Rev happy cars
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SonicShadow said:
Pretty much any non turbo Toyota engine with a 'G' head.
4AGE (1.6l) is probably the sweetest revving Toyota engine.I have the JDM "blacktop" version in my MR2 - 5 valves/cyl, VVT, quad throttle bodies, 4-2-1 exhaust. Toyota's response to the VTEC Hondas.
It makes peak power at 7,800 rpm, and is still pulling strongly when the fuel cut spoils the party at 8,300.
Apparently the bottom end is good for 9,000+ rpm - I'll find out in a year or two.
I had a 1990 Legacy with the 150bhp 2.0 NA 4-cam motor - it didn't really wake up until about 4000rpm, and loved to scream its way to the rev-limit just shy of 8000.
Not really what you expect from a car that wasn't even the performance version of that model!
Not really what you expect from a car that wasn't even the performance version of that model!
Edited by GravelBen on Saturday 23 July 07:39
honda concerto 1.6 16v, that got going above 5k rpm same as the mazda mx6 v6 and 323 v6. all of those would happily bounce off the rev limiter when i forgot to change gear because they were revving so keenly. Wife had a rev happy daihatsu charade 1.3 16v, that thing was great fun, used to shock a few hot/warm hatches back in the day when i got to drive it. that used to get going after 5k rpm.
my old mr2 turbo used to pull hard until the rev limiter spoiled the fun.
my old mr2 turbo used to pull hard until the rev limiter spoiled the fun.
The RX-8, it's the best throttle response I've had so far (including a 911), as the rev range is vast you can hold the gear longer, and literally drive it from the throttle for bendy b-roads, once you get the RX-8 driving style.
Since selling mine , everything else before and after is a bit meh.
Since selling mine , everything else before and after is a bit meh.
Alfa 1750 twin cam in my Alfetta. Simply the reviest engine on the planet, from memory the redline was at about 6K but it would go much much further than that, at least 7.5K with no apparent ill effects. Finally scrapped it due to tin worm after about 85K miles of utter abuse and the engine was as sweet as a nut. Loved that car.
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