Revving without a tach
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From: Lancaster, PA
Revving without a tach
Hi I have a 98 Ranger xl 2wdr with a 2.5 l. It did not come standard with a tach, and I am wondering if I have a rev limiter? The reason I want to know this is because I really am not sure where the redline could be on my engine, If I know that I have a rev limiter I can take it up until I hit it to get a better idea what I have to work with. Also, from what I hear the top of the powercurve of my engine is at about 5000 RPM's. Is it a good idea to shift around 4-5,000 then? Like I said I really can't tell what RPM I'm at when I shift, I just don't want to rev it too much and hurt the engine, but if I can rev it higher maybe I can get a little more power out of it. I would just install a tach, but I don't want to mess around with the computer and all that. Thanks
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Joined: Nov 2003
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From: California Desert
You will know when you get too high on the RPM's because that poor little engine will be screaming. It almost has a painful sound to it. If you wanted to install a tach it is very easy. We can walk you through it. They can be found cheap on eBay like mine.
