Well, the purpose of the rev limiter is to not let the engine spin too fast, which would damage your engine. One would think the limit that's designed for the car is safe to run at. I don't understand what you're trying to ask about it kicking in at high revs or low revs. Also, it shouldn't matter if it's an auto or manual. The only difference is that auto shifts for you by itself to drop the revs down.

 

what i mean by that is that the computer will change gears for you if the revolutions are too high or too low. what revs does it have to be in before the computer steps in and changes gears for you.

 

I think it really depends on where your throttle is. I've floored it and hit redline before it shifted, but when I normally drive, it shifts around 2500rpm.

I drive a manual so I was not even aware that the atx has a manual mode. Is it anything similar to the bmw steptronic or whatever they call it?

Yeah, it's pretty much the same.

 

What are the miles on your car?

With an auto, wouldn't it be hard to hit the rev limiter because (even in manual mode) the computer that controls the shifts would automatically upshift before you hit the redline?


Even so, wailing on any engine repeatedly is going to not be good for both the engine and your fuel economy. Whats the point of getting 20 mpg with the 2.0 if you're going flat out all the time. You might as well get a V8, not have to drive it as hard, and still be faster...

Also, speaking from personal experience, in my family we used to have 2 Audis...one was a '95 A6, another was a '98 A4. Both had the same engine, and roughly the same miles. My mom owned the A4 before I did, and when I got it at 104k it sounded beat. Thats because at times she didn't pay attention to what gear she was in (it was a manual) and often drove 60 mph in 3rd gear (4-4500 rpm)...constantly. She also shifted at 4k when accelerating. The A6 was indeed an older car, but it had been taken care of, and as a result ran smoothly and silently.

Take care of your car. The occasional spirited run is fine but you'll find as time goes on your engine will wear out faster if you keep hammering it

 

babying the engine is just as bad.

You want them to be solid at any RPM, which means variety is the spice of life. If you never rev it over 3000, your seals and such wont seat right and you'll be worse off in the long run. an example; I know honda guys (professional, not Timmy the Ricer) that, for a "proper" warm up, rev it up to VTEC and keep it there for a few seconds. Now granted our cars are not Hondas, and I'm in no way recommending you bounce off the rev limiter on a regular basis or anything.

you will not hurt your car simply by using the full useable RPM range of your vehicle, as long as you keep up on the maintenance

 

I drive a manual so I was not even aware that the atx has a manual mode. Is it anything similar to the bmw steptronic or whatever they call it?

 

When in manual mode, the automatic will not shift up. It will just bounce off the rev limiter if you don't up-shift.

 

I drive in manual mode most of the time in my car, and I never got it to hit the rev limiter, mainly because I never tried!!! Thanks, for the info, now I know its there if I ever need it!