Driving to Redline... bad?

[DCColegrove]

R.i.p. 8)

Hurry up...

Get it out and on the floor before it's cold and dissect it...

[bignate948]

Cool. My dad was frightened though. He has never heard his 24 yr old baby rev that high and yelled shift at me. lol.

ha thats funny its the other way around when my dad takes my car out lol

[cferb]

ha thats funny its the other way around when my dad takes my car out lol

And my dad would yell shift at like 3.5k:roll: I don't drive with him in the car, ever.

[PhillyG]

That was kinda pointless, I'd love to have a little m10 as a project motor. I have this engine stand I got a while ago just collecting cob webs.

[dashboardmonkey]

haha, that doesn't sound good

[Danny]

I shift at like 2 grand around town.

MPGs ftw!

Playing around is another story.

[IRON-E]

That is one of the gayest comments Ive ever read on this forum.

Fair, but I just don't want to shit all over my 20 year old car!, is that comment manly enough for you?

I agree that dudes a fucking snatch.

and your ass is blunt's cum reciptacle.

[PhillyG]

Fair, but I just don't want to shit all over my 20 year old car!, is that comment manly enough for you?
and your ass is blunt's cum reciptacle.

I had my anus sewn shut for this reason. I now fornicate through a tube system which isn't as pleasurable for intercourse.

[dashboardmonkey]

^ You sick bastard. :giggle:

[AndrewBird]

You beat me to it. I was totally going to post that!

That one made it 37 seconds at redline with no oil, so I'd say redline every once in a while during normal driving should be fine.

On a side note, I take my 8v Jetta to redline daily and it has 208,000 on the clock. I could care less about it though, it's me beater. lol Thing runs strong. German cars are made to last.

[nando]

I shift at like 2 grand around town.

MPGs ftw!

Playing around is another story.

whats your diff ratio? I'm barely moving in 1st & 2nd gear at 2000rpm. Although I typically shift at 3k with my wife in the car, and I can only really accelerate in 3rd or 4th gear because it hurts her back if I drop the hammer in 1st or 2nd. Stupid crappy sport seats..

[PhillyG]

whats your diff ratio? I'm barely moving in 1st & 2nd gear at 2000rpm. Although I typically shift at 3k with my wife in the car, and I can only really accelerate in 3rd or 4th gear because it hurts her back if I drop the hammer in 1st or 2nd. Stupid crappy sport seats..

You can let me have the stupid crappy sport seats. :D

[nando]

Sure - I have black duct tape on the upper bolster and center section (to slow further deterioration) and there are broken welds on both frames. the shocks have been dead for ages too. I guess at least all the mechanisims still work.

I just require a set of Recaro SRDs with E30 sliders in trade. ;)

[Danny]

I have a 4.10, maybe 2k was an exaggeration.

I just get up to fifth as soon as possible.

[euroshark]

I don't make the M30s work very hard... The US spec B34 in the 535is probably doesn't even see north of 3000rpm on a regular day when I'm just driving to work... Not because I don't want to, it's just not necessary. With a 3.25LSD I'm barely turning over 1900rpm at 50mph in 5th gear. The cool thing though is when you do get on it and hear that big six wail. It's a nice treat!

The 6 on the other hand... The chipped B35 has seen it's new 6800rpm rev limited a few times already and it's frightening compared to the waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswafflescat US spec B34... I haven't even popped the new cam or headers on yet!