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96GT281

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so the other day i was leaving my friend (98COBRA281)'s house and i had to light em' up in the stang. And then my check engine light came on. so the next day i put the OBDII on it and it said "maximum engine rpm/speed limit reached" and i'm like wtf i've never seen a code thrown for that
 

CobraRed_96_GT

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try shifting, if the CEL is still on unconnect the battery for a bit and reconnect
 

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i shifted at 6k, thats why i thought it was wierd??
 

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Mustangs explode when they hit 6001 RPM.

You must have let off just in time...
 

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BurningRubber said:
Mustangs explode when they hit 6001 RPM.

You must have let off just in time...
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if that were true i have no car left, i missed a shift once and put it to 7200rpm
 

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98COBRA281 said:
if that were true i have no car left, i missed a shift once and put it to 7200rpm
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Damn, thats up there.

I know a guy who used to spray his stock 4.6 up to 7000 RPM.

Notice I said used to...



But to 96GT281, I have not heard of that happening before. If you can, clear the code and see if it comes back on.
 

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6k, dude, that is way to high to be shifting around, on the 98 GT i shift at 5600 rpm.....thats were the max horsepower is on my car before it starts dying down. (i know this cause of my dyno) and if ur car is stock, i think around 5200 rpm is a good shift range, but whoa, 6k is a lot. no need to be around there is ur car is stock.
 

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mazen189 said:
6k, dude, that is way to high to be shifting around, on the 98 GT i shift at 5600 rpm.....thats were the max horsepower is on my car before it starts dying down. (i know this cause of my dyno) and if ur car is stock, i think around 5200 rpm is a good shift range, but whoa, 6k is a lot. no need to be around there is ur car is stock.
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Agreed for a non-PI Stang.

They choke hard up top in stock form, so revving over 52-5400 or so is just harder on the engine for no power to gain.

6k is an acceptable shift point for a PI Stang that has some breathing mods to it. Even at the track I still keep it around 5600 RPM.
 
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