Rev limiter Options

[jdogg]

How good is the stock rotor with the rev limiter in it? Is it reliable, does do what it is supposed when it is supposed to consistently?
I am currently running a non-rev limited rotor, but found myself wishing for some sort of limiter at the last autocross as the valves were floating! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

[john rogers]

Geoff is quite correct about shifting and being in the "power band". I have noticed in San Diego that the really fast cars seem to "short shift" or shift so they are always in the begining of the power band and not winding past it. The exceptions are the very high reving 6's that have less torque than the fours at lower RPMs so it makes sense to rev them much higher. As an example on my race car the torque peaks at 3200 RPM and stays pretty flat until 5100 RPM so I try to get RPMs in that range all the time in the vintage races I do. I find many times that if I come out of a corner at 4000 RPM following a 2L six cylinder 911 I have to feather the throttle or I run up their back bumper really fast. As I said, try one to see if you like it, good luck.