Bounced off the rev limiter. Consequences?

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Mar 12, 2004 | 04:44 PM

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dnguyent

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I get the smell too at WOT. Smells kind of like half burnt fuel...bad enough to cook your brains.

Mar 12, 2004 | 08:19 PM

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I get the smell too at WOT. Smells kind of like half burnt fuel...bad enough to cook your brains.

Yeah, that sounds more consistent with what I'm smelling. Good call. So what does the smell mean? The ECU making the mixure too rich maybe?

Mar 12, 2004 | 09:33 PM

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I smell exhaust every time at WOT with the windows down.....probably something to do with the arodynamics of the car....sucks

Hard not to hit the limiter in first gear.

Mar 13, 2004 | 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by Juztin
say my left side tensioner pulley came off making me loose my power steering & alternator. Taking a turn @ 60 mph on 19x8 inch front wheels and realizing you have no power steering is not quite a wonderful moment lol.

A thought just occured to me. Doesn't the Z have speed-variable power steering? Meaning the faster you go the less it assists? I was always under the impression that once you hit a certain speed (like 30 or 40 mph) the power steering was pretty much off. Is this not true?