2003 Audi A4 engine gasket

Tiny
IDCHAN93
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  • 2003 AUDI A4
  • 88,000 MILES
Hi, I just want to know if there would be any effect to a cars engine when it is been raced in one place (idle)? I got to know that if I race my engine to about 5000rpm in neutral or idle that I can blow my own gasket. Is it true?

thanks in advance
Ian
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 AT 7:00 AM

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Tiny
WRENCHTECH
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You can grenade the whole engine doing that. I'm really surprised that the computer doesn't have a rev limiter to prevent you from doing that.
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Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 AT 8:08 AM
Tiny
MADMIKE1735
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Anytime you rev an engine while its not under load to those rpms is a recipe for disaster! As for it causing a head gasket to blow? Not likely. Unless you overheat it. Just out of curiousity, why are you racing the rpms in neutral? New exaust and it sounds cool?
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Friday, September 13th, 2013 AT 9:21 PM

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