hit rev limiter now car acting wierd help!
04-19-2009, 09:14 PM
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hit rev limiter now car acting wierd help! hey guys i was up at the track and i hit the limiter in 2nd (car is a a4 but i had it in 2 instead of drive.
now the car seems like its missing a little.
if im going down the road about 40 then i let all the way off as the car is slowing it self down it will feel like theres a miss but its fine when im on it.
could i have bent a push rod
give me some ideas guys.
now the car seems like its missing a little.
if im going down the road about 40 then i let all the way off as the car is slowing it self down it will feel like theres a miss but its fine when im on it.
could i have bent a push rod
give me some ideas guys.
04-20-2009, 01:42 PM
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sounds fine at idle and i dont feel any miss when im on it.
i did have a problem on my 98 supercharged gtp when i would hit the limiter it would almost allways fry a plug wire i dont know why but it would and i have cheap duralast wires on the car now.
ill go trade em for a new set and see if that fixes it.
i did have a problem on my 98 supercharged gtp when i would hit the limiter it would almost allways fry a plug wire i dont know why but it would and i have cheap duralast wires on the car now.
ill go trade em for a new set and see if that fixes it.
04-20-2009, 10:08 PM
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sounds fine at idle and i dont feel any miss when im on it.
i did have a problem on my 98 supercharged gtp when i would hit the limiter it would almost allways fry a plug wire i dont know why but it would and i have cheap duralast wires on the car now.
ill go trade em for a new set and see if that fixes it.
i did have a problem on my 98 supercharged gtp when i would hit the limiter it would almost allways fry a plug wire i dont know why but it would and i have cheap duralast wires on the car now.
ill go trade em for a new set and see if that fixes it.
04-20-2009, 10:18 PM
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hitting the rev limiter is not going to magically break your car. mechanically over reving like going from 3rd to 2nd instead of 4th will **** it up (bent pushrods). Either its all in your head, or there is an underlying problem not necessarily related to hitting the rev limiter. Honestly I think your just paranoid.
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04-20-2009, 10:30 PM
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well i went ahead and swaped the plug wires,cleaned the maf,cleaned the iac motor and went over every thing then i disconnected the battery for about 20 min to reset the idle and it seems to run better and smother.
maybe i just pay to much attention to little noises and vibrations.
thanks guys for the help.
maybe i just pay to much attention to little noises and vibrations.
thanks guys for the help.
04-20-2009, 11:23 PM
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yeah ive left mine in second while roll racing or 1st while doing a burnout and smacked my 160k mile beast off the limiter a few times. So far .. so good. I always **** a brick when it happens.. so far i have 4 bricks...
