| Author | Message | ||
| Rijk Rietveld (Rijk365gtb4)
Junior Member Username: Rijk365gtb4 Post Number: 223 Registered: 1-2002 |
Actually, having been in the car this weekend to go to WWoC, I discovered that the circular lines are actually orange and the thick radial line at 7700rpm is red. Rijk | ||
| Rijk Rietveld (Rijk365gtb4)
Junior Member Username: Rijk365gtb4 Post Number: 215 Registered: 1-2002 |
Just to be a nitpicker about this: There is no red line at 7000 rpm, just the circular red lines start until 7700rpm where there is a redline. In older cars there were always two zones. An orange one and a red zone. Jou could visit the orange zone, but not stay there for a prolonged time and the red zone is off limits. I've interpreted that the red circular lines were the orange zone and the red radial line the real limit. Am I mistaken?????? Rijk | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3643 Registered: 9-2001 |
and this all assumes the tach is spot on  | ||
| Gerald L. Roush (Ferrmktltr)
New member Username: Ferrmktltr Post Number: 4 Registered: 5-2003 |
The diagram in the owner's manual and the photo of Andrew's car show the same thing . . . a red zone from just before 7000 to approximately 7800 rpm. Despite this the text of the manual clearly states maximum permitted rpm to be 7500--see pages 8 and 9 of the manual. Such discrepancies are what make Ferraris so fascinating. | ||
| Jack Habits (Ferraristuff)
Member Username: Ferraristuff Post Number: 565 Registered: 4-2003 |
Hi Gerald, welcome! Thanks guys! I looked in a vintage owner's manual and in the dash diagram it looks like it is redlined at 6,800 or 6,900 but that is just a drawing of course. Jack | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 895 Registered: 10-2001 |
yep its at 7700 ..  | ||
| Rijk Rietveld (Rijk365gtb4)
Junior Member Username: Rijk365gtb4 Post Number: 212 Registered: 1-2002 |
Gerald, Are you sure?, Max power at 7500rpm is correct, but my dial shows clearly 7700 as the redline and not 7500. Rijk | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1655 Registered: 8-2002 |
Gerald, welcome aboard! As long as you're here, what do you think of this thread? http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/14/246032.html?1053000957 | ||
| Chris Parr (Cmparrf40)
Member Username: Cmparrf40 Post Number: 607 Registered: 3-2002 |
Gerald! How cool you are on here! I was debating to renew the market letter since I have no plans to buy a car in the near future.... But I would feel silly if I did not renew now! Glad to see you on here, you and Wayne add a little class to the place! Chris | ||
| Gerald L. Roush (Ferrmktltr)
New member Username: Ferrmktltr Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2003 |
Owner's manuals clearly states "Maximum permitted rpm 7500." Maximum power at 7500 rpm 352 bhp (SAE net). Maximum road speed in 5th gear 174 mph at 7200 rpm | ||
| Rijk Rietveld (Rijk365gtb4)
Junior Member Username: Rijk365gtb4 Post Number: 211 Registered: 1-2002 |
7700 RPM Amazing for a road car in 1971 Rijk | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1653 Registered: 8-2002 |
Strike that. Max power is at 7500, so my guess must be way off. | ||
| Jack Habits (Ferraristuff)
Member Username: Ferraristuff Post Number: 559 Registered: 4-2003 |
Anybody who can tell me the redline on the tachometer of a 365 GTB/4 Daytona? Thanks. Jack |