Accidentally hit rev limiter
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Accidentally hit rev limiter
Tonight I accidentally hit the rev limiter going into third. I have never done this before, but is there anything I should or could do? I am going to buy a raptor shift light soon.
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I found out that an A4 has a rev limiter as well and there's a shift light in the HUD
Caused me a few moments stress when I first found it.
I'd say the LS1 was designed to hit max revs every now and again
Caused me a few moments stress when I first found it.
I'd say the LS1 was designed to hit max revs every now and again
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Just pay attention, you don't really need a shift light. I shift based on the sound/pitch of the engine, I know when it is within 200-300 rpm of the limiter. Bumping the limiter on occasion won't hurt anything, it's a safety net, that's what it is for.
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As long as you don't do it all the time, you should be OK. It is there to protect the engine from damage.
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These cars really suck
Rev limiters, Knock sensors, Oil Life monitors, Drivers information centers..., system fault readers.... all this nonsence... we should a built them like your grandfather's buick...and be hoping for 60,000 miles before they became leak buckets and ready for the junk yard...Some one else just mentioned to me that they hit the 300,000 mile mark with no real problems..
Last edited by Evil-Twin; Mar 23, 2008 at 09:53 PM.
