i just hit my rev limiter...im really worried about my poor D16Y8...am i beaing paranoid? Should i listen for any changes with my engine? Please help

 

hmmm, you should be fine. I'm pretty sure everyone here has zinged their rev limiter every now and then. As long as you're not purposefully doing it all the time. Besides, it's just a D-series. The sooner it goes, the better jk, hehe.

 

Haha, i know the D-series is looked down on, but i love my D16. Thanks for the help, and, do you know of any sounds or strange behavior i should watch out for

 

I've hit mines a few times over the years but it's still running fine. Like he said, just dont do it constantly lol

 

its there for a reason, like above you should be fine unless you do it like its your job

 

You will be fine. Once or twice in its natural metal life is not a big deal.

 

OMG YOURS MOTORS WLL BLOW IN EXACTLY 82.43 MILES!!@%$

 

rev limiters serve a purpose, they prevent your car from over-revving (doing damage to the engine) try to avoid hitting the rev limiter because like I said it only prevents damage, if you abuse it, you lose it. Or you could get a chipped ecu, and remove the rev limiter, then you wouldn't have to worry about it.....

 

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Hell, I do it a few times a week. There are some autoX courses where I'm on it for a few seconds. My motor still has factory spec compression with virtually no spread in the numbers at 100K. Rev it baby!

 

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on you, just because a rev limiter is removed, doesnt mean you dont have to worry about it. removing a rev limiter is useful only for engines that can handle revving past the factory rated redline. so to sum it all up, if a rev limiter is removed, it doesnt mean you can rev higher without modifications to the engine.

 

sarcasm.....I knew someone would take me seriously, I was hoping it would be the thread creator

 

Momentary spike on the rev limiter should pose no problems - constantly holding it on redline, will result in some very serious problems and ultimately failure.

 

You guys crack me up. I've held my Y7 on the limiter for seconds at a time on purpose, on more than a dozen occasions. 110,000 on engine and nothing wrong with it. What the hell do you think a 2-step is?

 

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hey, someone had to do it

 

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thanks y0!

 

My poor little b7 spends most of it's time in "rev limiter land." and it runs like a top.

 

just don't hit the limiter when you're on the bottle...BAAAM!

 

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or hit fuel cutoff when your spooling.

 

I've hit in all of my cars occasionally, it's not a big deal. It's nothing that I would worry about at all. Although, sometimes it seems like it's very hard on the engine, it's not as bad as it seems. The rev limiter in the RSX Type S feels scary the first time you hit it, but your D16 will be ah-ight yO! Like everyone else has said, just try not to do it all of the time.

 

i hit mine 2 or 3 times a week... Its there for a purpose.

 

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no not exaclty..its at 83.99miles. Hehehe!

 

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Haha, im not that dumb...just very worried, but after reading all your guys' posts, im a lot less concerned...thanks a lot.

 

damn you turtlecx92, you ruined it!

glad you got the nfo you needed downhillspecialist!

 

I hit mine every now and then. Somtimes I worry that I could blow it, but its still runs good 116k...and still go'n

 

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I'd like to hope you're not spooling at the rev limiter, if you are, your turbo is way too damn big. you should hit full boost at 4,000 rpm at the most unless its a fully built race engine.

you dont want to hit rev limiter while boosting though, as the stock rev limiter is a fuel cut and hitting fuel cut at full boost will cause major damage. This is why an MSD 6aL is a good investment. Ignition cut rev limit doesnt cause many problems.