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Old 01-04-2017, 12:13 PM   #13
thstone
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Originally Posted by steved0x View Post
Tom what is the redline on the 2.5L, is it 6500 or 6800? On the 2.7/3.2 It is 7200 or 7300, which I have hit a few times, then I read something by Jake or Brad Roberts (apologies that I can't remember) that said on the 2.7/3.2 engines to keep to the 2.5 redline for longevity. Plus I am a wuss...
2.5L max rpm is 6700. (986 Specs)

Nothing wussy about it - every driver should take good care of the equipment! But you'll find that those last few hundred rpm's make a difference when you're chasing tenths of a second (or ten feet in a race) ...
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