Hey, guys, I installed an open element on my TBI and then took for a full throttle run. It worked great. However, I noticed that my car used to shift at around 4500 RPMs, but now that I put the open element on it shifts up around 5000 RPMs. (I have an automatic)Is this o.k.? I won't hurt the engine will I? Didn't know if you guys had the same situation. I kind of need the car to last another 2 years to get me through college and I really don't want to blow the engine.
Thanks.

Josh

 

hehe it shouldnt really make your car shift any higher i dont see why it would but dont worry about it the redlines on these cars are there just to tell you when the power runs out. I regularly shift mine at 6000, same shortblock as you

 

Reajust your Tv cable you might have messed with it when you changed to the open element. Check it out though, never hurts

 

Please disregard my technical ignorance. I still do not understand cars very well in comparison to some of you guys. I don't know what I was thinking. Shift points determine where you shift, not how much air you intake. Duh! I guess maybe I was thinking it was getting choked off with the stock intake and would not rev as high because of a lack of oxygen. I have come to the conclusion that I am most likely driving more aggressively than before, and that is what is causing the higher RPMs.