Newbie Question - Rev Limiter

Does the 911 have a rev limiter - does the gas cutoff automatically to keep the engine from getting damaged? I upgraded from a S2000 and it had a rev limiter.

Yes, the rev limiter cufs off the gas flow at 7,200 RPM's.

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If you have a 3.4 it won't matter if you have the rev limiter or not. Engines will explode somewhere between 4000 RMP and 7200 RPM. The day and time are the only variables. -td

C;mon td....give the poor guy a break. There's enough scare tactics about the 3.4L engine as it is. Atx: Yes, your rev limiter will cut off the gas flow at 7200 as previously stated. That's called a stage 1 over rev although it's really not an over-rev. The gas just shuts off and keeps you from damaging your engine. It's designed that way and it doesn't hurt the car if you feel it crap out when you forget to shift in time.

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I'm a 3.4 owner, so I'm partial As stated the rev limiter is present - and it works. I track my car about one weekend each month and the rev limiter works and hitting it doesn't affect the car. Just be careful with your downshifts, as wheel spin can take your car over the redline - and THAT will cause your engine to go kaput. And don't worry about the 3.4 humor - it's a running joke here. Stick around long enough and you'll get involved -td

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td - now don't you wish you had listeded to me and gotten a 2000 996 with the 3.4� engine?

So when I hit the rev limiter in my S2000, the car would immediately jolt from the gas being cutoff. I haven't tried it yet but will the '03 Porsche do the same? I want to bounce all over that thing!

If you want to damage the car, just drive it off a cliff. This guy will be back in a year saying, "I don't understand why I have to spend $10K on an engine. . . "

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I am joking man come on. I am babying this car. When I have punched it, I never noticed a rev limiter, but remember hearing about one. I hadn't noticed one only because I hadn't brought it up to the limit point.

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Same feeling.

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I'm so hard headed I would have gotten the 3.4 no matter what They made this icon in my hard headed honor: Nah, it just kinda cuts out. It happens to me in 2nd gear mostly. -td

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You won't harm the engine at all by hitting the limiter and using the entire rpm range - just keep that in mind. Don't "baby" it - it was meant to be driven hard and can do so day and night. Just remember that driving "hard" is different from "abusing" it. The garage queen, babied cars have more issues than those that are driven like they were meant to be.

I think, but do not know, that the rev limiter on the '99's is more harsh than the e-gas '00 and later cars. In my car, it is very smooth, as if you had simply stopped pressing the gas. No sudden cutoff. Could be like a lift in a turn, though. (Thanks Paul!)

It was pretty smooth on my 2000 too.

it is smoother on the e-gas cars, as it minimizes the gas and the throttle in conjuction with each other.

You definitely know when you hit the rev limiter on the '99s.

Yeah....the 99's will let you know when you hit the limiter....it gives you a definite audible put-put-put -sputter....and the forward motion falls off noticeably....that's called a clue to shift to the next gear. I used to hit it most often in first when going onto the freeway....watching for traffic and not watching the tach....like was said previously....it doesn't hurt the engine and after a while you'll get so you unconsciously know when to shift.