Rev Limit News?

MNC5

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Just wondering if anyone had any news
  • Stock: soft (throttle body) close starting at 6,300 and a hard close (fueling) at 7k + or -
  • Flashed: Does flashing raise the (throttle body) limits to 7k and fueling to 7,600?
I really think this bike would shine brighter with a 8,500 rev limit.
 
You can do whatever you want really with flashing.
When you say soft/throttle body I think you mean the secondary throttles - yes you can alter under what rpm & throttle position conditions they do what at.
But the secondaries table only goes to 6000rpm, even in the special 9000rpm (fuel, ignition and rev limit) maps Alain made for us - probably because nobody really has any interest ime in dampening power delivery up high in the revs, at least beyond 6000rpm.

The bike will indeed shine brighter at 8500 rpm but you do NOT want to do this without some serious work on the head first, e.g. converting to shim under bucket like a sport bike so it don't spit a shim out under high rpm, stronger springs so the valves will close quick enough at higher rpm and the piston won't hammer them, lighter retainers and/or valves so that the whole assembly being moved is lighter and can/will close on time i.e. not suffer valve float.

Plus the stock cams run out of puff long long before 8500 anyway so you would also need cams so the engine can aspirate at higher rpm, or the bike can rev all it wants but will actually make less and less power the higher you rev it.

Another thing to be aware of running that high rpm is piston speed, I've not seen any factory engine (or even F1 cars) rev over 25m/s. Only modified track oriented builds where milking the engine for power is par for the course.
Forged and lighter if possible pistons would be a good idea.
 
Yup, rev limit is 9000 rpm on a 2010 Touring, hit the rev limiter a few times, no issues. But headwork and different pistons. 8500 is probably optimal shift point for me.
 
one of my friend who is not on this forum got carpenter job( took them 1+ years ) done on his rocket 2021 but cant get his rocket above 7500 rpm, he tried with tuneecu owner and other resources but no luck so far. the engine just cuts off revs electronically once he hits the rev limiter and no joy :S
 
The Rocket 3 ECU is different to the Rocket III which we are discussing.
Didn't know Carpenter offered a package for the 3s yet - or was your friend's bike used for development?
 
The Rocket 3 ECU is different to the Rocket III which we are discussing.
Didn't know Carpenter offered a package for the 3s yet - or was your friend's bike used for development?
my bad, i rushed to write comment skipping R III part, his was first one dong carpenter mod on so it took them 1+ year to do that but he is now stuck with rev limiter issue
 
Well this thread is in the 2.5L Rocket section but his profile says R III so I presumed Rovket III and the section was just a mistake.
Re the new bikes' ECUs I do believe they are tricky
 
Well this thread is in the 2.5L Rocket section but his profile says R III so I presumed Rovket III and the section was just a mistake.
Re the new bikes' ECUs I do believe they are tricky
(sorry) Corrected my Profile. I had a R III and just never updated my profile
 
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Perhaps some kind of electronic override for the throttle bodies at WOT. Maybe something using a raspberry pi, that still leaves the fuel cut at 7,600rpm though