when i am in GEAR i can rev past 5k is that normal?

 

Yeah it was originally designed to keep people from frying the clutch above 5k, but as it turns out they gave us a nice little launch feature because of it. I've heard mixed reviews on the stock 5k limiter and drag racing. Some like, some dont. I'll be visiting the local track next week to decide if I like it or not.

 

I thought I didn't have one either. I was at a very slow roll mabe 3mph and the 5k rev limit didn't work. The car has to be sitting still for the 5k rev limit to work.

 

Of course...if you couldn't rev past 5k in gear, then there would be no point in having the car.

The only time you can't rev past 5k is WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED WHILE NOT MOVING. You could have your shifter in any gear, but that doesn't matter, because if the clutch is depressed, then you are not actually in gear...you are in neutral.

 

Are you moving?

You seriously cannot me moving at all, dead stop, for it to activate the 5k limiter. When I tried it first I didnt realize I was inching backwards.. Its best if you try it on flat ground.

Just to be sure, pull the e-brake, clutch in, put it in 1st, and see if it revs to 5 or more. If more than 5k then like wartalon said, you either have a defective unit or the feature is unplugged.

 

Yes, I was completely unable to even MOVE once my limiter kicked in, whereas others claim to be able to build boost then launch hard. When I tried to feather the clutch into that weird stutter, my car barely rolled forward and would not engage until I let off the gas enough to stop the 2-step from engaging...of course, this meant I launched while rolling slowly from low rpm en route to 2.44s 60' times. I'm going to try again with both methods: 1) actually using the built boost of the 2-step as an aid, and 2) unplugging the switch and launching with my normal 6k feather technique. I'll report back with both results.

 

Another thing I have a hunch on is that the MR's cant launch like that, but the non-6spd evos can launch with the 5k limiter and boosting, anybody confirm?

 

Hmm, if that's the case, then it would explain a lot. It doesn't seem likely, except for the fact that we're talking 6sp vs 5sp, so maybe, but I dunno. I really REALLY couldn't launch at all when the 2-step kicked in, and neither could a guy named peteyevo, but others were able to. The thing I didn't notice was whether or not those who could were non-MRs.

 

I mean it might make sense in that the 6spd might not be as well engineered as the tried and true 5spd and Mitsu knew this so they added a no launch feature to the MR. Otherwise I couldn't see a reason to limit the MR, unless the MR has a different clutch/line assembly maybe a more restrictive pill?

 

Ok im going to try it when i get home im at work right now...... So ill let you guys know. Now that i think about i think was slowly creeping forward when was reving in first gear. When i say is it normal to rev past 5k in gear i dont mean driving , i mean as in first gear an about to launch i wanted to clear that up.

 

Well, as I said, it doesn't matter where your shifter is...it could be in 1st or 6th, because if the clutch pedal is depressed, then the clutch disc is not engaging the flywheel. What REALLY matters is that your clutch pedal is depressed, because there's a little bumpout at the top of the clutch pedal that presses a button causing the 5k rev switch to engage. This is completely independent of where your shifter is, but for practical purposes, you will most likely have the shifter in 1st gear in anticipation of a launch. At this point, your rpms will not go above 5k.

 

What launch feature?

 

140 cutoff in an MR?

Trust me, the MR can do well over 140.

 

The built-in 5k stutterbox that kicks in if you're motionless with the clutch depressed. This can be used as a launch feature.

Did you really not read the rest of this thread and not know what we were talking about, or were you just being facetious?

 

There Are No Rev Limiter For Rs..