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Oct 28, 2005 | 01:08 AM

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Readlined!!!!!!!!!

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.

Oct 28, 2005 | 01:37 AM

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

Oct 28, 2005 | 01:56 AM

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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.

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Oct 28, 2005 | 01:56 AM

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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.

Oct 28, 2005 | 11:15 AM

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

Oct 28, 2005 | 11:49 AM

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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.

Oct 28, 2005 | 08:08 PM

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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!