Redline on an L16

Post by **philiminilli** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:28 pm

i was just wondering what is a safe rpm for the L16 engine on stock internals with a light cam? I know that it says the peak horspower is made at 5600 with the single carb, but i know that you can take it higher

Post by **Canyoncarver** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:28 pm

If you don't care about how long the motor lasts, rev it till it starts to cut out. That is usually when the valves start to float.Float the valves enough and the pistons start hitting them.

Otherwise, there's no need to rev the stock motor beyond the redline specified in the FSM.

Post by **ca18datsun510** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:28 pm

bre cars were built to redline to somewhere around 9800 rpm's. that's built motors not stock of course.

Redline on an L16

Redline on an L16

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