Alright, so, twice in the past, oh, 2 weeks or less, I've hit the rev limiter. First time, I down shifted one to many (2nd instead of 3rd) - I have the 5AT - as I was thinking I was in 5th, not 4th. A second after I got into 2nd, it hit the limiter, bouncing off about 4-5 times before the tranny would up-shift into 3rd (ugg - I HATE, absolutely HATE the 5AT lag!) Tonight, I accidentally hit it (once again, in part thanks to the lag, but also in part due to my own fault) as I was burning out, the tires didn't catch as quickly as I thought they would (hey, it's cold out... but I shoulda known better) and the rev limiter came up a little bit quicker then I was expecting, bounced 3 times before it would go into 2nd gear (tires were still spinning until 2nd gear came up)

Question is, do I need to worry about any possible damage w/ those two incidents, or is the VQ a strong enough engine that in can handle a few bounces every once in a while as long as it's not to often? If I need to worry, what should I look at to find if any damage has been done?

Thanks!

 

the rev limiter is there for a reason. to protect you from really fvcking anything up. you should be fine.

 

yup that is what it does limits so that you dont destroy your motor

 

Its 1030am and I've probably hit it 5 times this morning since 6AM. You will be fine

 

ever tried to let the foot off the gas pedal. I heard it helps.

 

^^But then driving isn't fun, now is it?

Lighten up a bit bud, it was a joke.

...or was it?