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Re: Rev Limiter



To all,

I did the CIS-E conversion into my 84 and the rev limiter is dealing with
the fuel. It cuts the fuel off at Hi R's. this is from the Main computer
that the brown wire goes to the fuel pump relay which controls the ground
controlling the fuel flow.
HTH

Keith 84 Rocco


----- Original Message -----
From: Brooke Fairbanks <Brooke@minn.net>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:04 AM
Subject: RE: Rev Limiter


> Isn't the cutoff on the ignition side...   ...I could be wrong, I often
> am...   ...does the distributor rotor of a 16V have a centrifugal cutoff
> built in?
>
> Brooke Fairbanks
> Savage, MN
> 87 Scirocco 16V
> 87 GTI 8V
> 95 Audi 90S
> 74 Bronco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riley McDowall [SMTP:roog@home.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 8:58 PM
> To: dcewing1
> Cc: Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: Rev Limiter
>
> At 3:03 pm -0700 16/8/99, dcewing1 wrote:
> >     When I first joined the list there was a thread finishing up on how
> >to  disable the rev limiter.  >I have a 1.8L 16v now and I've never had
> >the V/C  off so I don't know if there are cams for sure, >but I was told
> >there probably  was some type of performance cam installed and it also
> >runs >like it has a  cam.  I am also upgrading to a 2.0L with ported and
> >polished head, intakes,  TB, >portmatched intakes, exhaust, Cams, etc and
> >would like to know how to  disable the rev >limiter.  The 1.8L set up I
> >have now seems to sag off at  around 6500rpm and up to that point >seems
> >like it wants to run stronger at  higher RPM!  Please let me know!   Dave
>
> I'm kinda curious about this myself... I know you can replace the fuel
pump
> relay with a jumper wire and get rid of the fuel cutoff, but even after
> doing that my car refused to rev past about 7400.  It hits 7400 and just
> shuts down, much like in some other rev limited cars I've driven.  After
> talking to my local VW-speed-addict-mechanic, I found out that somethign
in
> the ignition just isn't capable of working at those rpms.  It's gotta be a
> CIS-E thing though - my GF's car runs motronic with the european CIS fuel
> injection bits and it spins up to 8 grand no problem.  Possible fixes?  I
> think you gotta either go the Motronic route or else get an earlier Polo
> distributor, which apparently will work fine at 8krpm.  We'll see...
>
>
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