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Only revving up to 3-4 k when stationary!

8.4K views 47 replies 25 participants last post by  Jim Bergerac  
#1 ·
Hi, I was wondering if it is normal for a de-catted to do this, I have a 3" milltec de-cat, pro alloy I/c, itg pannel filter and Dreamscience stratagem x, I thought I would give it a little rev to make it pop and bang, I tried it on the standard map and it only revs to 3k, on mod x it revs upto 4 k and the maps between it is between the two, I'm sure before the de-cat was fitted it revved a lot higher,it drives fine and has lots of power but just wondering if I need to change anything else or if its fine like that
 
#2 ·
Do you have it in gear with the clutch in whilst trying? If so that's there to stop you doing a silly launch and ruining the drive shafts. In Neutral I think it should rev freely up to the red line, not that I ever tried it..
 
#25 ·
Only tried it with engine warmed up, just tried it with ESP off and it's still the same,
Only tried to rev it to hear a couple of bangs and to see if it was running right,
Stock map only revs upto 3k, mod x revs up to 4k and all the other six maps rev upto about 3.5 k,
 
#27 ·
The sad fact here is the ops already said it's means to an end in lighting up the front tyres. Personally I've got better things to spend my money on then new boots evey week.

I predict the ops next question will be about fitting a BOV.
 
#31 ·
I thought it higher before de-catting, perhaps my pre facelift did and I'm thinking of that, just thought there it should rev high freely to the redline, if it's normal then thats fine, just wasn't sure, thanks
 
#35 ·
The ST doesnt have the mystic launch control, its just a rev limiter to stop you from killing your car.
Your car doesnt rev beyond 4000 revs but im guessing its fine once on the move so I really wouldnt worry about it.
Think of it this way. The next time you leave your car to be valeted the pimply little chav who will sit in it cant rev the
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#41 ·
Looked at my car today and wouldnt in my right mind rev it over 2k revs. WTF are people thinking? Thrash the guts and think its acceptable hence my first ever post on this forum asking about unmolested examples with no mods whatsoever.

It takes all sorts I suppose! :brow: