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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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Many people talk about "hearing" a car hit it's rev limiter. What does it sound like? Does the engine just cut out, or what?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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it will hit the rev limiter and then "bounce off" it, sound like someone taching it up multiple times really fast
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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ITs a horrible sound
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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o dear god my birgin ears, just be happy you never heard your baby make that sound. It would bring a tear to anyone's eye
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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OK thanks guys so I take it if I ever hit it I will know it. Thanks again.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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my stupid *** left it in 2nd gear my first run at the track, hit the REV limiter and thought I was going to cry (first time) but yeah, it "bounces" and then goes wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa, until you realize your a butt head, and shift it into 3rd
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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what he said.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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At a stop light, put it in neutral and floor it for a second. you'll find out and nothing should happen (maybe bend a pushrod if you hold it, but I doubt it). I left off the limiter many times at the track. On the LS1 cars, when you hit it, the pcm cuts fuel randomly to cylinders. I believe on LT1 cars it cut spark.
Any one clarify if I am right?
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Big movie, but you can definatly hear the WRX bouncing off the limiter on his launch: www.botsdots.com/csi/z06pussybig.wmv
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Opposite Derek.
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Whoops! That's right. That's why it's not so dangerous to hit the limiter while spraying a LS1.
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