7K RPM's ... Oops! Rev Limiter ???

My 360LA has been hitting 7000 and more since 1999.
I missed a shift one time, and by the time I looked over, the needle was crossing 8000..... on the way back down....
After that I fixed the dang shifter, and got me a cheap Autometer 4" tach with a limiter and a light in it, plus an adjustable needle; ooooo. I can't say how accurate it is or isn't and don't much care, obviously I have enough spring pressure that the engine can survive. But yaknow, after I fixed the shifter in 2004, and slick shifted Second and Third; I haven't ever missed a shift since.