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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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Default Re: Hitting the Rev-Limiter

Originally Posted by danimal
Franc....mine, bone stock was around 6100 or 6200. It happens pretty quick at that RPM but it was surely WAY ABOVE 5470. It's now at approx. 6350 in all gears (up through 4th anyway....haven't hit it in 5th or 6th). I can only assume that it would be the same since RPM is RPM, no matter what gear you are in (engine RPM).
I hadn't noticed but that is backwards. It was 5740, not 5470, when I first had my car at Jakes for a tune. I think I posted once before and made the same error. I'm olt' OK.

Frankly running up thru the gears the engine would likely pass the 5740 rpm limiter and reach 6100. It would stay there because of the vehicle's inertia unless you actually hit the limiter, shutting the engine down.

It is a weird and scary feeling when that happens. For sure

franc
 

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