Rev limiter / fuel cutoff?

I believe the cut off happens just after 8500 RPM and i am not sure what other way to test the rev limiter ... than keep your foot down ! Scary thought !

 

sport mode about 8700+,
i've done it for 2 times
scary really

 

the ECU is programmed to cut @ 8750 on the Challenge cars, I expect the road cars are the same. I was surprised but that is what's in the code. Its ignition that cuts first fires each cyl. every other cycle, never hit the fuel cut off. Its unmistakable, you won't want to do it after the first time.

Don't think about it, just drive it properly. With the exception of racing I shift @ an indicated 7500, 8200 when the red mist gets in my eyes.

Congratulations, enjoy!

 

Man I don't know how you guys do that! My heart is pumping out of my chest as the tach gets near vertical, a little beyond and I have shifted already. With the Capristo everyone knows I am coming...good stuff.

 

You havent lived until you hit fuel cut off once or twice in a ferrari.
On the other hand dont money shift. That will blow your engine

 

I can't go that far.. I just can't. I don't think I've ever hit the redline. Even if the car is capable, doing that kind of driving on a 15-16 year old car just makes me nervous. I want to say 6-7 is my high shift point.

 

You really have to laugh, how fortunate are we to have this "problem" - when should I shift my Ferrari. Oh it is glorious sound, great to be alive!!!!

Just I side note on our very special cars, if you look at dyno charts on all the NA 8 cyl engines, they continue to produce more HP the higher they go- no fall off until the limiter cuts in. Torque does decline very minimally. So unlike almost every other car the fastest way is likely to run her to as near redline as possible without hitting it. The exception would be if the car needs peak torque more the peak hp, early shift should be faster. Of course that also means more engine wear and this is coming from a guy with one damaged race engine sitting in the garage waiting for rebuild- cam variator failure @ 7000rpm- not a glorious noise.

 

One of the nice things about the gauge layout is that you can see the needle get up there even if you are looking at the road. There are not a lot of straights out here! I am kinda like Curt I don't really test the limits of my aging beauty. Smooth and in the margins is my MO.
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Bounced mine off the limiter a few times, no ill effects but I don't recommend it. I do take it to 8k pretty often; I just love the sound it makes. When you shift at about 7800-8100 it grabs like someone hit your chair with a big hammer. You have to pay attention because it can cause wheel spin but it is really something. It's a great car, it isn't a crystal goblet that needs protected from everything.

 

+1

 

Here's 8500

http://youtu.be/uEr-t9esbIc

 

+1

 

Hi guys
I've searched everywhere
On the 355 is 8750
How in the 360?8650 or 8750?
How in 430?8650 or 8750?
How in 458?9000 or plus?

Thanks in advice!

 

So you've never experienced peak horsepower or rpm?

Sad! You are missing out

 

Sounds nice

8750 cutoff-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcO6pH-lnjU

 

Bump and question. I was driving my 360 the other day with an obd reader plugged in and I hit the rev limiter but the reader states that I maxed out at 8395 rpm. Has anybody ever seen a fuel cut off on the 360 that is this low? Or is it more probable that the reader is trash?

 

Maybe this will help you:
https://www.clubscuderia.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?56645-Ferrari-360-at-what-rpm-is-the-rev-limiter&p=791447
These engines are offshoots of racing and 16000rpm is normal there. This is not a Chevy SB350!

 

So much of the information in this very old thread is wrong. Let me set the record straight.
The rev limiter is software controlled by the Bosch engine management system.

I have verified this in the actual software itself.

The digital rev limiter on the Ferrari 360 (all factory models) is 8600 rpm (u/min) with a hysteresis of +/- 50rpm in either direction.
So in other words anything from 8,550 rpm to 8,650 rpm depending on conditions.

Its worth pointing out its not really worth chasing out the last few rpm on a standard car since the air flow meters (and stock muffler back pressure restrictions, unless you optioned the sports exhaust) restrict maximum power earlier than this point and power isn't still climbing. Its why the Challenge Stradale had larger air flow meters borrowed from the F430.

 

Trev- That would match the V12s, too, since the 575M is redlined at 7500 rpm and cut-off is at 7600 rpm.