Rev Limiter!

[Wadeovski]

Hi Guys,

This is pretty much my first post. I have a FG XR6T Auto ute (stock with a fat air intake) and I have a mate who bought a F6 BF MKII Ute and it has had a custom tune that has seen around 276 rwkw. We lined up at a set of lights the other day and I put my FG auto into performance mode (No Tip-Tronic). I stalled it just before the lights changed and I got him off the mark and acceleration in first, then it surged and stuttered before it changed into second (as it hit the rev limiter) and my mate blew past me, then we came to a halt at the next set of lights. My question is ......Do the FG's hit the Rev limiter in Performance mode when shifting Automatically with out tip-tronic with the foot to the floor? I have been told otherwise and asking who has experienced this??

Thanks,

Wade.

[tab]

Shouldn't you be chasing lady boys at the moment?

It won't hit the rev limiter in auto (or performance auto) but sounds like traction control has intervened, has cut the spark and short-changed gears. Try it with traction control off and/or in manual mode.

[Verve]

It will hit the rev limiter in auto (or performance auto)

Mine certainly has in the past with traction control on.

In the past an Uneven surface leads to sudden loss of traction and the electronics are too slow to catch the spinning wheels or to up change.

The gearbox is also too stupid to up change whilst in manual mode if you hit rev limit during normal acceleration.

My old Porsche was smart enough to self preserve itself.