on the way home...I floored from the first gear....and put to 2nd gear with Tiptronic mode......but it didnt shift until 2 seconds later...and during that 2 sec....it went to about 7000 rpm........the car jerked quite a bit too.......is that really bad for the engine?? did i do any damage??

thnx for any info

 

nope you just met your rev limiter. These cars don't shift very well at full throttle in manual mode. experiment, find the optimum time to shif to the next gear (probably be about 500 rpm before redline.)

Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Custom Catback, Custom Intake Tube, HyperGround Kit

 

its fine d00d we all do it.. accadent happens.. the revlimiter is there for your protection

 

I did something like that on the way home too...I had it in manumatic mode, 2nd gear, and flooring it around a corner..I saw a light flash up on the instrument panel between the speedo and the tach, but only for a second - not long enough to read the light. Maybe I held it too long in 2nd and was about to hit the limiter?

Obsidian, Willow, Premium, Aero, Sport

 

If you floored it coming out of a corner in a low gear, I'd venture to guess that the little yellow light that flashed said "SLIP." [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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

 

Like others have said your not going to hurt it to bounce off the revlimiter. My only gripe is the way is cuts the fuel and makes the rpm jump around, it seems like your doing more damage to the engine by bouncing off the rev limiter than it would to maintain a consistent 7000 rpm. since the throttle is fly by wire, why couldn't they make it that when the rpm goes to 7000 it should just stay there no matter how much more gas you give it.

One thing to remember is that while the motor can easily reach 7000 rpm, you accesories like the power steering pump, A/C pump and water pumps don't like to spin that fast for very long.

Jim
'03 Sedan
Brilliant Silver/Graphite
6MT/ Premium package
Sport tuned suspension
Aerodynamic Body Kit
Navigation and Satellite Radio

 

lol Jim...that would be asking for way too much!

Damn Rev Limiters!!!

John
03.5 G35 14.6 @ 95
02 Maxima SE 14.5 @ 95 (Wife's)
87 Mustang GT 13.2 @ 107