs

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