Rev Limiter

[derryb]

Should my rev limiter be kicking in and causing the car to momentarily stop getting fuel when i go into passing gear and hold the pedal to the floor. Just had a valve job (very reputable mechanic, car runs great), and my mechanic tells me this rev limiter thing is normal. Should a properly running automatic 560 SL ever see the rev limiter kick in under maxium fuel demand while on the road? I can understand the value of this feature while in park and over-revving the engine, but I would think that if an engine is running properly and a tranny is shifting properly the rev limiter would never need to kick in (unless of course you were doing 200+ mph and still had it to the floor). Mechanic did try a new fuel pump relay just to prove his point, same results.