Hitting redline -_-

Dynamis · 02-04-2020, 12:03 PM

Was doing some racing yesterday with afew guys. great times, but a few times I noticed myself banging off that 8k. Obviously I didn't mean too, but you know how it goes in the heat of the moment.

Now normally I baby my Z so of course I'm all nervous I messed something up, but I guess if there was any damage it would have been apparhent right away.....right?

JARblue · 02-04-2020, 12:06 PM

That's what your rev limiter is for: to prevent damage. And it's at 7500 from the factory unless you raised it to 8000. If you raised it to 8K without supporting mods then you're not doing yourself any favors.

Dynamis · 02-04-2020, 12:13 PM

I have had it tuned but never asked for an increase so I assume it's still 7500. I guess it might not have been at true 8k just glanced at it for a quick sec between 1st and 3rd.

Ultrakla$$ic · 02-04-2020, 12:42 PM

itsTOTALED!!!!

alcheng · 02-04-2020, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dynamis

Was doing some racing yesterday with afew guys. great times, but a few times I noticed myself banging off that 8k. Obviously I didn't mean too, but you know how it goes in the heat of the moment.

Now normally I baby my Z so of course I'm all nervous I messed something up, but I guess if there was any damage it would have been apparhent right away.....right?

no worry, when it happens the engine will tell you by seizing up and giving out white smokes...

Ultrakla$$ic · 02-04-2020, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

no worry, when it happens the engine will tell you by seizing up and giving out white smokes...

sx moneypit · 02-04-2020, 05:26 PM

crazy4oldcars · 02-04-2020, 09:47 PM

The only time you have to worry about redline is if you down shift at to high an RPM.
One of my son's friends blew up a Honda doing that, and couldn't understand why. "That's what the rev limiter is for, right?"
Dead serious.

Kirk B.

JARblue · 02-06-2020, 10:37 AM

Yeah that money shift will getcha everytime

alcheng · 02-06-2020, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy4oldcars

The only time you have to worry about redline is if you down shift at to high an RPM.
One of my son's friends blew up a Honda doing that, and couldn't understand why. "That's what the rev limiter is for, right?"
Dead serious.

Kirk B.

ya, it happens to me too occasionally.....

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Zyonara91 · 02-11-2020, 11:40 PM

You'll be fine, just don't make it a nasty habit. Car was engineered to hit redline, it is a sports car. But if you did that 8k redline tune, oh man, do I have some bad news.

What oil do you use

Tractionless · 02-22-2020, 09:01 PM

No point in going over 7k rpm anyway. Most dyno graphs I've seen begin dropping off there so no benefit (in most cases) riding it out to 8k.

Jinxx · 02-23-2020, 08:56 AM

I actually damaged my last engine like this ..I was high in the rpm range and was coming out of gear and I must have slightly hovered over a lower gear and the rev sync shot rpm up to red line and ....I say I damaged the motor ..I had a weird tapping noise that was very noticeable above 2500 rpm ...it still drove fine and pulled hard ....but after replacing the motor there isn’t any more tapping ...I think may have damaged something in the valve train ....if you don’t notice anything or have any new sounds you are prolly ok

Ghost116 · 03-01-2020, 09:03 PM

Hit the limiter once a month. It’s a sports car, now if ur hitting 8k without mods to support that 8k then u may have some worries.

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02-04-2020, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dynamis Base Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Delaware Posts: 79 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 6716	Hitting redline -_- Was doing some racing yesterday with afew guys. great times, but a few times I noticed myself banging off that 8k. Obviously I didn't mean too, but you know how it goes in the heat of the moment. Now normally I baby my Z so of course I'm all nervous I messed something up, but I guess if there was any damage it would have been apparhent right away.....right?

02-04-2020, 12:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	That's what your rev limiter is for: to prevent damage. And it's at 7500 from the factory unless you raised it to 8000. If you raised it to 8K without supporting mods then you're not doing yourself any favors. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

02-04-2020, 12:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ultrakla$$ic Base Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Lowsyana Posts: 131 Drives: 2014 370z Touring A7 Rep Power: 10072	itsTOTALED!!!! bthomas87 and crazy4oldcars like this. __________________ 2014 370z Sport Touring 7speed AT/QAB PEARL WHITE TRICOLOR/HKS MAX IV GT COILOVERS/VICREZ SPLITTERS/TEXAS DRIFTER SPOILER/GTR START BUTTON/AMSOIL OIL & FILTER/K&N DROP-INS

02-04-2020, 09:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
crazy4oldcars Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: SE Texas Posts: 448 Drives: '16 Nismo Tech Rep Power: 28413	The only time you have to worry about redline is if you down shift at to high an RPM. One of my son's friends blew up a Honda doing that, and couldn't understand why. "That's what the rev limiter is for, right?" Dead serious. Kirk B. JARblue, Rusty and wideglideleon like this.

02-06-2020, 10:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Yeah that money shift will getcha everytime sx moneypit likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

02-04-2020, 12:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dynamis Base Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Delaware Posts: 79 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 6716	I have had it tuned but never asked for an increase so I assume it's still 7500. I guess it might not have been at true 8k just glanced at it for a quick sec between 1st and 3rd.

02-04-2020, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
sx moneypit Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Memphis,Tn. Age: 67 Posts: 3,339 Drives: 2010 370Z PG 6 spd Rep Power: 2684371

02-11-2020, 11:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zyonara91 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: GTA Posts: 368 Drives: 2010-Red-6spd-S/T Rep Power: 15756	You'll be fine, just don't make it a nasty habit. Car was engineered to hit redline, it is a sports car. But if you did that 8k redline tune, oh man, do I have some bad news. What oil do you use alcheng and Ghost116 like this. __________________ 2FT3PDLZ Last edited by Zyonara91; 02-13-2020 at 10:00 AM.

02-22-2020, 09:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tractionless A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Atlantic SE Posts: 1,326 Drives: '10 K23 ST 7AT Rep Power: 30525	No point in going over 7k rpm anyway. Most dyno graphs I've seen begin dropping off there so no benefit (in most cases) riding it out to 8k. Elmo370z likes this. __________________ Toys Not Tots

02-23-2020, 08:56 AM	#13 (permalink)
Jinxx Track Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: South Carolina Posts: 699 Drives: 2017 nismo 370z Rep Power: 3376	I actually damaged my last engine like this ..I was high in the rpm range and was coming out of gear and I must have slightly hovered over a lower gear and the rev sync shot rpm up to red line and ....I say I damaged the motor ..I had a weird tapping noise that was very noticeable above 2500 rpm ...it still drove fine and pulled hard ....but after replacing the motor there isn’t any more tapping ...I think may have damaged something in the valve train ....if you don’t notice anything or have any new sounds you are prolly ok

03-01-2020, 09:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ghost116 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 167 Drives: Up coming Rep Power: 367	Hit the limiter once a month. It’s a sports car, now if ur hitting 8k without mods to support that 8k then u may have some worries. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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