hitting rev limiter..any damage?
07-25-2003, 12:12 PM
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hitting rev limiter..any damage? ive hit the rev limiter a few time in my '01 vette, everytime i hit it i let off the throttle right away, so do you think i have any damage and how would i know if i did any damage. the cars not making any new noises or anything. Thanks- Ja
07-25-2003, 01:56 PM
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? Although it is all case specific, it shouldnt be hurt any. Hell, I laid on my RL two weeks ago...sounded like a virgin import-drag racer doing miss shift for about 4seconds...of course I cringed while trying to get my foot off the throttle (kinda got it stuck-oops).
07-25-2003, 02:19 PM
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? The rev limiter is there for the sole purpose of protecting your engine from damage. Don't worry about it.....
Tommy
PS If you misshift, then worry....
Tommy
PS If you misshift, then worry....
07-25-2003, 03:35 PM
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage?
The rev limiter is there for the sole purpose of protecting your engine from damage.
-Andrew
07-25-2003, 03:37 PM
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? If you tap it a little it's not a big deal.
If you do a 3 to 2 missshift and the motor is tapping afterwards you might have some bent pushrods.
If you do a 3 to 2 missshift and the motor is tapping afterwards you might have some bent pushrods.
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07-25-2003, 04:28 PM
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? well its a M6 and what happened was once in awhile ill wind it out to far and hit the limiter but i immediately back off the throttle when that happens, its not like i "bounce" off it several times in a row, just once and i back right out of it, its just that ive hit it a few times of different occasions. -Ja
07-25-2003, 06:00 PM
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? The rev limit is set really on the safe side. Don't worry. You haven't hurt a thing. I've been on the rev limiter hundreds...maybe thousands, actually 
...of times and I've never hurt anything by doing so.
...of times and I've never hurt anything by doing so.
07-25-2003, 09:44 PM
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? Someone actually said check the pushrods from hitting the rev limiter, that guy has too much time on his hands.Or I need to yank mine apart and check them a few times a week !
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? As long as this was not a mechanical overrev, you should be fine. Listen for strange noises in the near future and take appropriate action. I wouldn't worry too much right now.
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Re: hitting rev limiter..any damage? I've barely tapped the rev limiter a time or two and we just pulled off the valve covers and I do have a bent pushrod or two. Nothing too serious, maybe a couple of mm or so but I am changing them all out. I definitely had the tapping noise though. If you hear anything like that, it's easy enough to pull the covers off to at least check the pushrods. You might even want to do it to be on the safe side.
