Re: Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?
 

This techinque will work quite well....I just don't like having to replace the clutch all the time.

I know with my aftermarket chip I lost the upshift light which made me sad I'd like to find a way to get it put back in.

Re: Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?
 

Thanks guys, Kevin, Bob & CAV!

Humm, I never thought about a chip turning off the shift light Bob. The chip I bought is just the replacement update for the OEM 1990 chip. Yes the shift light does work. I guess your bulb could be out? Maybe you have an aftermarket chip? Also thank you for sharing what you did at Englishtown. I hear ya about the GSC's, mine were old & hard & I replaced them with D3's.

I guess I worry too much about the IRS, too many parts & no place to work. The stuff sure looks nice though! I hate to say this but I'm still partial to the detroit locker in my Mach1, that would do the trick in the launch department!

Once the clutch is engaged & the speedo says something I have no quams about lett'in her rip, it's fun! I guess I'll never be a drag racer!:mrgreen:

Thanks for sharing Guys!:thumbsup:

Tom

Re: Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?
 

At Carlisle last Summer on the road course I watched a C5 Z06 hit it every time he was on the course. My friends ZR-1 had lower times, won his class and never hit the rev limiter once.

Re: Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?
 

As far as I know it's the stock chip. But the owner before me did buy the updated GM prom to fix the idle thing. I have the original in the GM box the replacement came in. I've never seen the light on, so I suspect it must be burned out. I guess I'll have to fix that sometime...

Re: Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?
 

that tends to happen with a 7,000 rpm redline :dancing

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For anyone wondering what it sounds like, here's me hitting the rev limiter in 1st gear. Not intentionally...

Hitting limiter ~1.5MB

Re: Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?
 

Okay I know now that I have never let the rpms get to the limiter...I must be early enough at shifting in 1st & 2nd to stay off of the limiter...I guess if you use the shift light there must be a few hundred rpm cushion or I would have hit it for sure...the motor sounds so sudective up top I get mesmerized by the sound & almost forget the shift light!:o

Man that thing sounds sweet, Bob!!!:thumbsup:

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Well then here's me not hitting the limiter. :) Oh, apparently the shift light was taken out of later programs. Though, you bought the latest PROM for 1990, right? And yours still works? I guess I'll have to pull the dash and change my bulb...

Not hitting limiter ~3MB

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Okay I had to think about this. I bought the GM updated Prom, code ABYK, from P & G Chevy. I had the 1990 OEM PROM. I looked after reading the TSB over at the Reg site & my symptoms matched so I put it down on my list. I know the shift light worked before I swapped PROM's and I know that after I did my plenum stuff I put in the GM/ABYK coded PROM and the shift light still works.

btw, Bob it sure does sound nice...sweet music you're car's making! You must be:D

:thumbsup:
Tom

Re: Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?
 

How much damage will hitting the rev limited do over a long period of time