...problem was, I still had it in "P" (Park)... well, I was in a hurry to leave work this afternoon that I accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake! hehehe... anybody done that? is that good or bad?

i blew an engine block doing that on a 92 toyota camry.... hahahahaha
yea not a very good idea... but they should have limiters that cut off the revin..

All my neighbours rev theirs to 6k every morning while finishing their coffee. So it must be good.

Not a big deal, don't worry about it.

Wouldn't there be less stress on the engine/other components while in park than say flooring it while driving and letting it bump up against redline? I mean, 3500 lbs is a lot of weight to pull...

I was in my old company car one time it was an old Honda accord, I had on some large boots, and Put it in reverse and accidently hit the gas with the brake and floored it... It peeled out of the space swinging the rear end in all directions luckily i didnt hit any cars, i was close though.

I dunno...but that's what I had in mind. Maybe we can ask Light about this and seek his wisdom...or maybe Nismo perhaps can plug-in...

I hit 7k on my 3.0 daily, and 6.6k on my 5.5g just about as often ...

You know when you've rev it to high, when you hear:

Wa pa pa pa pa pa!

I'd like to see the answer to that question too. I have heard that it is bad to rev the engine when a car is cold because the oil hasn't warmed up so it won't lubricate the engine components like it should.

Ive heard of that too. but what if the car is in "PARK", would it matter if you rev it?

I know of at least 2 cars that were damaged by accidentally stomping on the gas in park and needed repair. I certainly see if it's a cold winter morning to be concerned. I did this in the old Buick after driving. With all it's other problems, it's still running.

For our Auto, while driving atleast, it's not possible to redline. But I don't know about 5th gear, Park, or Nuetral. I surely wouldn't do it often, but if all sounds normal after one time, I wouldn't worry. You should be fully broken in by now and I agree full throttle while driving seems just as hard on it.

Thank you very much Nismo. i really appreciate it. Well, it happened yesterday afternoon, about 75 deg temp, and I warmed it up for almost 2minutes already. I got 15K on it, I never rev it more than 4K rpms and usually stay below 3K most of the time. That was the first time it happened and I think I only reved it for like a split second before I realized what I was doing. I hope I won't be the 3rd person that you know who damaged his car reving it up while in PARK...

I hit 11k rpm this morning, but then again, I was on a motorcycle. You have nothing to worry about. The rev-limiter will kick in at some point to keep you from blowing up your engine.

I wouldn’t worry too much about it, red line is just that, a danger area to let you know that continues operation in this RPM range could potential cause engine damage. I also agree that high revving when the engine is cold is not good because the engine oil viscosity (lubricants ability to flow) is still thick which means decreased piston/cylinder engine lubrication. For cold starts (including your first morning drive in any temp), the recommended method is to start the car, put in drive, cruise until the engine temp indicator reaches it’s normal, operating point followed by “Feel free to punch it…” Hope the info helps…

Yup, it certainly helps! Thanks a lot! Good to know that there are guys like you who are willing to share their knowledge to the less knowledgeable...

Resistance to flow.

High resistance to flow.

I take mine to red all the time, it's not as hamrful as you may think. Bouncing off the limter is bad though.

Nismo, so when you say it wont redline while drving, does that mean the TCM doesn't let any of the gears redline, even when shifting the auto "manually" ?

Hi, just curious with your post. You said you take your car to redline all the time and its not harmful at all. But what if it happened at "PARK"? thanks!

Same thing, but the engine is under much less load. Done that too.

oh, ok. thanks. great looking '03 Max btw.

Hi, I just have to ask, but what do u mean with your statement: "Bouncing off the limiter is bad though"?

Not really the best for an engine. The rev limiter is there for a purpose. Now, if done on not that often, not much of a big deal, but really not good with a car not warmed up. Takes a bit to get the juices flowing. Wonder if the Maxima has the ECU.....I imagine, like some cars with OBD II that act as a black box....the dealer can check things with. I have seen some engines BLOW bouncing off the limiter.....most of them had custom programming though that RAISED the stock limiter a bit. You can tell when it bounces. Never tried on my Max. This car is too new and expensive for me to rag on. That is what a beater is for.

right! well, I think it didnt damage my engine or something like that cos it only happened once for about a split second and it was in "PARK".

You guys worry too much, live a little and give it hell.

hehehehe...pardon me, just being "****" about my car...coupled with my lack of "mechanical" knowledge...

If you were driving a new car......you would probably not beat the hell out of it. At least not a 30K car.

hmmm...my sentiments exactly....

Same engine though ........

Hey, it's your car...bang away!!!! What ever floats your boat.

Will do ...

I once went to the 6,200 red line and that was when I was a little angry. I felt the engine gasp for fuel up there and a slight shut off, thus I release my stubborn foot. I got to tell you, the Max picks up on the demand when u want it to.

Stock fuel cut/redline is @ 6600.