View Poll Results: How many times have you hit the rev limiter
1-10 times
209
37.12%
11-20 times
73
12.97%
21-30 times
35
6.22%
31-40 times
13
2.31%
41-50 times
5
0.89%
51-60 times
5
0.89%
i ve hit it so many times i cant count
159
28.24%
i ve never hit it
48
8.53%
my motor is indestructable
33
5.86%
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How many times have you bounced off the revlimiter?
and mine's set at 6800 
08-26-2006, 06:21 PM
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Didn't really keep track but I've had the car for almost 4 years and I would guess in the 20-30 range. My Harlan's shift light helps a LOT. I don' know how I ever raced without this thing, especially with a cam on that lazy stock tach. I don't even look at the needle any more at the track. My stock pushrods were all straight as an arrow (my brother overrevved it twice on a 3-2 shift), and my first set of after markets rods were perfect, too when I got a different cam package last year.
08-26-2006, 09:25 PM
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I have only hit mine once since I installed a shift light due to missing 4th.
But the first time I test drove the car I hit it twice, once for 3-4 seconds, and was thinking well its a good thing they want to much for this car, cause I do not want it as bad now. Well they came down quite a bit and I bought it anyway.
But the first time I test drove the car I hit it twice, once for 3-4 seconds, and was thinking well its a good thing they want to much for this car, cause I do not want it as bad now. Well they came down quite a bit and I bought it anyway.
08-27-2006, 03:32 AM
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I tried blowing up my last car 1993 oldsmanbile cutlass . damn thing had a rev limiter sat and bounced it for about a minute then drove it to get some beer, gm made some tuff ****.
08-27-2006, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by just1news6
just curious how many times people have bounced off the revlimiters in ls1 cars and never broken anything, and if you did break something doing this what was it? 
08-27-2006, 10:01 PM
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LOL, Ive hit that thing 477.6 times. Slipping tranny, little nitrous, whammo, meet mr. rev limiter. BUT, never broke anything as a result, stock pushrods forever.
Have a good friend who got pissed at a dealership cause they told him the knocking noise in his motor was 'normal'. He called me as he was leaving said dealership, then proceeded to drive all the way home floored on the rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear. Somehow, NOTHING BROKE!! I thought for sure it would go!
He finally got that motor warrantied though.... 402 or something like that, hmmm, shoulda tried that one myself,lol!
Have a good friend who got pissed at a dealership cause they told him the knocking noise in his motor was 'normal'. He called me as he was leaving said dealership, then proceeded to drive all the way home floored on the rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear. Somehow, NOTHING BROKE!! I thought for sure it would go!
He finally got that motor warrantied though.... 402 or something like that, hmmm, shoulda tried that one myself,lol!
08-28-2006, 12:25 PM
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i have maybe 4-6 times. mostly during street racing when watching out for other cars on street.
At the track I never have.
I just bought and installed a raptor shift light. I chalk it up as one of the best mods.
I shift at 6000rpms every time now, never over or under. Plus now with the shift light I have seen my OEM tach a few hundred rpms off.
btw I never broke or bent any parts.
bouncing off the rev limiter doesnt always break parts, its mostly missing a shift going into the wrong gear. For example shifting 2nd to 3rd but going into 1st instead... Then you bend up all types of ****!
At the track I never have.
I just bought and installed a raptor shift light. I chalk it up as one of the best mods.
I shift at 6000rpms every time now, never over or under. Plus now with the shift light I have seen my OEM tach a few hundred rpms off.
btw I never broke or bent any parts.
bouncing off the rev limiter doesnt always break parts, its mostly missing a shift going into the wrong gear. For example shifting 2nd to 3rd but going into 1st instead... Then you bend up all types of ****!
08-29-2006, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by whiteLS1
i know someone you spin a rod bearing because of boucning the rev limiter
Ben T.