juno1996

Was wondering if anyone has some insight on this occurrence. I took a short ride in my 2002 AP1 a couple days ago and tried to accelerate hard into the 8-9K RPM range but the rev-limiter started kicking in at 7K RPM which took me by surprise.

The only unique circumstance was that the engine probably wasn't all that warmed up - I'd only driven about a mile at the most. (Obviously, that's a poor decision on my part but I wanted to give a fun-loving 7-year old a quick spin in the car.)

Do you think the cold engine would account for the rev-limiter kicking in so early? Any other ideas? Would hate to see this occur on a track day!

Thanks!

Miasma

You are correct. The ecu will not let you rev all the way until your coolant is warm enough.

NNY S2k

Miasma hit the nail on the head.

Levi

superchargedk20

Stop beating on ur car until it's fully warm