Poll: Who has ever hit the rev limiter?

[Patton]

But of course even before you hit 205mph and the limiter, your alternator will be generating the needed 1.21 gigawatts and then who knows where you'll end up,... or when you'll end up.

[zvetteman]

Yep hit while drag racing. Running GSC's and spinning the tires in third gear. If it would hook up I would probably break something!

[WB9MCW]

never hit mine yet but i think my chip has it at 7400 now..I shift at 7000 and it gets to abt 7200 buy the time im done! Works for me! Im am at the point now I can tell the rpm by ear. I was going to get a light but my ear can now tell me when to shift. Took a while on the lt5 compaired to other engines to get a tuned ear for the rpms cause she pulls so hard for so long but afer a couple of years now and some practice I have a handle on it!!! I dump the clutch at 3k for launch and it spins the tires just a bit all the way through first, squaks into second and chirps into third....gotta luv my new chip and alum. flywheel and race clutch, b4 the best was a chirp into second only!!! Now she snorts they way we like it! I dont dump it too often (only to show off to friends mostly) since we all know abt the weak link of the u joints!!! and if u dont have driveshaft loops installed well.... i do have to say the gear rattle is quite noisy and it took a while to get used to it(actually u never really do) and it is a bit funny when people first hear it(they think ur tranny is broken) but once u hammer it they soon figure that it must be ok and healthy!!! lol

[gbrtng]

TOMTOM72:

With a stock chip in my 91 the shift light will light in any gear except
sixth if you hold speed for a while. Cruising 70 mph in 5th for a few
minutes at constant throttle it comes on. Change throttle position
and it goes out. GM nanny wants to remind you not to waste gas
and upshift.

I never watch the light when I'm hammering it so I don't know
whether it goes on at the rev limit - too many other things to
pay attention to !

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by gbrtng

TOMTOM72:

With a stock chip in my 91 the shift light will light in any gear except
sixth if you hold speed for a while. Cruising 70 mph in 5th for a few
minutes at constant throttle it comes on. Change throttle position
and it goes out. GM nanny wants to remind you not to waste gas
and upshift.

I never watch the light when I'm hammering it so I don't know
whether it goes on at the rev limit - too many other things to
pay attention to !

Now I just learned why I get such bad gas milage! I'm not paying attention to the General's advice about how to drive my Z! No chit, I didn't ever notice it telling me how to save gas! Oh well no one ever said I was the sharpest knife in the rack!

One thing though.........my secondaries should be really clean! I guess ya can't have everything, hugh?

Tom

my shift light is OFF

[GrayZ]

Originally Posted by HADI-ZR1

my shift light is OFF

not the only light off at your house

[4DSZR1]

Originally Posted by ITLGO2

not the only light off at your house

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by gbrtng

TOMTOM72:

With a stock chip in my 91 the shift light will light in any gear except
sixth if you hold speed for a while. Cruising 70 mph in 5th for a few
minutes at constant throttle it comes on. Change throttle position
and it goes out. GM nanny wants to remind you not to waste gas
and upshift.

I never watch the light when I'm hammering it so I don't know
whether it goes on at the rev limit - too many other things to
pay attention to !

just saw this old post,
90 is the one only that has the shift light for performance, the rest have it for fuel economy

[cadillac531]

Originally Posted by Kevin

just saw this old post,
90 is the one only that has the shift light for performance, the rest have it for fuel economy

I just saw this....

Not true, my 91 lights up for performance, and mine is all stock. I don't remember the actual rpm it lights up, but some where around 6400 I think.