Redlin on the 2009 RX-8
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it's true that it's a variable redline. Once the engine is warm, it goes to the normal redline of 8500.
I didn't realize it was going to go all the way down to 5.5k either. The only pictures I had seen had it somewhere between 7 and 8k.
I didn't realize it was going to go all the way down to 5.5k either. The only pictures I had seen had it somewhere between 7 and 8k.
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Yup, those red bars indicate how high you should rev until the engine is fully warmed up. Once the engine begins to warm up, the red blocks turn off in sequence until it's fully warm and they vanish.
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The early shots we saw didn't have the big blocks of red turned completely off, but each little segment can go on and off.. I'm not sure what it's really like, but i think it'll be more gradual than just a big block turning off.
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Isn't it more analog than that? Or at least more sampled, if you know what i mean?
The early shots we saw didn't have the big blocks of red turned completely off, but each little segment can go on and off.. I'm not sure what it's really like, but i think it'll be more gradual than just a big block turning off.
The early shots we saw didn't have the big blocks of red turned completely off, but each little segment can go on and off.. I'm not sure what it's really like, but i think it'll be more gradual than just a big block turning off.
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Well the current oil gauge is useless so I wouldn't miss it, but I agree on the LED center console. That thing is so damn ugly. Easily my least favorite part of my car.
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I guess probably being one of the few people to actually drive this car already, it wont actually let you go above that red line. It's actually a limiter not a guideline.
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Ahh I see. Wow, Its just like my frinds LT. When the car is cold you can only rev it to 3K or 5K RPMs I cant recall but yeah thats cool. This way you cant kill the C.A.T. by driving the car cold
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I believe it is using the MX5 transmission.
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Look like the MX-5 and Evo10 steering wheel too
You might. I do.
Yeah thats the one that everyone was saying is stronger than our MT right now. Guess time will tell.
Yeah thats the one that everyone was saying is stronger than our MT right now. Guess time will tell.
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^^^Since you've driven one, do the different gear ratios give you any different feel at all?
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How long did it take to get it past the limiter and into redline country? I don't redline until my car is fully warmed up but I'm wondering if I should wait longer.
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For those that don't know (I wouldn't recommend trying to find out!), the current (or at least my '05) RX-8 will cut your fuel if you try to rev beyond 4-5k when it's really cold as was discussed in a previous thread. It just doesn't have the red limiter lights like the new one. Don't ask me how I found this out.
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Hi all,
Check out my thread on my new '09
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/ive-got-2009-rx-8-gt-148308/
As to the variable red line:
On cold start it takes less than 1 mile or about 3 minutes for the first segment to disappear - just as the temp gauge barely starts to more off the detent. The last segment doesn't disappear until the temp gauge is about 1/3 scale (1/2 scale if normal op temp).
I ....gently.... if that's possible tested the 2nd segment red line and it does do a fuel cut out about 1/3 the way into the bar segment.
Steve
Check out my thread on my new '09
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/ive-got-2009-rx-8-gt-148308/
As to the variable red line:
On cold start it takes less than 1 mile or about 3 minutes for the first segment to disappear - just as the temp gauge barely starts to more off the detent. The last segment doesn't disappear until the temp gauge is about 1/3 scale (1/2 scale if normal op temp).
I ....gently.... if that's possible tested the 2nd segment red line and it does do a fuel cut out about 1/3 the way into the bar segment.
Steve
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For those that don't know (I wouldn't recommend trying to find out!), the current (or at least my '05) RX-8 will cut your fuel if you try to rev beyond 4-5k when it's really cold as was discussed in a previous thread. It just doesn't have the red limiter lights like the new one. Don't ask me how I found this out.