every time my girl friends car hits rev limiter the check engine light turns on then the car cuts off, then i wait like 2 minutes and it turns on like nothing ever happened, it drive great, until you hit rev limiter. so i am dumbfounded,
i really need help because my girl is scared to drive her car, so i wanna remedy that

 

Stop hitting rev limiter.

You didn't even tell us what kind of car it is. Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. Welcome to H-T.

 

my fault, its a 92 integra ls

 

Check the ECU for codes first. I think you should DEFINATELY stay off rev limiter. It's very unintelligent to continue to hit rev limit when you know you have a problem when you do.

 

Every time you hit the limiter, you run lean. Running lean under WOT is BAD... STOP HITTING IT!

 

dont hit the rev limiter...probelm solved

 

ok ok ill calm down on the rev limiter, but why would it cut off?

 

lean= not enough fuel

 

alright i understand the concept of lean, but if the car diies, then there is a problem, i didnt know it was dying because of the rev limiter. but i figured it out through trial and error, its not throwing any codes till it dies, but if i start it back up the code goes away.

 

up

 

maybe something wrong with fuel pump, or dirty fuel filter?

 

From what I've heard about the limiter when you hit it, hard enough I guess, it cuts off the fuel line or something. Maybe as everyone else said it leans the fuel mixture and as you continue to hit it, it gets too lean to run the engine....??? Maybe, I don't know much about it though. Since Integra's are fuel-injected my assumption is that you can't change the limiter or remove it without changing the ECU. Could someone enlighten me on the process of removing or upping the limiter?

 

whats up i need advice cuz i have a 94 del sol s and it starts to red line at 6400 rpms and it stops at 6900 why if it shows 8500 any ways another questions is why does my car max out at 120 mph in 4th gear and it only hits 6500 rpm's and when i first got it it hit 127 mph and that was three months ago and it only hit that speed once and that is it

 

what motor is in that sol?

 

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Did you have a fat dude sitting in there at the time Wicked Sol? I had this big annoying guy in the back of my Integra the other night and my car peaked at 120mph cause I had all that extra weight hehe.