Read about it, heard about it.....now I experienced it. Interesting though it happened in first gear....wound out from a light, nothing near full throttle and just before I was heading for second gear the engine cut out....just for a millisecond, kind of a dead feeling, no bang, no lurch....just a hicupp. When second engaged she came right back. All I can say is that first gear is so quick we have to be on the ball and get second as quick as we can.

 

Mr. Rev Limiter is not a very welcome guest when you are trying to accerate hard. Just gotta watch that tach before it hits 6700 and it feels even worse when you have the VDC on after you shift. The throttle lags!

Have fun!

- Don't argue with idiots. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.=P-

 

Does anyone else think maybe our gears are a little too short, by chance? Or is it just me?

 

I'm wondering if anyone has met his brother Mr. Speed Limiter?

 

no our gears are not to shot they are a lot longer then lets say a adui TT or a suburu WRX or a lancer.

 

Our gears are definitely not short. I don't think that many cars can hit 62 in 2nd.

 

Ok, I have a question. Assuming that your car is past the break-in period and has been properly broken in, is it bad in any way for your engine to hit the rev limiter, assuming you don't drive the car above 6500 for a long time haha?

2003 G35 Coupe
Black, Willow, 6spd, Aero, Prem
On the way...due in April...hurry!! [img]/w3timages/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

 

i don't think our grears are short either, its just that we get upto speed so fast u have to change quick.....
its just like my cousins 360 modena click...vroooooom...click....vrooooom.....click..v rooom holy **** i'm going 110

03 G35 coupe SS (GD) 6spd everything but navi
02 QX4 pearl white
00 528 Silver on black

 

The purpose of the rev limiter is to protect the engine from damage, so hitting it shouldn't hurt unless you really do it for an extended period of time.

 

The Vector Aeromotive W-8 Twin Turbo can go 68mph in 1st. [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Hitting the rev limiter doesn't hurt the engine. Going about 500-1000 rpms past that point would if you didn't have the limiter. I wouldn't make it a habit, though.

2003.5 G35 Sedan Desert Platinum/Graphite Premium/Sport/Aero/Nav/Winter

 

It's kinda hard to get past Mr. Rev Limiter, don't ya think? LOL

I haven't met him yet myself. Still breaking my baby in. Another couple'a weeks though, we'll be getting acquainted, no doubt!

2003 G35 Coupe 6MT Leather
Premium, Aero
"There is no spoon"

 

Actually you can get past the rev limiter. I've heard stories of people screwing up shifting when they're trying to (drag) race and going from say 3rd to 2nd instead of 3rd to 4th (on a 6spd). If that happens, you will get past the rev limiter, because there's nothing that the rev limiter can do to stop the kinetic energy of the moving parts in the engine. It can only stop you from passing a point on the way up.

2003 G35 Coupe
Black, Willow, 6spd, Aero, Prem
On the way...due in April...hurry!! [img]/w3timages/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

 

Yes, that's true on a manual. On the automatics, the computer will refuse to downshift until it's safe.

2003.5 G35 Sedan Desert Platinum/Graphite Premium/Sport/Aero/Nav/Winter