good thing its got a rev limiter
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Melting Slicks
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From: North Manchester Indiana
good thing its got a rev limiter
used to my manual valve body street rod,, tried doing a burnout starting in low,, well the shift lite come on a 5 grand and I shifted,, hit the rev limiter before it shifted,,,drats,,,at least no harm was done,, I have found its way better to leave it in drive and stand on it....what harm is done by hitting the rev limiter,,,should be none as I see it,,,,
No harm, no foul but I wouldn't make a habit of it.
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Melting Slicks
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From: North Manchester Indiana
Re: good thing its got a rev limiter (ToplessTexan)
Its not hard to hit when shifting manually with 3.73 gears and a maggie...I try to not make a habit out of it
Burning Brakes
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From: Laguna Woods, CA
Re: good thing its got a rev limiter (wrustywrench)
what harm is done by hitting the rev limiter,,,should be none as I see it,,,,
Penske: "Mark, what are you shifting at?"
Donahue: "I don't know..."
Penske: What do you mean you don't know?"
Donahue: "I mean I don't know. You told me it had a rev limiter, so I wait til I hit the rev limiter before I shift..."
BTW this has nothing to do with modern rev limiters. If 917s were like other Porsches at the time, the rev limiter was mechanical, not electronic.
Le Mans Master
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From: Slave to the evil empire
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St. Jude Donor '04
Re: good thing its got a rev limiter (wrustywrench)
Its not hard to hit when shifting manually with 3.73 gears and a maggie...I try to not make a habit out of it
Safety Car
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From: Murphy TX
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Re: good thing its got a rev limiter (wrustywrench)
Guys, this one goes in the pilot error column :bb The PCM can do a more accurate job shifting the tranny if you'll let it. The only thing I really use the shifter for is engine braking from time to time. I do remember playing with shifting manually at the strip one day. Pretty funny hearing an A4 whap on the limiter... Sadly at this particular track the return lane was between the grandstand and the track so you had to pass the crowd twice. 
