[munk330ci]

I hit my rev limiter today merging into trafic. YIKES! This was the first time I've really been WOT since break-in. The engine is very smooth all the way up to redline (limiter). I was more concerned with traffic than looking at the tach and I guess it got away from me. In my old acura I could "just tell" when I was getting close to redline because the engine would get very -strained-. I guess I'm impressed by how smooth the engine is all the way up to redline, but now I know I need to be careful.

 

[Guest]

I hit my rev limiter often. That's what it's there for. Just be careful downshifting. The missed-shift overrev can be expensive.

 

[nate]

It won't hurt anything. I can always tell what RPM that I am at, and rarely go past 6K. Though, I have hit the 6750 limiter a few times. Pretty smooth still....

Driving a 330 around a roadcourse, I hit the limiter at least once a lap in 3rd. Sometimes twice. Better to hit the limiter right before the braking zone that shift to 4 and have no power going up the hill after the turn....

 

[The HACK]

Hit 7,000 RPM once or twice on the track...I let it rev to about 6,500 a couple of times a week.

 

[J. Kidd]

Its threads like this

that will make me bounce off the limiter a couple times on the way home tonight

 

[·clyde·]

I haven't hit the limiter in mine so far, but I used to bounce off it frequently in my old E30 318i

 

[Nick325xiT 5spd]

I hit it fairly frequently in first gear. Not too often in second.

More specifically, I used to hit it frequently, before I had myself trained for the lower gearing and lower rev limiter in this car. (Previous manual car was a chipped E36 325i, I could hit 70 in second. :yikes: )

 

[nate]

I would like to hit the rev-limiter in 5th

I don't think my car can do it though

 

[Chris330Ci]

I would like to hit the rev-limiter in 5th

I don't think my car can do it though

I've hit it in 3rd...

 

[nate]

I've hit it in 3rd...

Who hasn't :dunno:

4th is possible for sure :angel:

I've only managed a bit over 6K in 5th though

 

[rwg]

Who hasn't :dunno:

4th is possible for sure :angel:

I've only managed a bit over 6K in 5th though

Just out of curiousity, about how fast was that? I would like to hit my speed limiter, but I haven't had either: a) a long enough straight away at the driving schools I have been to; or b) the skill to make proper use of those long straight aways.

 

[nate]

Just out of curiousity, about how fast was that? I would like to hit my speed limiter, but I haven't had either: a) a long enough straight away at the driving schools I have been to; or b) the skill to make proper use of those long straight aways.

~152

 

[eugeneDC/TX]

i most often (and that's not taht often) hit the limiter, merging onto highways. but i HARDLY do taht anymore. not an issue really. i let my car rev up a few times a week to, just cuz it's fun

 

[Bill325Ci]

~152

152 w/ no hands and taking a picture. Wow, you're good!

 

[·clyde·]

152 w/ no hands and taking a picture. Wow, you're good!

I think I see a little bit of left hand.

 

[nate]

152 w/ no hands and taking a picture. Wow, you're good!

With my knee :thumbup:

(actually, yes, one hand)

 

[Chris330Ci]

~152

Where did you take that picture? Must have been an empty flat road...

 

[Jeff_DML]

~152

Quick, 325iT top speed should be about only 130mph. I hit 125mph and I had about 500 rpm left. Wasnt paying to close attention though, a bit difficult. The difference must be the shorted final drive for the wagon to make up for the weight.

Jeff

 

[Chris330Ci]

I would like to hit the rev-limiter in 5th

I don't think my car can do it though

I hit it in 5th today. ~142mph on I485 here in town. Did some scouting for 5.0 before I let loose. I had a good mile or so of vision before I saw any traffic coming in either direction. I did pass an Explorer at about 130mph though...

 

[Mystikal]

I hit it in 5th today. ~142mph on I485 here in town. Did some scouting for 5.0 before I let loose. I had a good mile or so of vision before I saw any traffic coming in either direction. I did pass an Explorer at about 130mph though...

That's the speed governor you hit, not the rev limiter.