svrTc06

hey everybody, i just got back from the track and i did somthing sooooo stupid.....

i left my s/c tC in L (a/t) for the burn out....but forgot to put it into D for the race (dumba$$ move, i know).....

needless to say, i bounced off the limiter a few time, and was pushing about 8.5 psi (on the stock pulley) according to my boost gauge.

do you guys think i screwed anything up?? ive never hit the limiter on any of my other cars, so i really dont know the effects that it has on the motor and the rest of the drivetrain.

please help me out with your imput

Thanks
Dan

NVMyTc

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Thats what the limiter is for, so you don't damage anything from over-revving

I hit my limiter for fun lol! ;)

But seriously, you will be fine

JOEinSD

you should be fine, but don't keep doing it..accidents happen. i know ive hit it a couple of times..

svrTc06

thanx guy, that makes me feel better...i still feel like an idiot for what i did, but that will pass. i was really worried that i screwed somthing up big time.

thanks again for the confidence boost

SunrisetC

I wouldn't worry about it.

engifineer

That is what it is there for, but hitting if for fun is not smart, It is still not good for your engine to be revved that high all the time, and it WILL shorten the life of the engine doing it a lot.

Nick06tC

Like the others siad, its not an issue. Its their for a reason, and when they set the limiter, they DO NOT set it at the extreme limits of what the engine can handle.

Its like having a 1 ton (2000lb capacity) Pickup truck. If you put 2050 LBS in it, its not going to fall apart. But you shouldnt do it often.

svrTc06

well im happy that i didnt do anything too too bad to my motor. now is it true that my ECU will log the i hit the limiter, i mean will the dealership see that and no honor some issues that i may have that should be covered under warrenty?

JOEinSD

yes it will be logged on there. yes they can see it. no it wont void your warranty UNLESS they can prove that what you did broke whatever.

CuRiOuSfIsH

Look at youtube, so many ppl post vids of the tC motor bouncing off the limiter. If nothing seems different you should be fine. There are some motors where even repeated high revving would cause damage (such as valve float, 2ZZ and some older Honda motors come to mind).

svrTc06

is there any way to get that out of the ecu so that they cant see that i hit the limiter?

CuRiOuSfIsH

if owners had that type of ability and knowledge, the tC would be considered having even more potential than it already has.

Mightygnu

nop. there isnt. dont worry about it, you'll be fine.

trix5032

the limiter isnt evil. its a savior. thats as high as it was safely engineered to run. so you should be perfectly fine.

m1k32n3r

the rev limiter is a safety on your engine but hitting it alot will burn out your camshaft positioning sensor i know only because i just blew my sensor

draxcaliber

holy grave robbing! you just bumped a thread that's been dead for nearly 5 years!

myr6goesfast

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Zombie thread someone kill it
oh and just for the cause... two years ago when i got my emanage i forgot to put a limiter and revved to 7k on my burnout at the track. Yikes... nothing broke.