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Old 06-13-2004, 11:13 AM
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Question Rev Limiter Problem - In over my head (again...)

Scary thing happening at WOT on the highway twice now recently - the car bogs like it hit a wall. My first instinct is that I'm hitting the rev limiter, but since I never did it before, not sure what that feels like. Anyway, it would make sense since I recently tried to tweak my shift points/rev limiter/shift times with my Predator. Here is where I'm at - should I be hitting the limiter? Doesn't make sense to me

(please note I have A4 w/ 3.73 gears)

Rev Limiter Settings
1st 6300 ON 6200 OFF
2nd 6250 ON 6160 OFF
3rd 6200 ON 6100 OFF
4th 6150 ON 6100 OFF
(5&6 doesn't matter right)

Shift Points
1->2 42MPH or 5960 RPM
2->3 80MPH 0r 5870 RPM
3->4 125MPH or 5900 RPM

-25% all normal shift time
-25% all perf shift time

Can someone please tell me what is screwing things up? I've had the car for almost a year and this has only happened since I messed with the shift points/limiter/shift times, but I don't know what to do to fix it!

I suck.
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what speed and RPM are you at when it bogs?
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Originally Posted by ataylors
what speed and RPM are you at when it bogs?
I would say between like 80 and 90 maybe?
(My eyes were on the road battling this yellow GTO )
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what happens if you stay in it?? It just doesnt pull or does it start misfiring?
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Originally Posted by ataylors
what happens if you stay in it?? It just doesnt pull or does it start misfiring?
won't pull!
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Those shiftpoints look like what a 3.23
car would want for MPH. I don't think
you can get to 80MPH in 2nd, with 3.73s,
by 6200RPM.

I think you ought to have a 70MPH 2-3
and a 36MPH 1-2. But why you aren't
having similar trouble on the 1-2 is a
puzzle. Of course, people don't go in 1st
gear on the highway much.
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
Those shiftpoints look like what a 3.23
car would want for MPH.
hmmm - that's because I'm an idiot and did a search for shiftpoints and when I found them, I forgot that the person who listed them (coincidentally, you) have 3.23's!!!!

ok let me make those changes. thanks for the help!




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