[V8] V8 Rev limit?

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I hit the limiter all the time. If it is doing its job, there is no damage done.
Maybe I have slow reaction time, but it is pretty hard to do a full throttle 1-
>2 shift without bouncing off the limiter occasionally.
The stock limiter is pretty soft - it does not just cut off the motor but hangs 
right at the limit.

Dave


Quoting Daniel O'Dell <daniel_o_dell at yahoo.com>:

> I had an unusual (read that as BAD) on-ramp excursion yesterday. During
> the one-two shift I kinda blew my timing, and got a little too deep
> into the red zone. Now, I admit, I do some spirited driving at times,
> but I have never over revvvvved the beast before. But it brings up a
> curiosity. Knowing that my car is chipped (unknown chip however) I
> wonder if that has increased my rev limit. My '91 shows a redline at
> 6500rpm, at which point I would assume there would be a soft-limit, or
> ignition retard to keep things intact. but I was at, oh....7000 and
> change (speaking of retard, it wasn't ignition, it was the driver) I'm
> now just really curious, what will these expensive, old machines handle
> before you punch eight (or 32) neat little holes in the hood ?
> 
> just curious.
> -Dan
> 
> Audi V8/6, S4, A6
> 
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