Where should I stop?

[Condorman3000]

Hey guys. I'm a complete noob when it comes to cars. I have a 2002 cavy with the 2.2 NON-Ecotec. The car is in great condition. Lets just say I like seeing what she'll do at red lights sometimes. It has an auto transmission. What is the highest rpm I should get it to? I dont want to damage the car in any way. Thanks for any help!

[JStumpalump150]

not to be an ass or anything but if you have to ask you probly shouldnt be doing it.

[Lances133]

And ummm, there's nothing a 2.2 auto will do at a redlight except slowly creep away lol

[2001jettavr6]

well dont ever rev an automatic while in neutral if thats what you are doing. and any car can red line and have governer with a fuel cut or or rev limiter just dont hold it there. and if you want to peel out press on the brake then push on the accelerator a bit to get some power. you will feel it want to pull but dont break through the break pressure (test it out) then as you let off the brake floor it and you should peel out a bit nothing great no smoke but some noise if thats what you are looking for

[Condorman3000]

Haha, thx for the replies guys. I know the 2.2 has nothing performance wise. I was just mainly wondering if it was ok to redline it.

[2001jettavr6]

never ever really good to redline unless its high performance thats how you throw rods through the engine

[Derk_eliso]

yeah either power brake or hold the e-brake never neutral drop or you're neutral drop your transmission on the ground, lol.

[Lefix]

Originally Posted by 2001jettavr6

well dont ever rev an automatic while in neutral if thats what you are doing. and any car can red line and have governer with a fuel cut or or rev limiter just dont hold it there. and if you want to peel out press on the brake then push on the accelerator a bit to get some power. you will feel it want to pull but dont break through the break pressure (test it out) then as you let off the brake floor it and you should peel out a bit nothing great no smoke but some noise if thats what you are looking for

Yes you can rev an automatic while in neutral, when the hell else are you suppose to rev? in park? lol... you're not gonna shift to park when you are at a red light and rev and then shift back to D... you just gonna move 1 up to N and rev and then once the engine comes back down you shift back to D...

[shakewell]

Ummm. There's really no reason to rev up your engine unless you're just trying to prove you have a stock granny car. And if you're doing nuetral drops, you might as well start saving money right now for the repairs. Plus, it actually makes the car launch more slowly - just more noise/ego.

If you wanna race it, mash the gas pedal (in D - not N or 1st) and don't let up till you're done. You shouldn't hurt much except your pride - when the other car goes past.

[Lefix]

Originally Posted by shakewell

Ummm. There's really no reason to rev up your engine unless you're just trying to prove you have a stock granny car. And if you're doing nuetral drops, you might as well start saving money right now for the repairs. Plus, it actually makes the car launch more slowly - just more noise/ego.

If you wanna race it, mash the gas pedal (in D - not N or 1st) and don't let up till you're done. You shouldn't hurt much except your pride - when the other car goes past.

So you have a slow auto 2200 OHV and you think my 2.2 Eco is slow too?

You better start reading...

When you have a cat-back exhaust, and you rev, it doesnt sound stock... i dont see how you are saying that it sound like a granny car..

[shakewell]

The original question wasn't about your car, Lefix. I have a 1997 2.4L, not a 2.2L. I also have driven enough cars in my lifetime (literally thousands) to be realistic about the fact that no matter what I put on the cav, it's still never going to be all that fast.

So I dont:

rev the engine at stoplights.
put money into performance mods.
try to "drift" or "race" it.


If others want to do that stuff, it's ok with me - have fun with it. I just try and be a voice of reason and I hope I don't always come off as a being a jerk.

[DeadBlade89]

i rev my engine sometimes... =[

...i like the sound tho =]

haha

[Derk_eliso]

yeah everyone revs, but they wait for it to come back down before slamming it in drive, what do you think we are, MRDD?

[JaysZ24]

Ya n Lefix your cars slow too it dosen't matter if its a damn 2.2 ecotec its still a slow ass car with a louder exhaust, u talk about your car like its so fast im guess u have never drove anything with some real power.

I drove a 2003 SVT Cobra now that car has some real power

[jakegday]

well no shit that car has some power, cavaliers dont come with 390 horsepower supercharged v8s