03-28-2011, 12:26 PM | #1 |
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Thought I blew it...but didn't
I was taking my Mustang-driving brother-in-law for a ride in my SC'd Camaro. At the top of 2nd gear it just died...I thought..#%@* I blew it up!! I shifted into 3rd and let out the clutch and it was fine. As it turns out I think I just hit the rev limiter. I went up to the next exit turned around and gave it another go and it accelerated up to 130 mph before I let off in 5th gear...which is the fastest I've ever had it (I wasn't watching the speedo and didn't feel nearly that fast when I looked down to see the speed).
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03-28-2011, 12:30 PM | #2 |
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first time I ran the quarter ...it died right after the we came through the trap.
Yea the camaro rev, limiter is a funny thing. the computer just shuts off the throttle.
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Yeah, I really hate the rev limiter, specially in first, if it actually grabs and goes, you can bang off it real quick before you even realize it...
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03-28-2011, 01:15 PM | #9 |
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If you weighed the Camaro SS with a maggie and a full tank of fuel, it's 4100+ Lbs...
2 people in it and the weight will hit 4500 pretty easily. |
03-28-2011, 01:56 PM | #10 |
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4500 Lbs...
/goes to take everything out of the trunk/
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03-28-2011, 02:00 PM | #11 |
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You blew it just not the way you thought....
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03-28-2011, 09:21 PM | #13 |
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lol Yeh I hate when the car hits the rev limiter or if stabilatrac is on it also cuts power. It feels like you floored it and it literally ran out of fuel at the top of the shift. Its enough to make your head go off the head rest toward the steering wheel lol
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03-28-2011, 10:12 PM | #14 |
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Had mine out today for the first time since Nov 1st. Started off easy planning to go around the block but an hour and about 50 miles later I decided to redline it through the gears....missed the damn 2-3 shift again!!! Need more practice with the stock shifter!
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