Re: The Red Mark

[Brendan Rudack <rudack@ucsub.Colorado.EDU>]

The ol' rev limiter ain't gonna do squat if your in 4th at redline and
mistakingly grab 3rd. So it depends on how you miss a shift...  

Brendan Rudack			rudack@ucsub.Colorado.EDU
88' 90Q
Boulder, Colorado 

On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Dave Eaton wrote:

> >>     This past weekend I missed a shift and when I looked at the tack it
> >>     was coming down from above the first "red mark".  I don't know how
> >>     high it went but I immediately got that warm fuzzy feeling.  I pulled
> >>     over and checked oil pressure and idle smoothness and every thing
> >>     seemed fine.  I better make a sacrifice to the Audi gods for this one.
> >>
> >T'was stomping off a red light once. Didn't have time to look down and
> >check the tach, but POW!
> >
> >No the engine didn't blows up. But the nice little engine cut-off did slam
> >in. Felt like I had hit a wall. Quickly clutched and WOT'ed in 2nd.
> >
> >Have had the 2.2 inline 5 up to around 6200. LIttle past 1st red mark on
> >tach. But only hit the rev limiter once. I'm guessing around 6400 before
> >limiter cuts in???
> 
> relax, that's what the rev limiter is for.  i try to get as close to it as
> possible when i give the old girl a run, and not just at the traffic lights. 
> the sound of the turbo 5 at full chat in 3rd i don't think i'll ever get sick
> off....
> 
> in the ur-q the led rev counter starts flashing at you which is when you should
> change up.  changing up between then and the rev limiter is a lot of fun.  in
> the s2, you just wait for the rev counter to enter the "red zone" (oooohhhhh)
> and then change.
> 
> on both cars i've hit the rev limiter without any thought of damaging the
> engine.  that's what they are there for...
> 
> -dave.
> '93 s2
> '90 ur-q
>