Rev limiter

[Alan]

Say is there some sort of a rev limiter on the 94 automatics or is something wrong with my engine?
When just sitting when I rev up the engine it starts cutting out at 4k. On the road it runs like a bat out of ****. What's up with this?
thanks
alan

 

[rendyx]

That, I believe, is to protect the engine from spinning up too fast with no load. It does that on new SLO Tauruses too.

 

[93nighthawk]

Alan,

Yes there is a rev limiter in the ATX's. The rev limiter is ther to protect your torque converter from overheating or blowing up while reving in park.

Eric

 

[Bluto]

Would a new chip raise that limit?
Is there a way to increase that limit? burn_out

 

[luigisho]

Maybe, but why would you want to increase the rev limiter in park? Unless you were checking secondaries at WOT. Seems like a good safeguard for the torque converter. You can alter the rev limiter during driving applications with a chip.

 

[Bluto]

Well I pulled up to this old lady in a chevy citation, and she was revin up that four banger....Stepping up to the challenge I reved my all impressive yamaha power plant, and it started to cut out at 4gr. I was embarresed !

Well she smoked me off the line cause my head was hanging in shame, but then I ran her off the road, and regained my authority as speed king!

Thats why.
-Bluto

just funnin'

<small>[ August 26, 2002, 07:22 PM: Message edited by: Bluto ]</small>

 

[sdpatt]

It is ******* the engine's bearings to rev it without load. Don't do it very often or more SHOs will bite the dust.

 

[Derek]

WOAH I did not know that Thanks for the tip Sdpatt eek! eek! eek!

 

[Derek]

Man I Love this forum... burn_out

 

[Jr's Sho]

Hey Bluto that's pretty funny. I bet she didn't Think so after you smoked her

 

[Jr's Sho]

Hey Derek I'm 100 percent with you there, Sho Forum rules! shoot

 

[BeatDaSHO]

Me did not know that either. Thank you SDPatt. You Da Man.

Greg