Taking your engine to red-line?

andyffer · 08-21-2008, 07:15 PM

How often do you take your car to red-line?

Year's_End · 08-21-2008, 07:17 PM

At LEAST once a day.

Year's_End · 08-21-2008, 07:18 PM

You should put the option "Everytime I drive it".

Rotary Rasp · 08-21-2008, 07:21 PM

I red-lined my rx-8 every time I drove it. Shifting at 9500 rpms = happiness!

andyffer · 08-21-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

You should make it so we can see who voted for what.

how?

Year's_End · 08-21-2008, 07:28 PM

Too late now. haha

galahad05 · 08-21-2008, 09:38 PM

I usually don't, except by accident. I'm more about go than show; therefore I shift around 6000 RPM.

SteveMondragon · 08-21-2008, 09:39 PM

Everytime I drive. But not when driving the 328i

BMWI6 · 08-21-2008, 10:49 PM

im not gonna lie, i feel so bad for my car. im 19 and i floor it every time at every stop light or everywhere. i dont know how my engine takes so much abuse.... a no, i dont go to high speeds in urban roads often, i just love the acceleration on the car.

LOLrance · 08-21-2008, 10:56 PM

If Bmw did not want me to rev to 7k, they shouldnt have given me 7000rpms to play with.

ak335 · 08-21-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

If Bmw did not want me to rev to 7k, they shouldnt have given me 7000rpms to play with.

lol EXACTLY

Year's_End · 08-21-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWI6

im not gonna lie, i feel so bad for my car. im 19 and i floor it every time at every stop light or everywhere. i dont know how my engine takes so much abuse.... a no, i dont go to high speeds in urban roads often, i just love the acceleration on the car.

*Points to Lawrence's post*

The rev limiter is imposed at a point where you really can't do any harm to the engine. Don't worry about it. If anything, wringing the engine out is good for it from time to time. Or so I've heard. I'm not an expert.

View Poll Results: How often do you take your car to red-line?
At least once a day	24	31.17%
At least once a week	32	41.56%
At least once a month	12	15.58%
At least once a year	6	7.79%
Less than once a year	3	3.90%
Voters: 77. You may not vote on this poll

08-21-2008, 07:15 PM	#1
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08-21-2008, 07:17 PM	#2
Year's_End Lieutenant General 1147 Rep 12,445 Posts Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	At LEAST once a day. __________________ Past: '08 E92 335i\|ZPP\|ZSP\|6AT Past: '15 Mustang GT\|401A\|PP\|6MT Current: '20 Shelby GT350\|6MT
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08-21-2008, 07:18 PM	#3
Year's_End Lieutenant General 1147 Rep 12,445 Posts Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	You should put the option "Everytime I drive it". __________________ Past: '08 E92 335i\|ZPP\|ZSP\|6AT Past: '15 Mustang GT\|401A\|PP\|6MT Current: '20 Shelby GT350\|6MT
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08-21-2008, 07:21 PM	#4
Rotary Rasp Lieutenant Colonel 241 Rep 1,857 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SoCal - Torrance iTrader: (6)	I red-lined my rx-8 every time I drove it. Shifting at 9500 rpms = happiness!
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08-21-2008, 07:28 PM	#6
Year's_End Lieutenant General 1147 Rep 12,445 Posts Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Too late now. haha __________________ Past: '08 E92 335i\|ZPP\|ZSP\|6AT Past: '15 Mustang GT\|401A\|PP\|6MT Current: '20 Shelby GT350\|6MT
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08-21-2008, 09:38 PM	#7
galahad05 Brigadier General 158 Rep 3,158 Posts Drives: '07 335i e90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (0)	I usually don't, except by accident. I'm more about go than show; therefore I shift around 6000 RPM. __________________ Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. --Mark Twain
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08-21-2008, 09:39 PM	#8
SteveMondragon Seaman 69 Rep 518 Posts Drives: E92 \| I01 \| G30 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LA iTrader: (4)	Everytime I drive. But not when driving the 328i
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BMWI6 Major 96 Rep 1,337 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami, Fl iTrader: (2)	im not gonna lie, i feel so bad for my car. im 19 and i floor it every time at every stop light or everywhere. i dont know how my engine takes so much abuse.... a no, i dont go to high speeds in urban roads often, i just love the acceleration on the car. __________________ If everything seems under control, then you aren't going fast enough"
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08-21-2008, 10:56 PM	#10
LOLrance The Law. 301 Rep 14,283 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SF / OC iTrader: (17)	If Bmw did not want me to rev to 7k, they shouldnt have given me 7000rpms to play with. __________________
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