SpecForceZ28

Well when I was coming home from work, i wanted to try shifting the auto manually, so i put it in first. when i floored, i forgot to shift it into second. i know i'm stupid, i was pretty damn tired. i stalled for four seconds before shifting into second. my question is if i damaged the engine by my stupidity? thanks for the help.

dmnall

Did you hit the Rev Limit where the car just kind felt like it was sputtering ?? Well from what I have read about these cars (2002) w/ the 4L60E is they have a Rev Limiter built into the transmission and the computer will kick it in to keep from damaging the engine.. I did this on my car when I testdrove it with the salesman in the car and at first I thought I messed the car up but it did not.. I hit 60 mph in 1 st gear when it kicked in about 6,000 rpms and when I actually shifted it, nothing was wrong..

I would not worry about it unless there is an odd noise...

Z28LS1Pewter

I don't think you damaged you engine at all, because that is what the Rev limiter is for. I would say if you didn't pin it there for a long time you are fine, and no damage is done

96SFLZ

Yep, that's what the rev-limiter is there for.

I seriously doubt you hurt anything.

Geeterman

60 in first gear at 6000 rpms??? I don't know about that one.... I think you'd have to be around 9000 rpms to be goin 60 in 1st.

PhantomTA

The transmission does not have a rev limiter..cmon now.. and to do 60 mph in an A4 ls1 with the factory 6200 limit you would need a 2.50 gear ratio to hit 60mph at 6000.. with a 2.73 you would be at 6600rpm at 60mph, and with a 3.23 you would be a 7800rpm at 60mph..

Your rev limiter is 6200 thru the computer.. its possible you could have hurt something.. maybe floated a valve and hit a piston with a valve and bent some pushrods..

you wont know now unless you check..

dont take this the wrong way.. your a dumbass dont forget to shift

LS1999PewterZ

It is Auto put it in Drive and leave it alone. Put the pedal to the floor and hold on

stik6shift98

ya i dont like when my buddies put their autos in first and they drive it like a stik car......the transmission can hold its own and yes it can shift faster then u can

Capn Pete

Sometimes it's annoying when the trans is constantly shifting up and down - especially in heavy traffic - so sometimes I'll hold my car in 1st..........I realize that there's no "speed" advantage, but sometimes it's also nice hearing the motor rev up a little more than normal.

Also, unless you held the car on the rev limiter for a long time, it's not going to hurt the engine...............don't do it all the time, but don't worry that after the first time you've hurt the engine - unless you hear something definitely f'd up.

BTW: it is possible to hit speeds close to 60 mph. My car can easily hit 90 km/h, which is 55 mph in 1st, and if you hold right until the limiter, it'll do ~95 km/h, or about ~58 mph. Again, not something to make a habit of though.

dmnall

Actually An Auto Tranny does have a Rev Limiter Called A Governor.. Autos have a Governor in them to keep the main shaft from spinning too fast.. If you don't believe me go and ask a Transmission Mechanic and they will tell you that TH350, TH400, TH700R4 (4L60), TH2004R, 4L60E and 4L80E, even the Allison 5 Speed Autos have a Governor... If the governor is not working properly, it can cause your trans to spin too fast and have it blow up.. I read somewhere that 2002 Fbodys w/ A4, will likely not hurt the engine because of the Revlimiter and Governor in The Trans.. Basically a Governor is a Rev Limiter, so before you say anything like that, please do a little more reading on GM's Turbo Hydramatic Transmissions Please... Plus a shop that I used to work for barely started getting into rebuilding auto trans and they rebuilt a 700r4 out of an 88 blazer, forgot to readjust the Governor and blew the tranny again...