1998LS1SS

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I just recently got ahold of a 1998 SS A4 with 373's and some suspension work done to it. I was always told not to redline it but today i launched from 1st and then i accidentally shifted to Neutral !!!! I saw the needle hit 7k rpm and did the typical overreving sound (i think). I immediately let of the gas and shifted into OD (over drive). Will this have permanent damage on my motor? It seemed to run well afterwards. Fist time i do it and hopefully the last. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah, sometimes from 1st gear to 2nd it shifts at 6.5k, normal? Doesn't stall or anything. Thanks.

HMFDZ28

iTrader: (16)

You should be ok, as long as the car still idles fine and what not its all good.

2000LS1M6

iTrader: (9)

you could have bent a pushrodm the stock pushrods arnt very strong. let us know if you hear a ticking sound from your engine, if so then you probably bent one. there easy to change but other then that your probably fine.


Tony

SmokingWS6

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Don't manually shift. it'll do it for you. Unless the revlimiter settings are all messed up, theres no reason at all a stock auto should rev that high.

GT Griller

iTrader: (8)

Damn u hit 7K i don't think mine will go that high. It sounds like ur rev limiter has been moved.

1998LS1SS

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Yeah it did hit 7K, and the wierd thing is that from a dead stop when it shifts into second, sometimes it shifts at 6.5k. Is the knowcking sound laud? Hopefully nothing happened. Thanks.

1998LS1SS

iTrader: (8)

GOOD NEWS!!!!!! Car sound the same no ticking sounds, i guess i lucked out, yeah the previouse owner had a programer, imma pick it up one of these days and hopefully i could change it with the programer. Probably down to 6.3k but he normal shifts to 6k. Thanks for the info!

Roarin_8

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Yeah you don't want it to shift that high unless you have the springs that can handle it.