Rev limiters on MK3 8V's

[rayray086]

Yeah I can get mine to 6000+, ADY engine code which is what you should have too!

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The general consensus in there has been a defective coil - did you recently replace yours?

[Golf Houso]

Yeah I did change the coil recently, the limiter is still at 5 flat. I think the timing might me be out the belt was changed when I first got the car like... 30 months ago they did the job at Midas

But I knew very little about VW's back then, and they did a decent job on the clutch and other parts so I can' bag them out to much. I've been complaining about the limiter and such for a while. And I remember Ray's car being faster than mine (maybe I just suck haha)

And to think I was looking for a performance chip to move the limiter up hahaha oh dear, thanks guys

Now I finally have an excuse to get that wobbly cam and ported head I was after

[Peter Jones]

My MK 2 K-Jet 1800 revs clean off the tacho and into the fuel gague! (7K rpm +)

My MK 3 1800 has seen the wrong side of 6200 rpm as well, but it's running a DGAV Weber so there's nothing to stop it except common sense.


Pete

[Oneofthegreats]

Just alittle info,

Some K-Basic sytem's still have a rev limiter incl. my 83 GTI. It's built into the rotor button in the distributor.

Early BMW's have this system as well. It's a pretty nifty setup. Basically uses centrifugal force applied to a predetermined spring load which create's a dead short through the dizzy shaft.

[Peter Jones]

Just alittle info,

Some K-Basic sytem's still have a rev limiter incl. my 83 GTI. It's built into the rotor button in the distributor.

Early BMW's have this system as well. It's a pretty nifty setup. Basically uses centrifugal force applied to a predetermined spring load which create's a dead short through the dizzy shaft.

I've seen those in type 4 Kombis too. (Usually disabled).

Pete

[evorobin]

I'd have expect the rev limit to be 6.8 maybe even 7.2 or thereabouts.

[aliasmk2]

[QUOTE=golfworx;176066]Just alittle info,

Some K-Basic sytem's still have a rev limiter incl. my 83 GTI. It's built into the rotor button in the distributor.

Early BMW's have this system as well. It's a pretty nifty setup. Basically uses centrifugal force applied to a predetermined spring load which create's a dead short through the dizzy shaft.


I always thought it was good old fashioned valve bounce

[Lorenz]

I can rev mine to around 6800 till it starts bouncing off limiter !!

Only way to get some decent power out of the little 8V is rev the biatch

[Spyda]

I can rev mine to around 6800 till it starts bouncing off limiter !!

Only way to get some decent power out of the little 8V is rev the biatch

I thought they dont like to be reved? My power cuts out after 5k even though the limiter is at a bit over 6k. Wheels will spin up on the wet after 3k in 2nd under about 60% throttle, so i guess thats where the torque comes in, no point goin much further then 5k.

[Lorenz]

Im sure Robin will clarify, but my 2L likes to rev more so than others. Not sure why, but could be a combo of lightend fly wheel or cam/chip possibly! Dont no much about the history of the car though Either way I have to rev it to make power