Hi everyone just got the car out had it serviced i missed a gear from 125mph and hit 2nd now i got hissing from behind super charger have i killed it .i am gutted what do you think?
I think i broke my 04 cobra
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You dropped it into second at 125mph. Yep, there's a very good chance you did some damage. Time to check the motor. How did it drive after you over-revved the engine? How did it idle?
Power shifting 3-4 and put it in 2 instead of 4? Would 3rd even go that high or downshifting 5-4?
this doesnt sound good
wait...you overreved it that much and you're only getting hissing?
You shoulda scattered your motor. You dripping anything?
You shoulda scattered your motor. You dripping anything?
Holly hell...........that isn't good, do yourself a favor, punch yourself in the face.
Reading this makes me worry, I've done the samething 3rd to 2nd over revving, twice! but at 125!?!?! geez! Do you have any power loss?
had to be 3rd- 4th.. i can do 120ish in 3rd gear before i hit 4th.. but i have 3.27 gears too.
man, you better check it out good, but im suprised it still runs lol. like mentioned check your vacuum lines, but you had to of done more damage.. but maybe you got lucky lol---good luck
man, you better check it out good, but im suprised it still runs lol. like mentioned check your vacuum lines, but you had to of done more damage.. but maybe you got lucky lol---good luck
I'm with Jimmy on this. Over reving the motor over reved the SC and caused a huge boost spike. Popped a vac line somewhere.
Engine is probably ok. Yeah you over spun it but I bet the tired locked up in the rear and slowed it down quickly. Plus you weren't under WOT/full load when you over reved.
In the 90s I overreved my Supra by shifting from 3rd to 2nd at redline instead of 4th. Rear tires broke loose and I heard the rev limiter. Pushed clutch in immediately. Everything was fine. It was my first time wearing a helmet while drag racing. Wasn't used to it and couldn't see well in my peripheral. Grabbed the gear at an angle instead of straight back. :nonono:
just be glad you didn't wreck
Holy hell...you should buy a lottery ticket if that thing still runs
The way the seat and shifter on 79-2003 suck. Its kinda akward to shift fast when trying to race. Even worse for shorter people. 05' and up are much better design.
Probably a hose as mentioned above. When I first got my car back in 03, never been to the track and got overly excited first time out I nailed 3rd to 2nd. Tires locked up, tach needle buried itself for a split second, I hit the clutch as quick as I could. All was fine.
I'd be glad that I didn't wreck in this situation. You lucked out. Damage might not be super damaging if it still runs. Good luck man.
yikes.
These cars have a rev limiter for a reason. Probably vacuum line as mentioned above.
an electronic rev limiter cant prevent a mechanical over rev like the OP experienced...
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