Redlining: How bad is it really?

[kuzman89]

Lol fellas seriously? Decent acceleration, one that can put a smile across your face. Hardly any body-roll around corners. Grips the road like glue. Looks hot from every angle. What more can you ask for? Maybe it doesn't suit you, works fine for me.

Maybe exhaust and headers sometime after college, SV6 bodykit, that's it. :dance:

I was actually supporting the OP lol. :/

 

[tHe_sTiG]

I was actually supporting the OP lol. :/

Lol chill mate, we're cool. Why did James May prefer a Dacia Sandero over a Lamborghini Gallardo? Everyone's got their own taste for cars.

 

[heyitsEnricoPallazzo]

Lol chill mate, we're cool. Why did James May prefer a Dacia Sandero over a Lamborghini Gallardo? Everyone's got their own taste for cars.

Probably because Dacia paid for the trip.

 

[richardpalinkas]

valve bouncing happens on cars which dont have a limiter set, so its bouncing at the max the engine handles. our cars like the alloytec will sit comfortably at the limiter without bouncing. and the painted area on the sv6 is not indicating redline, redline is where its limiter is, which is at 6500rpm. and in no way am i saying that leaving the car sitting at limiter will not be detrimental to the engine . also to note, you will find that you cant change down too low of a gear in an auto or manual, example, if you put ur 175 alloytec in gear 1, and drive it to redline, it will change on its own to protect the engine. these engines will last a lifetime if general servicing and checkups happen, because there are so many limiters and other computer controlled things protecting the engine from destroying itself.

 

[Cameron P]

last time i hit the limiter my heater tap blew

 

[Bryce_VS]

haha Cameron
If I drive like a hoon for a bit my engine goes straight up to 3/4 hot and stays there, and i get nervous so i quieten down.
I'm the type that is scared of doing burnouts incase my tires lose too much tread..

 

[Cameron P]

thats what you get from being stupid huh?

oh jeez that doesnt sound good =S. i got new tyres last year and they are still going strong... too expensive to waste

 

[2005vzute]

put it this way...i've driven my car for 35,000 kms and its constantly been bouncing off the limitor (daily)..being a 'spirited' driver i tend to put my car to its limits...richardpalinkas is pretty much spot on..the rev limitor is there to limit it from revving even more to destroy the engine...so even though most people will say, don't hit the redline let alone the limitor koz as soon as it's reaching it's maximum allowed ( when it goes bah bah bah ) you're ####ing the engine straight up, not true, limitor is there to limit the revs so you don't #### the engine straight up...in saying that, bouncing it off the limitor constantly isn't a good idea ( like i do ) if you want to keep the engine alive longer.