Thread: Is this true?

I just read this. Someone posted it on youtube

*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
if you purchace a grand prix with a supercarger do not i repeat do not rev it up in neutral. one of my connecting rods blew and it is quite expensive to repair it. so do not rev it in neutral or go down the highway in any other gear than overdrive. this is an important warning any please take my advice.

Btw this is where i got the text from. Damn this exhaust sounds bad.

YouTube - Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Rev Up

car sounds like rice, but i don't know if that is true never tried it

Also this is a cool video about 97 grand prix

YouTube - MW 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Road Test

Also when I pop the car into neutral, if i give it gas emedietly, it will tug at me. As if it was still in gear and then letting out.

If I wait about 5 seconds it will then allow me to rev it in neutral....

I'm still trying to figure out why you're reving it at all?

Whine?

Originally Posted by Freebeer187

Whine?

lol, i hear enough of that while driving

Hmm if that was true I probably would have found out the hard way by now. Given it probably isn't the best for your engine, I don't think you're going to do any damage like that unless your engine already had something wrong with it in the first place.

Originally Posted by Smokin2000gtp

Hmm if that was true I probably would have found out the hard way by now. Given it probably isn't the best for your engine, I don't think you're going to do any damage like that unless your engine already had something wrong with it in the first place.

he makes sense....the engine should be able to take it...I mean it was designed for certain RPM's

I have revved my engine in neutral many times. I haven't had any problems....

I think this one is false.

i know. when you drive it down the road getting on it its reving AND taking all the stess of pulling the car along. i dont see how free reving would hurt it if it can take that.

maybe they ment holding the rev??? lol

well thats a different story. i agree with not doing that.

i thought the computer limited the rpm's to 4000 when in neutral or park?

Originally Posted by whiteknuckle

i thought the computer limited the rpm's to 4000 when in neutral or park?

It does, and it's not good to bounce off the limiter since it pulls fuel to keep the RPMs down. Good way to get some knock.