bmw rev limiter any good

[scary_bmw]

hi
can anyone tell me how efficient the rev limiters are. was a bit heavy footed last night and before i knew it i was in the red just for a split second. i quickly changed. will the rev limiter prevent me from doing damage to the engine. its a 2 litre valvetronic??? thanks 2 all

[paris]

well that is the purpose of the rev limiter; cuts fuel to protect the engine.

It will not prevent damage from money shift though ;)

[schnitzer28]

well that is the purpose of the rev limiter; cuts fuel to protect the engine.

It will not prevent damage from money shift though ;)

true.thats what the rev limiter is there for.
the only way you can damage the engine is when you downshift and you are already at high rpms therefore forcing your revs to go past the redline...
and who would do that anyway..although i know of a couple of idiots who have done that before claiming that instead of dropping from 4th to 3rd, they accidentally dropped to 2nd... lol

[JazzMan]

how do you accidentally get from 4th to 2nd?!?! 4th to 1st or 5th maybe.

[paris]

how do you accidentally get from 4th to 2nd?!?! 4th to 1st or 5th maybe.

5th to 2nd instead of 4th
4th to 3rd instead of 5th

If somebody goes from 4th to 2nd accidentaly then he deserves to pay :D

[JazzMan]

5th to 2nd instead of 4th
4th to 3rd instead of 5th

If somebody goes from 4th to 2nd accidentaly then he deserves to pay :D

Ahh ok yeah I can see 5 to second :D

[Afif]

i know a few people who said they did 3rd to 2nd instead of 4th