ooticamitica

Why doesnt my 03 ford focus zx3 have a redling on the tach?

GreyStang

All engines have a redline. Trust me your Focus will blow up if taken to a HIGH rpm & kept there, not sure why Ford wouldn't have indicated what the redline is....

randy78045

Kant get there??? Just wonderin... [:-]

WhiteFoxGT

My cousin's old Focus had a 7k rpm tach im pretty sure. there wasnt a redline either. It will go all the way to 7. Im sure the motor has a rev limiter and you'll kno when u hit it. you best bet is if your beating on it, shift around 6500.

randy78045

6K IMO...[:-]

LTnone

I used to have a zx3- can't remember where the redline is, but sit in the driveway and rev it up, look at where the limiter kicks in and start shifting just before that.

ooticamitica

ive been to about 7 and 7 is where the tach stops at, i know it will explode at high rpm's most engines will at a certain point

randy78045

eventually, most at much less that 7K...

backinblack06

HAHA my thoughts exactly...

ooticamitica

yea that thing revs real fast...ud be surprised...sucks that its a dog :-p