i have a 95 GSR. does that have a rev limiter or fuel cut off? i used to have a 96 Honda Accord Lx (manual) and it had no rev limiter, just fuel cut off at about 6900 rpms.

 

The fuel cutoff is the rev limiter. When the engine reaches a certain rpm, the fuel cuts off which stops it from revving any higher. The rev limit on a GSR is 8400 rpm.

 

i've always found mine to shut off the fuel right at 8200 occiosanlly barelly higher though

 

The OEM tach's aren't extremely accurate so...

the stock cut is 8400 like booty said.

 

If your car is at warm operating temperature, and u hit the rev limiter at 8200-8400 rpm, what could possibly go wrong? I hit the rev limiter in 2nd gear yesterday, being retarded and not payin attention to the tach, car runs just like normal, anything i should be worried about? 50k on engine

 

Nothing will go wrong because you hit rev limit (within reason on a stock engine) besides the accellerated wear caused by being at that high of an RPM.

Unless, of course, you hold it for a while. That could result in oil starvation and a spun rod bearing and the like.

 

nope, didn't hold it. As soon as i noticed that the revs started to bounce, i immediatley shifted.

what do u mean by
besides the accellerated wear caused by being at that high of an RPM.

 

An engine wears faster at high RPM.

Imagine sanding a peice of wood, rubbing it once a second with the sandpaper.

Now imagine rubbing that peice of wood seven times a second with the sandpaper.

The wood wears down faster when you sand it faster, right? Same general idea with the friction surfaces inside of your engine, but a lot slower. An engine ran at a constant 1k RPM will outlast an engine running a constant 7k RPM, ignoring things like oil starvation and carbon buildup.

 

Could you lift the rev limit yourself on any simple way, or do you need skills in chips or programming in the ECU?
I mean is there any "manual" way you could raise it?

 

There is absolutely no good reason to do that, short of a lot of engine work.

and no, there is no "easy" way to raise it.