i just came back home, with my friend, and i just got a new exhaust system in the car. the exhaust is supposeably pretty loud, but i wanted to see if it was loud being outside of the car. so i left my friend just revv it on idle. i did not know that he knows nothing of cars. so he was just flooring it on idle, and i looked through the window and i saw it the revvs go like past 7000rpm, way in the redline. i was so scared i shut off the car. opened the hood. it wasn't very HOT. then i turned it on again, and it seemed all right. i was later on so worried that i had time alone with my car, and i guess everything seemed to be the same. could anything go wrong with my car? i was so scared, but i think i'm lucky nothing happened. i cant afford to fix anything drastic in my car. could it have been worst? other than a blown engine, can something later on be damaged because of this....

thanks

Rod

i just came back home, with my friend, and i just got a new exhaust system in the car. the exhaust is supposeably pretty loud, but i wanted to see if it was loud being outside of the car. so i left my friend just revv it on idle. i did not know that he knows nothing of cars. so he was just flooring it on idle, and i looked through the window and i saw it the revvs go like past 7000rpm, way in the redline. i was so scared i shut off the car. opened the hood. it wasn't very HOT. then i turned it on again, and it seemed all right. i was later on so worried that i had time alone with my car, and i guess everything seemed to be the same. could anything go wrong with my car? i was so scared, but i think i'm lucky nothing happened. i cant afford to fix anything drastic in my car. could it have been worst? other than a blown engine, can something later on be damaged because of this....

thanks

Rod
Don't worry about it ... my m20 525 once decided to downshift into 3rd when I was well into the triple digits and send the tach way past 7000rpm ... the car actually drove better after that.

You should be good. You would absolutely have to hold it on the rev limiter for awhile to hurt the motor. What is the limiter set on your chipped car?

and i looked through the window and i saw it the revvs go like past 7000rpm, way in the redline. i was so scared i shut off the car.

If that happens again, let the car sit and idle to let the motor cool down. As the engine's internals heat up as RPM's go up, then you shut off the motor, the internals quickly shrink. You can sometimes hear it when you shut off the car. Like a
"ticking" noise.

Which just isn't good for the motor.

Don't worry about it ... my m20 525 once decided to downshift into 3rd when I was well into the triple digits and send the tach way past 7000rpm ... the car actually drove better after that.

thanks, i felt the same way kinda, i went around the neighbourhood, and i hit 60mph pretty quickly on a residential street. lol

dont worry about it, bouncing off the rev limiter isn't something you should worry about unless you do it for like 5 minutes straight.

You should be good. You would absolutely have to hold it on the rev limiter for awhile to hurt the motor. What is the limiter set on your chipped car?



If that happens again, let the car sit and idle to let the motor cool down. As the engine's internals heat up as RPM's go up, then you shut off the motor, the internals quickly shrink. You can sometimes hear it when you shut off the car. Like a
"ticking" noise.

Which just isn't good for the motor.

well yeah my car is chipped, and i was told that the rev limited is to 7000 with the new chip, but while driving i only got it to 6500rpm but thats not bad, its just a touch onto the redline, but my friend was just gunning it on idle it was was way deep in the red. he probably went further than 7000 but w.e. i should have left it to idle, but i just shut it off in a hurry.

dont worry about it, bouncing off the rev limiter isn't something you should worry about unless you do it for like 5 minutes straight.

thanks, yeah i'm clamed down now seeing as my care seems to be the same now:D

Your car will not overrev from revving it in idle. If the engine isn't properly warmed up, it's not great for your head gasket, but it won't kill it instantly either.

Your car will not overrev from revving it in idle. If the engine isn't properly warmed up, it's not great for your head gasket, but it won't kill it instantly either.

well my car was warmed up, because i just got home from school. so i guess thats better.

Maybe this will answer your question:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uyAwFw0eXwE

Maybe this will answer your question:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uyAwFw0eXwE

Those guys are idiots, lol.

Maybe this will answer your question:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uyAwFw0eXwE

lolz, funny

no worries i have the same car...and lets just say when it rains i cant keep my tires from rippin lose and hittin the rev limiter like 5 times in first.

Maybe this will answer your question:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uyAwFw0eXwE

damn... lol its pretty funny though..

thanks, i felt the same way kinda, i went around the neighbourhood, and i hit 60mph pretty quickly on a residential street. lol

And you are proud of that? :confused

stop trolling ohnoes.
go rock the 335i forums

And you are proud of that? :confused
+1 :shifty

umm... i guess i am.. lol. that i could do it quickly, not that i did it on a residential road. just the point is that i think my car is all right.:stickoutt