did i hit Rev limiter on my 91 dx?

[Dark Syde Racer]

well i decide to take the civic out for a spin today on my way to my girls work, well this 2 dr 95 civic revs up to me so i decied to get a little bold and see how far i could push her...well at about 35-37mph in 1st (norm shift at 30) i hit rev limiter..then at like 68 i hit it again in 2nd..after that i just eased it down...because i had won...is this true that i was hitting rev limiter? i didnt know it was on the 91 dx? 5spd

[SiZ]

Is this on your carbed Civic?!

[dx_tuner]

[91civicDXdude]

okay guys, you dont have to be a smart ass always, the guy asked a legit question.

to answer your question, yes you probably hit the rev limiter. Rev limiters are present on almost every car that uses an ECM/ECU. The DX is set at 6800, which will be slightly lower if the car is not warmed up.

hitting the rev limiter is when the car's rpm goes erratic and will bounce from 6800 down to about 6400 and back up. the rev limiter is in place to cause the engine from overspinning

[Dark Syde Racer]

carb is not on yet but yes it is the carbed civic.....god i love haters in the morning...reminds me how many asses are out there in the world :finger:

[SiZ]

Really? Thats funny, I like to read your posts so I can see what kind of BS you're trying to feed everyone this time around.. You're always making shit up. You're a liar. You had "$9,000" into the engine of your old starion and now you're working on this Civic? Dude, your Civic is like a $2500 in total investment at the point you have it now. You painted the interior and you got half a body kit on it thats not even painted. Wow, some build.

[BullShifter]

Dont forget a rev-limiter will not save your motor when over-revved from a down shift.

[civicracer_1990]

I use to love my rev-limiter....I'd sit in neutral and hold the gas down and just let it bounce off the rev-limiter like 5 or 6 times....reminds me of grand turismo when you hold it floored at the beginning of a race....but that was my old motor...its in another dx with like 200,000 miles on it now....dude wants to do a mpfi swap to it...HAHAHA//

[BullShifter]

:smoker2: HAHA. the best is hitting a rev limiter on a crotch rocket between gears. those things bounce so fast on & off the rev limiter.

[ECKOdotCOMPLEX]

haha...didnt know cars had rev limiters...i know they had speed limiters. thats about it...what about on a fuckin 1989 Si? how fast can i go in first before i have to shift? because you said you shifted at 37 mph IN first. i usually hit 2nd gear at 50 mph. or around 6k

[plkelley]

Try it and find out.

[tbk49]

the 91dx 5 speed has a rev limiter cause mine sure does, i think second gear is about 50 or so and first gear is 25 i think? If you redline 1st and do a powershift you can chirp into 2nd, its not healthy but soo much fun

[Melt]

Originally posted by ECKOdotCOMPLEX
i know they had speed limiters. thats about it

My LX doesent have one, I tested it out on my road trip. Got the car up to 120, and the limiter is supposed to kick in at 115, so its all good.

My friends '00 S10 has one at 100 which sucks, we hit it all the time on the way to lunch

[Jmunk]

I thought that you wrecked your car ?

[Melt]

Originally posted by Jmunk
I thought that you wrecked your car ?

someone brought the thread back to life.