First, the first time you did it at the light sounds like the 2-step. But that's just me...

The next time, with the car in neutral and no clutch, I agree, a traction light shouldn't have popped up, but everyone else here is correct in saying that

1) it's a new car, and is bound to have bugs
2) you probably shouldn't free rev your car to 5k 4-5 times in a row, not only is that suspicious, but it's probably not very good...
3) You don't deserve a new car for it, no lemon law in the world is going to give you a new car if it's running fine and the only thing popping up is a traction light.

 

I don't usually rev my car like that. I did it once at a stop light, because my friend wanted to here the exhaust on my new sports car. like that has not happened to any of you?

I agree that it is not a huge deal, since it probably does not affect the performance.

Again I was just curious as to what could be the cause of it. I negotiated well and received a new vehicle, which values $2,500 higher. So I am happy.

Obviously its not a coincedence, but a regular flaw. I am overall very happy with my Evo and I am in no way bashing it. Just wondering what it was.

I wanted my car replaced, since it was in the shop for 4 weeks in the first two months and cause it was damaged. Those mechanics probably revved my car a hundred times. I didn't want it back, no emotional attachment.

I think the code was: TSB 08-13-005

 

well, as I explained, the stop light incident may have been the 2-Step. I wasn't picking on you, just explaining that revving an engine just to rev it isn't the brightest of Ideas, however, to launch using 2-step, you need it in first, clutch in, and to rev to at least 5.5k, so doing it once in a while is ok

 

I dont know whats going on and how come it has happened twice on both evos, but i free revedd my car a few times and had never once seen this issue. I do see it when i launch it however...hard. You sure werent lets say clutch in, 1st gear, revedd up and letting out the clutch lol, jk. that really sucks tho. I wish there werent so many bugs out there

 

Random dude: "Doctor, when I jump up and down and tap on my head like this, it really hurts!"

Dr: "Stop jumping up and down and tapping your head like that!"

 

Seriously...I cant believe Im on an evo enthusiast forum and all you people are telling him that he cant rev his engine. Ive seen a video online from almost all of the major parts manufacturers where they rev up their engine so you can hear their exhausts. Stop being a bunch of trolls and get behind your fellow Evo owners...geez. His car is obviously doing something that it shouldn't and he is trying to verify if anyone else has the same problem.

I have also noticed that the Revs come down slow after pushing in the clutch sometimes but havent had any issues with the traction light coming on.

 

maybe you are not trying harder. like the OP said he tried to duplicate the trick lights from lighting up by doing just that-rev repeatedly and continuously until the boost is so high that an error light in the dash pops out.

 

Be nice to her and she'll return the favor.

 

you need to replace your wodinator.

problem solved.

 

Guys, just to make sure you understand. I don't rev hard. 4-5K five times, while letting the idle drop back to normal or at least down to 2K. It's not like I am abusing it in any way. I am not concerned about this at all, but once again just curious to the cause.

Getting the code cleared tomorrow, will update on the TSB code

 

Performance engiines are made to rev high and hard i dont think any warning light should come on if the the engine is doing what it is built to do .. i.e. rev high.

 

SB No.: 08-13-005 NHTSA No.: 10024795 TSB Date: April 1, 2008 Date Added to File: May 21, 2008
Failing Component:
Electrical System: Software
Summary:
Ecm reprogramming for engine speed returns to idle slowly.

 

No engine, performance or not, is built to be revved when not under load.

 

man, so i am not sure how he ended up with new car, if this rev issue is fixable by reflash, all documented in a TSB.

There must have been more to it that that.

 

My thought is that if they flew in techs and had a bunch of people looking at this phenomenon without luck, it cannot be so utterly easy to explain here.

I'm sure, absolutely 100% positive that Mitsubishi has done this to prototype vehicles to see what would happen. If they had this happen to them, the Japanese engineer or other executives would be aware that this happens from repeated neutral revving. Since they couldn't figure it out, and they gave you a NEW CAR, I would bet there was something wrong or at the least your car was not like other normal X's. So what I am saying here is that I am not making a claim that the car was being damaged or not, or that the OP should have been doing this or not, but rather that this seems to be something Mitsu should have figured out by now, and since it seems they haven't, my bet is that the problem lies in the individual's car or the environment, not a shared issue with all X's.

And if I'm wrong, then my barely educated guess would be that the confusion was due to the altitude. Is there someone else on here at a similar altitude that could replicate the problem?