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how do i kill my rev limiter on my 88 rocco 16v???



I was thinking you would isolate the plug inside the fuse/relay pannel and
ground the spade on the relay directly...

would require removing the fuse/relay block and doing some cutting and
soldering...

Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
84 rocco 16v
93 320i
98 Z71

----- Original Message -----
From: "BoxOParts" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:54 AM
Subject: RE: how do i kill my rev limiter on my 88 rocco 16v???


> Well yes and no.  If you directly ground the fpr you also affect a
> couple other things that are on the same circuit.  That's what I did and
> I found that when I put the key in the ignition and turned the lights
> on, the fuel pump would run without turning the key....and some other
> funky electrical stuff.
>
> Ideally I think you need to cut that wire from the knock brain and then
> add a relay that provides switched ground to the fpr.
>
> I never worked it out, but a combination of how the cis and cie-s
> systems control the fpr is probably the way to go.
>
> B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Adams [mailto:roclist@accessconsulting.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:33 AM
> To: BoxOParts; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: how do i kill my rev limiter on my 88 rocco 16v???
>
> so couldn't one just ground the relay directly?
>
>
> Jason Adams
> Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
> 84 rocco 16v
> 93 320i
> 98 Z71
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BoxOParts" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:36 AM
> Subject: RE: how do i kill my rev limiter on my 88 rocco 16v???
>
>
> > 16v's have both fuel and ignition cutoff for the rev limiter, however
> > the ignition cut off is much higher.  Fuel cutoff is controlled by the
> > knock box which cuts the fuel pump relay ground when the limit rpms is
> > reached.  The way to defeat this cutoff is to locate the wire from the
> > knock brain that grounds the fuel relay and ground it somewhere else.
> >
> > BcH
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Anthony Pelletier
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:15 AM
> > To: Benjamin Harder
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: how do i kill my rev limiter on my 88 rocco 16v???
> >
> > I am pretty sure 16v's have a fuel cut to.
> >
> > Tony
> > --- Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> > > > This can't be right.. since I had my 16v's fuel
> > > pump relay jumpered for
> > > > like 2 years and I still hit the rev limiter on a
> > > fairly regular basis.
> > > >
> > > > IIRC it is a fuel cutoff (in the relay) on 8v
> > > motors, and with 16v motors
> > > > it is the ignition control unit that cuts out
> > > spark when you try to
> > > > overrev.
> > > >
> > > > The 16v fuel pump relay is a simple, standard
> > > relay with no electronics
> > > > inside.
> > > >
> > >
> > >  That's right... I do recall someone mentioning
> > > before that the only way
> > > around the CIS-E rev limit is to replace the actual
> > > KE-Jetronic box with one
> > > from another car... I think.
> > >
> > > So, the 8v's used fuel cutoff and 16v's use spark
> > > cut for the limiter?
> > > If this is the case, would the installation of a MSD
> > > ignition on a 16v
> > > allow for a higher rev limit, or would the knock box
> > > still be in control?
> > > hmmm... even at 2AM I'm still really curious about
> > > this now!  hehe
> > >
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