rev limiter

[MikeZ28]

Originally Posted by BaylorAirForce

I was going to post about a rev limiter issue I have but this will probably do here. So I noticed last week when I was trying to rev it in neutral it wouldn't go above 4,000 rpms. I have a 2LT Automatic.

WHy would you be revving the car so high in neutral? I've always heard that's bad for a motor. As long as it revs appropriately in gear, it should be OK.

[Partick]

Seems like it could use a few hundred more RPMs when speed shifting, hit the limiter the first time I tried it. I think part of the problem is the gearbox itself. Even with the Husrt short throw shifter it's not the quickest shifting trans I've driven.

[GaryTucker]

Originally Posted by MikeZ28

WHy would you be revving the car so high in neutral? I've always heard that's bad for a motor. As long as it revs appropriately in gear, it should be OK.

Maybe going for the old "neutral slam" as you "know" that is the proper way to treat an auto car!

I don't know how bad it is (I guess it depends on what you do after you rev that high), but why would you need to rev past 4k sitting in neutral?

[brooks35]

So I spoke to one of the engineers from the Milford proving grounds, and turns out that the pushrods are the weak point in the stock LS3. If it goes much over the limiter there is a good chance that the pushrods will fail/bend.

[brandotron]

Originally Posted by Dan3

Most of these people posting useless crap like "lol wut" and "shift" don't know shit about power shifting without staring at a tach. I would dearly love to bump the rev limiter up 200-400 RPM, I've been having the same issue as old-fart. There is no room for even a minor error with the current limiter. If you're a fraction of a second late or slow with your shift when power shifting at the top of the band, the damn limiter cuts in, the car lurches, and by the time it recovers whatever was beside you is now out in front somewhere...

Originally Posted by Hylton

Forget it man, they don't understand the concept of power shifting or how it keeps you in the powerband. Take any of them out to the track and ask them to powershift their car and see what happens....

Good God, I'm with you guys. I think I've lost some IQ points having read most of the dumb replies in this thread. Most of these people have never seen a drag strip.

[Speedfreak]

Originally Posted by brooks35

So I spoke to one of the engineers from the Milford proving grounds, and turns out that the pushrods are the weak point in the stock LS3. If it goes much over the limiter there is a good chance that the pushrods will fail/bend.

same as the LS1

[daddyuhoh]

Get an auto car...

[baclarsen]

Originally Posted by daddyuhoh

Get an auto car...