Rev Limiter Should I Use It?

[NA power]

Hi people

I just brought a R33 GTS

and almost every time i tromp it in 1st i hit the limiter b4 i go to second gear. Also the other day it was raining and i took off hard it span 1st to the limiter just b4 i could change gears.

Im not holding it on the limiter its just hiting it like "pop,pop" and then i change, and i goin to do any damage to my engine or is that what its there for???

Do you guys ever hit the limiter or are you all changing at like 6g???

just need some reasurance i dont wannner blow anything up

thanks

Deano

[lingeringsoul]

try accelerating gently maybe?

keep doing that you will break something

Edited July 24, 2006 by lingeringsoul

[Bluprint]

Think about it this way - The rev limiter is there for a reason.

[NA power]

Think about it this way - The rev limiter is there for a reason.

yer prob b best to keep away from it. i mite get a shift light or somthing

thanks

[TUFF13]

get a lancer mate , you prob wont hit the limiter then lol

[leech_]

i would hate to buy your car after you have given it as hard a time as you are... i have like to have fun in my car which i have owned for almost 2 years and i think i have only hit the rev limiter maybe 4 or 5 times in that time

[Munkyb0y]

i hit mine in second a few times when i first got it, but u quickly get used to changing before redline.

i reckon it's because the rb's dont feel like they're struggling, even at high rpms, so it's easy to over rev.

keep an eye on ur tacho when ur gunning it.

[sewid]

You should definately be revving it to the limiter in every gear every time you drive. In fact that's why brotech released their new electronic throttle controller (B-ETC) for RB25.

Here's a pic of the B-ETC kit:

Enjoy.

[zaffa]

BeeR Rev Limiter really good cuts ignition as oppossed to your factory rev limiter cutting fuel which can cause damage...they also sound cool and make some nice flames!

[AlexCim]

i would hate to buy your car after you have given it as hard a time as you are... i have like to have fun in my car which i have owned for almost 2 years and i think i have only hit the rev limiter maybe 4 or 5 times in that time

Man, some DAYS I hit the limiter 4-5 times.....and thats in an AUTO

My RB's never missed a beat, give it good oil and genuine everything else.

I dont think its a matter of not wanting to buy his car, rather, someone really wanting to buy yours

[Kinks]

touching the limiter occasionally shouldn't hurt the car. bouncing off it is bad, because your engine's cycling from 0% to 100% power rapidly.

most cars reach their power peak before redline, so you're wasting your time trying to get that last 300rpm out of the motor. my charade was different, torque curve completely flat to the 7500 limiter so I may have hit it a few times during its lifetime

[eMsta]

I never try to get to the limiter on first - second i ahve hit a few times. These days though, i take it max maybe 5 (eg when im on the fwy ramp) - no point in hurting the car, unless you are a rich punk who can afford to kill off a few skylines

[Munkyb0y]

(eg when im on the fwy ramp)

gotta love the freeway ramp

[frx026]

This thread is pointless.

Give it a couple of weeks and we will all read about the sad story of a skyline being involved in an "accident" whilst bouncing off the rev limiter in the wet...

[AzzurrA]

agreed... if you can't tell when you're getting close to redline, and you hit redline every time you take off in first, you're obviously too unco-ordinated to be driving a high performance car... no.. wait... make that driving fullstop...

do everyone a favour and either learn how to drive properly, or sell the car and start catching a bus, otherwise we are going to hear about another skyline written off on the news.

[Beer Baron]

c'mon guys ease up a tad. he is just asking if it's bad for the car or not. personally i would suggest it's not a good idea. a non-turbo skyline has seen it's best power wise a long way before the limiter anyway so really not much point. you will get a feel for the revs etc as you get used to driving it so wont hit the limiter so much after a while.

[Taso84]

Put it this way, if everytime u drive it in every gear ur hitting the limiter then eventually something will f()ck up. Once or twice here or there wont do nething. Trust me tho after a few weeks u'll be able to change in time. Practice makes perfect

[leech_]

You also shouldnt be driving then although an auto should change before it hits the rev limiter anyways shouldnt it ??? As others have said i had mine on a dyno and from memory peak power is like 6400rpm so why take it to the 7,000 rpm or 7,200 whatever it is...

A: my car is not for sale

B: if it was i would by my skyline if i was looking

Man, some DAYS I hit the limiter 4-5 times.....and thats in an AUTO

My RB's never missed a beat, give it good oil and genuine everything else.

I dont think its a matter of not wanting to buy his car, rather, someone really wanting to buy yours

[ebola]

BeeR Rev Limiter really good cuts ignition as oppossed to your factory rev limiter cutting fuel which can cause damage...they also sound cool and make some nice flames!

sure, as if skyline turbos arn't weak enough...

how does a fuel & ignition cur cause damage, where an ignition cut doesn't? Ignoring the damage to the turbo / exhaust that a misfire system inevitibley causes...

c'mon guys ease up a tad. he is just asking if it's bad for the car or not. personally i would suggest it's not a good idea. a non-turbo skyline has seen it's best power wise a long way before the limiter anyway so really not much point. you will get a feel for the revs etc as you get used to driving it so wont hit the limiter so much after a while.

Why rev it to redline? you go quicker if 1) you have traction and 2) (average)engine power - which probably drops off in the high rpm.

Driving like that will cause damage - if not to your car, then to some one elses.

As long as there is good oil (and the engine is warm), I don't see it causing any immediate engine damage - but it sure causes alot more wear % tear (and not just the engine). Buy some good tyres. better traction, AND you won't want to waste them.

[Beer Baron]

sure, as if skyline turbos arn't weak enough...

how does a fuel & ignition cur cause damage, where an ignition cut doesn't? Ignoring the damage to the turbo / exhaust that a misfire system inevitibley causes...

Why rev it to redline? you go quicker if 1) you have traction and 2) (average)engine power - which probably drops off in the high rpm.

Driving like that will cause damage - if not to your car, then to some one elses.

As long as there is good oil (and the engine is warm), I don't see it causing any immediate engine damage - but it sure causes alot more wear % tear (and not just the engine). Buy some good tyres. better traction, AND you won't want to waste them.

now you really are showing your smarts... I never encouraged driving on the limiter. and if you read my post that you saw fit to quote you would see I suggested that in a non-turbo skyline peak power would occur long before the rev limit (as it does in turbo versions too). i dont think it's very wise to tell me to buy better tyres. what tyres are you using on your car? have you even driven a tuned GTR with 260kw atw? in rwd? in the wet? I can tell you it's pretty angry when it ramps onto boost. or are you just advising me based on your experience in gran turismo? in fact it's hard to believe you were responding to my post at all. when I said:

"personally i would suggest it's not a good idea. a non-turbo skyline has seen it's best power wise a long way before the limiter anyway so really not much point. you will get a feel for the revs etc as you get used to driving it so wont hit the limiter so much after a while."

but thanks for your valuable advice.