I was running last night and I hit the rev limiter in 2nd gear and it got me to thinking about the limiter and its function.

I have heard people suggest that they would check the ODB port to determine how many times the rev limiter has been hit before they would buy a used car or that the dealer might use the info to determine warranty eligibility.

That doesn't make sense to me. The rev limiter is a protective function that prevents over revs which could damamge the engine. Why would hitting the rev limiter mean anything?

How many times do you think you have hit the limiter? I estimate I have hit it 8-10 times over the course of the last year. How about you and are you concerned about it?

 

I haven't counted how many times I have drivien my car, but I have hit the rev limter at least that many. It is good to test it daily. LOL.

 

The concern is not about hitting the rev limiter on the way up...it's when you hit it downshifting.

 

I usually keep a close eye so I don't but I've hit it a couple of times. I like to keep my shifts smooth....

-Eli

 

At least once a day. The best is hearing it go BOPBOPBPBOPBOPBOBPOBPBOPBOP!!!! lol Couldnt do that in my Boxster S. Just make sure you dont downshift into the red!

 

7000 lol

 

I hit it a few times.
I knew I was close some of those times, but I've also hit it by total surprise a few times. THAT'S wierd.

 

I have never hit it on a down shift of course, that would be bad.

I am pleased to hear I am not the only one. I consider it a mistake and am trying to improve my sense of aural feedback to determine when I am getting close to redline.

I have heard of people who consider Stage 1 over revs a negative but I think they are misinformed.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

Anyone who is scared to redline it should go drive a ferrari, at least those are real pretty to look at! Just kidding guys!

 

I LOVE these Porsche engines....in other cars I have had, I could sense when to shift by the way the engine lost acceleration...in those cars I NEVER hit the redline to know if there was a rev limiter...lol...now, this thing will pull right to redline and hard....I love it...I used to bounce off the limiter once a day..but now, I pretty much have it down as to where I am in the RPM's....but if my radio is up loud..sometimes I may hit it....a few times I have driven home in 3rd...lol....Reminds me of my Ninja sportbike with a 14K redline and it screamed all the way there....clutchless shifting and front wheel lifting....those were the days.....

 

Because of this post I had to hit redline in first and second last night. I forgot about that lovely sound.

 

I hit redline too easy in 1st now with the SC, but in second you are going so fast that you feel you have to shift sooner. I shift at 7000 but it always passes on the tach to about 7200 during the shift. When I first was doing passes with my GT Pro I had a heck of a time staying off the rev limiter. Remember the Vortec SC builts the most torque and Hp at 7000 so you need to push it there every shift to get max performance. Will

 

a few times, never shifting down. Is so awesome when the rpms go up that you forget to shift gears, the car never tells you to shift until the bopbopbop is in place LOL.

 

never on a downshift, but when driving hard, 1st gear red line pops up way to quick in my lowly c2.

time to upgrade to something Italian.

 

It is a negative. It'll only hurt you, not help you. User beware. It may be fun now but it won't be fun later when you need to exercise the warranty for whatever reason. Try not to over rev too many times.