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gukin · 12-22-2010, 09:39 PM

I drive a Focus SVT and the hard limit on revs is the oil pump disintegrating at 8000 RPMs, my redline (after an after market tune) is 7600 RPMs. I've bounced off the rev-limiter and there isn't much to worry about. Okay maybe you'll only get 999,750 miles out of your engine instead if the 1,000,000 you were hoping for.

Toyota (despite all the recalls and anti-Toyota rhetoric) builds damn fine engines, I'll bet there's some builders who have no trouble revving their engines to 9,000 for extended periods of time.

Enjoy your car, it will last longer than you'll want it (unlike my SVT)

.Kevin. · 12-22-2010, 10:52 PM

I've pushed my car to the point where its going so fast you can smell rubber burning lol

yaris2010RS · 12-23-2010, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by .Kevin.

I've pushed my car to the point where its going so fast you can smell rubber burning lol

that smell my friend is ur auto tranny losing alot of life.... lol

Evangelion335 · 12-24-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by shinlee

this might be one of the most retarded whines I've ever seen, lmao....

I dont want advice from anyone that thinks bouncing the redline is cool. I doubt you know how much of an idiot you sound like.

thebarber · 12-24-2010, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Evangelion335

I dont want advice from anyone that thinks bouncing the redline is cool. I doubt you know how much of an idiot you sound like.

enigne is likely fine

ive bounced mine off the limiter on several occasions...mainly at a lapping day where there was a section of the track allowed me to go fast enough to top out 2nd, but was too short to be worth the shift to 3rd....

just banged off the limiter for a few seconds before hitting the corner...

powertrain warranty if the engine dies...

detroiter · 12-24-2010, 02:30 PM

Considering Toyota cheaped out on including a tach (even the mazda 2 comes with a small but functional tach), the rev limiter would be a lifesaver for knowing if you went to high before shifting. But the rev limiter is there to save you, so I'm guessing even if you did rev limit it quite ofter, but not every single time, there still wouldn't be any problems. Toyota would lower the rev limiter if it wasn't safe where it's at now.

advocate · 12-25-2010, 04:09 AM

there's two kinds of over rev, only one of which the car can control

the first is fuel based over rev

the other is a mechanical over rev which can be achieved through poor downshifting

YarisSedan · 12-25-2010, 04:56 PM

Hmm i hit my redline several times every single day i drive my car. No problems yet

R2D2 · 12-25-2010, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by advocate

there's two kinds of over rev, only one of which the car can control

the first is fuel based over rev

the other is a mechanical over rev which can be achieved through poor downshifting

Bingo. Hitting the rev limiter is no problem-the limiter is there to PREVENT over speeding the engine.

A mis-shift is the scary stuff because there is nothing to prevent an over speed condition and the pistons can actually hit valves in extreme cases. This is what would worry me.

My brother has a 94 Civic he drove for 12 years and he used to hold it on the rev limiter just for the heck of it. Now it is strictly a race vehicle and is still seeing the rev limiter! No problems. I wouldn't do it for sport, but hitting the rev limiter is no big deal. Overspeeding the engine is another story!

Evangelion335 · 12-26-2010, 11:45 AM

I was in first gear, there was no downshifting. The rev limiter failed.

big lo · 12-26-2010, 12:55 PM

This sucks!!

1luckywolf · 12-28-2010, 10:38 AM

hi, one question, is there any problem if i switch gearbox to "N" position when i've reached some speed which allows the car go by itself without acelerating? or for example in a downward slope?
thanks!

Judas Iscariot · 12-29-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Hmm i hit my redline several times every single day i drive my car. No problems yet

i am wondering why you would do that, it would be faster to just shift into the next gear

operative word = yet

Uber_Otter · 01-03-2011, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Evangelion335

I was in first gear, there was no downshifting. The rev limiter failed.

Since you were going from 1st to second, the acceleration momentum could have kept it revving up. Did you notice a drop in acceleration right before you shifted? Im not sure if the limiter cuts fuel, spark or both, but it may have just kicked in. Or was it down hill at all? These little motors can take quite a beating and be fine.

12-22-2010, 09:39 PM	#19
gukin Drives: '03 Focus SVT EAP Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest Posts: 3	Don't get your underwear all in a bunch! I drive a Focus SVT and the hard limit on revs is the oil pump disintegrating at 8000 RPMs, my redline (after an after market tune) is 7600 RPMs. I've bounced off the rev-limiter and there isn't much to worry about. Okay maybe you'll only get 999,750 miles out of your engine instead if the 1,000,000 you were hoping for. Toyota (despite all the recalls and anti-Toyota rhetoric) builds damn fine engines, I'll bet there's some builders who have no trouble revving their engines to 9,000 for extended periods of time. Enjoy your car, it will last longer than you'll want it (unlike my SVT)

12-22-2010, 10:52 PM	#20
.Kevin. I ain't even mad Drives: 2010 1E7 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prince George, BC. Canada Posts: 954	I've pushed my car to the point where its going so fast you can smell rubber burning lol __________________

12-24-2010, 02:30 PM	#24
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	Considering Toyota cheaped out on including a tach (even the mazda 2 comes with a small but functional tach), the rev limiter would be a lifesaver for knowing if you went to high before shifting. But the rev limiter is there to save you, so I'm guessing even if you did rev limit it quite ofter, but not every single time, there still wouldn't be any problems. Toyota would lower the rev limiter if it wasn't safe where it's at now. __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

12-26-2010, 11:45 AM	#28
Evangelion335 Drives: Soon Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 25	I was in first gear, there was no downshifting. The rev limiter failed. __________________

12-25-2010, 04:09 AM	#25
advocate Drives: car Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: location Posts: 1,033	there's two kinds of over rev, only one of which the car can control the first is fuel based over rev the other is a mechanical over rev which can be achieved through poor downshifting

12-25-2010, 04:56 PM	#26
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Hmm i hit my redline several times every single day i drive my car. No problems yet

12-26-2010, 12:55 PM	#29
big lo View User's Garage Drives: 2007 VIOS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Loiza,Puerto Rico Posts: 1,121	This sucks!!

12-28-2010, 10:38 AM	#30
1luckywolf Drives: Vitz 2005 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lima - Peru Posts: 2	hi, one question, is there any problem if i switch gearbox to "N" position when i've reached some speed which allows the car go by itself without acelerating? or for example in a downward slope? thanks!