wat would happen if u o over the rev limit (7000rpm)
wat would happen to your car. not trying to do it.
2007-04-28 06:24:49 · 9 answers · asked by da man 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Lot's of bad things.
Do you expect me to list all the possibilities?
Here's some.
Broken connecting rod, bent valves, exploding clutch disc, broken piston wrist pin, broken crank, blown transmission,
2007-04-28 06:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on what kind of car you are driving, you might have a rev limiter that would keep you from over reving your engine and causing damage.
the rev limiter is set to 6500 in my car (redline starts at 6000) and i have hit it quite a few times. the car falls flat on it's face when the rev limiter is hit, so it's not causing any damage to the engine. i wouldnt recommend keeping it on the rev limiter for an hour at a time, but every once in a while shouldnt hurt.
my car pulls strong all the way up to the limiter, so i know it's got more to go...but i dont think i want to mess with that just yet.
2007-04-28 08:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by fast24vveedub 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Redline refers to the maximum engine speed at which an internal combustion engine and its components are designed to operate without causing damage to the components themselves or other parts of the engine. The redline of an engine depends on various factors such as stroke, mass of the components, displacement, composition of components, and balance of components.Operating an engine in this area is known as redlining. Staying into this area usually does not mean instant engine failure, but may increase the chances of damaging the engine.
2007-04-28 06:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by 2T351 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most is potentially what would happen. if an engine has a red line of 7000 rpm, it means that it has been tested to be able to safely turn to that rpm, above that rpm, engine damage could occur, such as broken rods, spun bearings, valve train damage, etc. as a side note, some engines will have a rev limiter that will not allow you to exceed that rpm, cuts fuel or spark, etc.
2007-04-28 06:34:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you go over the red line, you are losing hp and stressing the engine. To go over by a little for a brief moment, won't do anything. Not a good habit to get into though. One of these days, you'll push it too far and destroy the engine. You can totally destroy the engine and get into heavy cash. that's the word. Abuse rhymes with lose.
2007-04-28 06:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would damage your engine, eventually breaking it. Most cars peak in power well before the redline though.
For example:
A Ford Mustang hits peak horsepower (210hp) at 5300 RPM. Going anything past that is wasting power, because your horsepower drops after 5300RPM.
2007-04-28 06:32:51 · answer #6 · answered by Chris_Knows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends...if you only did it once, by accident, and immediately brought the RPMs back down, it MIGHT not do any damage. Otherwise you risk blowing seals and hoses, and damaging the engine mechanically. Worst case scenario, you could throw a rod and destroy the engine totally. In short...Don't do it. You'll regret it. Hope this helped.
2007-04-28 06:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by answerman63 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. If it's a Honda - nothing, ford will likely fall apart.
2007-04-28 06:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do it once, maybe nothing...do it many times, the transmission is the last thing you'll be worrying about...
An ancient rule...if you abuse your car, it will abuse your wallet...
2007-04-28 06:34:44 · answer #9 · answered by Michael B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋