OEM tach, what happens if I spin past redline?

[jtanguay]

This is a vid from the french section.  The tach looks like it goes up to 7 grand?  Is it a gasser converted to the w signal?

http://www.dailymotion.com/group/26519/video/x2im2l_golf-mk1-16-td-portugal_auto

That doesn't sound like 5K. My car sounds like its gonna come apart and according to my calculations i'm only turnin 4100rpm @ 60mph in third

if the spedometer is working correctly i'd say the tach is right on... damn thats one fast car.

creepy music though... i pictured some dude walking out with a cape ready to do battle with some honda guy... then race him and pwn him.   :lol:

[Diesel Fumes]

Im not about to tell you to over rev your VW, but heres a pic of my old diesel maxed out in 4th gear.

[subsonic]

Did the needle peg out there and get stopped, or did the engine climb past that point?

[burn_your_money]

I find it concerning that you were traveling that fast and were able to take the time away from driving to take that picture :shock:

[MJF]

This is a vid from the french section.  The tach looks like it goes up to 7 grand?  Is it a gasser converted to the w signal?

http://www.dailymotion.com/group/26519/video/x2im2l_golf-mk1-16-td-portugal_auto

That doesn't sound like 5K. My car sounds like its gonna come apart and according to my calculations i'm only turnin 4100rpm @ 60mph in third

This is how my 1,7 sounds @5800&180kmh :lol:

[Diesel Fumes]

Did the needle peg out there and get stopped, or did the engine climb past that point?

It just wouldn't go any higher  :lol:

[935racer]

I find it concerning that you were traveling that fast and were able to take the time away from driving to take that picture :shock:

Thats nothing I'll have to get you a picture of my jetta with the tach wrapped past 5500rpm and the speedo wrapped past 200 :twisted:

I won't take the picture though.

[subsonic]

So no one has experienced any damage to the actual tach from pushing the rpm's past the stop?