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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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RPM Redline

What is the redline for a non power-stroke 7.3L? Does a turbo raise the RPM limits?
 
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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i think the red line on my 92 is 4,000 or could be 3,500.i wiil look in morning.i dont run mine that hard to reach red line anyway,no need to!she usely hits about 3,000 before she shifts,if im really getting into it.not sure about turbo raising it or not.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Governed engine speed is 3300 and the turbo does not change that. The only way you can get the RPM over that is gearing down at to high of a speed, and that is asking for disaster.
 
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