I was on the parkway it was kinda late and i was pretty tired, but i was just crusing along and I passed this mitsubishi mirage. A couple minute later he is on my tail, so I went from 5th to 3rd until redline (couple seconds) then the worst shift of my life happened. As went went to shift into 4th I hit 2nd and the rpm needle was pinned to 7 for like a second. I couldnt belive it and feel soooo stupid :oops: :oops:
I feel no loss of power but i think im hearing some raspy hisses that weren't there b4 but Im not sure if they're there or if im paraniod.
Did I kill it, or will it live to see other stooopid mistakes? does anyone know what the effects of this situation are on the life of the engine?

I am a sofa king...I am a sofa king...I am a sofa king wee tawd it

 

It's fine, the rev limiter is there for a reason, plus if you were really really going way to fast for a gear, it wouldnt let you downshift into it.

 

your just paranoid....

 

I thought so but it didnt sound/feel/look limited, but Im in such a paranoid and tired state that I am totally freaked out about it... a tree branch fell on my hood the other night, and crushed it, there is also a ding in the roof, and i just found out that one of my good highschool friends was just ariegned tonight for killing his sister and some other dude at close range with a shotgun. Im a little edgy

 

wha?!!?! omg. dude. I'd say find a new friend and you're car's nearly dead. just send it to me and I'll part it out as a mercyful thing. I'm like that.

 

Xbilly.. sounds like you blew yer engine. You should just give it away.. I've been looking for a silverish xB. Oh wait! Perfect! (ignore superjeer.. that xB is mine, dammit!)

BTW, there's no "a" before "sofa king".. the wwwzyzerrd told me.

 

Sorry Scionic Librarian superjeer has dibs, besides.. its greenish anyway
and btw people sound more weetadit with the "a" there

 

my god soon as i heard that commercial on tv about 5 years ago i was sayin wtf did they really say so f**king on regular tv then i looked up and saw it was sofa king

that was awsome

 

 

Not to freak you out, but you *can* overrev an engine on a downshift. Rev limiters are electronic and cut revs on acceleration, but when you mechanically force the overrev by downshifting to the wrong gear bad things can happen. Your car is probably OK, though.

 

actually this is possible when downshifting like phinz said. rev limiter is to stop you from accelerating past a certain RPM limit so dont "float" your valves and end up bending them. i had a buddy with a 2000 prelude who shifted from 5th to 3rd going about 100 and bent a few valves. it made a nice ticking sound and when we pulled off the head, low and behold, valves were unseated he had to replace his head due to the upper driveline being hosed. i wouldnt worry too much but if the ticking gets worse you might wanna have it checked. . .

and soory to hear about your friends >_<

 

If all else fails, send the xB to me. I'll pay for the shipping, don't let Jere have it.

Take the xB for a short test drive somewhere and see if it still drives the same. You should be ok.

As long as you weren't in the redline for an extended period of time, everything SHOULD be ok.

 

ummmmmm I am voting for embarassment :twisted: ..take it easy the box.....

 

Just keep driving like normal unless something really stands out. In my personal experience I've always been more sensitive to different sounds after I've done something stupid. If somethings really wrong, you'll notice it. If not, the sounds will fade as your anxiety subsides.

 

just watch for any new noises or problems in the future.....

 

Ditto

 

I was talking to a few guys at work, and they said that the vvtl-i engines. (found in the celica gts.....) He said those bend valves is you over rev. He didn't say that the vvt-i would in that case. I made the same mistake you did I went from redline 3rd to 2nd getting on the highway. Slit second. Still have no problems. That was prob 2-3 months ago.

 

I say it's trashed Whethere is sounds fine, starts fine, runs fine, it is damaged and should be treated as such. I suggest you go ahead and start parting it out!

Oh, and I may be in the market for a couple of parts. How about those plastic things that go over the a-pillars (you know, where we mount our tweets).

I may also be interested in buying the glove box door and possibly the right front passenger door panel. Do you take paypal?

Make sure you offer discounts to those already owning camo's as we are special.

I'll be checking classifieds. :D

(seriously, you're fine, doubt you did any damage...and we will all soon forget your downshifting mistake)

 

Thanx drivenapollo you have the winning answer.
grnxb i'm paypal verified. you can buy my hood

 

Which reminds me.. I need to take a picture of my air freshener and send it to Adult Swim. Maybe they'll send me season four's DVD or something.