Redline

[carlg1212]

I have a 6MT, and I think I redlined, maybe I was a little below (definitely below 7000rpm). What damage happens if you redline for ~2 seconds? I've done this one other time now I'm thinking of granny driving for the life of the car.

[pwood]

Erm no damage the rev limiter would have stopped it causing any damage unlessmthe CRZ is different in some respect. If however you changed down into too low a gear at high speed causing it to redline this is known as buzzing the engine and can cause damage but your descrbing the former. Its very easy to hit the limiter in the Crz in first and second youll do it again stop worrying as long as the cars warmed up first.

[wicked1]

Yeah, happens to me fairly often.. If I'm having fun getting up to speed on the highway or something and not paying attention to my revs, all of a sudden it's bouncing off the limiter. Sad when you run out of steam like that, and aren't expecting it.

[Widget]

Originally Posted by pwood

Erm no damage the rev limiter would have stopped it causing any damage unlessmthe CRZ is different in some respect. If however you changed down into too low a gear at high speed causing it to redline this is known as buzzing the engine and can cause damage but your descrbing the former. Its very easy to hit the limiter in the Crz in first and second youll do it again stop worrying as long as the cars warmed up first.

Agreed, the limiter is there to ensure you're safely driving it.
If Honda argued that you ran on the limiter for extended periods of time and refused warranty work, I'd be firing up a lawsuit. They set the rules on that one.

[carlg1212]

Didn't realize the MT had a rev limiter. Cool.

[Kyleseghatch]

REV HARD MAN!! It's under warranty! Blow that BISH!

[91CRXTC]

If I catch you grannying that Z I will confiscate that ish, be a driver not a rider.

[Old School]

Nothing to worry about, I have bounced mine of the rev limiter a few times as well. It just means you are driving as you should.

[carlg1212]

Thanks to everyone for clarifying. If I damaged her, I'd be so freakin' pissed at myself.

But now, I have renewed confidence since I realize Honda has factored in redlining. And that means I can let 'er rip!

Check out my video if you haven't already. Listen to her roar. I usually don't listen to rap but I like some of the older stuff

Honda CR-Z w/ K&N Typhoon intake and Black Label Fabrication exhaust - YouTube

[majestic]

The rev limiter is simply there as a safety issue. Hondas can handle a rev far higher than what the limiter is set to. My rsx limiter was at somewhere around 8k and Hondata pushed it far beyond that to almost 9k. These engines are bulletproof. Same with the s2000. Hondas love to rev

Now, if you miss a gear and misshift, say, from redlining 3rd and forcing it back to 2nd, then that's when you're screwed. something that happened way too often in the rsx community. No limiter can save you there.