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Originally Posted by 86560SEL
5,000 RPMs and higher ? 
Oh my! How often do you race the engine above 5,000 RPMs?
I think that 3,300 RPMs is the highest I have ever had my Mercedes V8 (so far) and that was a one time deal when I had to get up to 60 mph quickly up a steep grade on a highway. I just have never had the need to go any higher with the RPMs and I really baby the car anyway. 
The highest RPMs I had a car was about 4,900 RPMs and that was in an emergency situation when I had to merge onto a busy expressway. That was many years ago in a 91' Camaro RS that had 34K miles. |
Good old American cars..... loads of torque at about 10 rpm
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Well in a euro 16v, the cam only fully comes on at just under 4000 rpm (underneath that it is not very fast), max power is at 6,200 and the redline is 7,000. So trips over 5000 are pretty common!
With a 5-speed manual, and agile W201 body on the 16v suspension, the car encourages you to do it!