98 cavalier red line shut off

jakegday · #1 01-23-2005, 09:22 PM

hello, i just got a 98 cavalier, i was doing some reading on the internet and found out these shut off at around 108 mph, well im not stupid enough to drive 108 in a cavalier, however i was wondering since its a stick (manual transmission) and it doesnt have a tachometer, if the engine would shut down when it reached its redline, i was also wondering what the red line was, please help....

noshun · #2 01-23-2005, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jakegday

hello, i just got a 98 cavalier, i was doing some reading on the internet and found out these shut off at around 108 mph, well im not stupid enough to drive 108 in a cavalier, however i was wondering since its a stick (manual transmission) and it doesnt have a tachometer, if the engine would shut down when it reached its redline, i was also wondering what the red line was, please help....

It doesn't shut off if just cuts the ignition so it will just seem likes it's shut off and when you slow enough it will come back in. It's a shock the first time it hits! Although up here in Canada it's 112.5 as it 180 km/h!!!!!
You didn't say which motor you have!!!

Classicrocjunkie · #3 01-23-2005, 11:28 PM

^^^ Actually its a fuel shut off, also another reason you don't hit the rev limiter. Like if your spraying nitrous and you hit it... it causes your car to lean out and detination is likly to occur..

jakegday · #4 01-24-2005, 07:34 AM

sorry ididnt mention its a 2200, or 2.2 liter, im still a little confused, if i put it in lets say second gear, and floor it and dont shift, will it do damage to the engine??? or will it shut down before that????

Classicrocjunkie · #5 01-24-2005, 10:28 AM

Um.. you really shouldn't be playing with those gears and trying to act like its a manuel tranny... I have done it once by mistake trying to get out of a snow drift. I was in first and it got all the way up to 40 mph and had the biggest backfire i ever heard and the whole car lunged forward. In second gear you could get up to around 65-70 before it would happen to you. Lets just say don't do it intentionaly or your likely to damage your tranny..

01Cavy · #6 01-24-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Classicrocjunkie

Um.. you really shouldn't be playing with those gears and trying to act like its a manuel tranny... I have done it once by mistake trying to get out of a snow drift. I was in first and it got all the way up to 40 mph and had the biggest backfire i ever heard and the whole car lunged forward. In second gear you could get up to around 65-70 before it would happen to you. Lets just say don't do it intentionaly or your likely to damage your tranny..

I do believe in his first post he did mention it was a manual transmission.

z24 fanatic · #7 01-24-2005, 10:45 AM

it wont hurt the car winding seond out yes your car will "shut down" and red line is prolly 6.5? i think thats what mine is

noshun · #8 01-24-2005, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by z24 fanatic

it wont hurt the car winding seond out yes your car will "shut down" and red line is prolly 6.5? i think thats what mine is

But don't do it though. If you can't be bothered to shift, get an auto!

Classicrocjunkie · #9 01-24-2005, 11:26 AM

Noshun's post #420 ^^ bahahahahaa..... you should be able to talk on your cell drive and accelerate all at once...

noshun · #10 01-24-2005, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Classicrocjunkie

Noshun's post #420 ^^ bahahahahaa..... you should be able to talk on your cell drive and accelerate all at once...

Lazy basty!

Classicrocjunkie · #11 01-24-2005, 11:45 AM

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Lazy basty!

Jealous?

noshun · #12 01-24-2005, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Classicrocjunkie

Jealous?

What? of your inferior tranny!

Classicrocjunkie · #13 01-24-2005, 03:20 PM

Don't make me satchmoe you!

jakegday · #14 01-24-2005, 04:20 PM

i dont have a problem shifting, i love driving a stick, i was just wondering if i go to race someone and accidently rev it up to much, if i was gonna blow an engine, or if i had a computer to protect that from happening, i mean, its not like u can do much racing in cavalier anyways,

z24 fanatic · #15 01-24-2005, 04:28 PM

go a head rev it not all the way to red line that can be bad and if your racing feel free to wind the gears all day just dont do it all the time it can become bad

CAN'T DO MUCH RACING? let me tell you i have beat a interga gsr a golf ti a dodge srt4 countless hondas and a 5.0 mustang cant do much racing eh?

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