How long did you take until you redlined?
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I redlined it around the 600 mile mark and ran it HARD for about 20 miles then backed off and went to grandma driving. I drove regular from 700 - 1000 shifting around 4krpm then after 1000 miles I drove how I normally drive. Hey its your car drive it the way you want just keep it well maintanced. 
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you never once took it past 4500rpm for the first 1000 miles? Way to glaze the rings...
Dont beat on it, but dont not rev it, you're rings will never seat as well as they could have now
Dont beat on it, but dont not rev it, you're rings will never seat as well as they could have now
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9239 miles and I have yet to redline it...
I have gone up to 4k, and 5k... I think maybe 5,500rpms once, but to be honest I can't remember. I hardly drive my car above 4krpms. I normally shift at 3-3500 rpms...
I have no exhaust yet so to me there is no point. Plus I don't want to hurt the car.
-Nigel
I have gone up to 4k, and 5k... I think maybe 5,500rpms once, but to be honest I can't remember. I hardly drive my car above 4krpms. I normally shift at 3-3500 rpms...
I have no exhaust yet so to me there is no point. Plus I don't want to hurt the car.
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man i dont get you guys.. i myself paid for my car so therefore i dotn beat the **** out of it... granted i like to drive fast but i dont beat it.. anyway first 1k miles no more than 4k... second 1000 up to 5000 rpm.. after that i think i did it once and i didnt mean it.. (1st gear gets there quick) anyway after like 5500 rpm your wasting ur time the touque curve and turbo drop like a stone.. just go to the next gear its faster that way...
but hey its ur money.. (or mom and dads..)
but hey its ur money.. (or mom and dads..)
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Errr...I redlined first and second at about 6 miles. I hit about 5K in 3rd then backed off. After that I followed the break in procedure to 1000 miles. I just had to make sure "she had it where it counts" before I gave my check to the dealership. I'm at 42K miles and haven't used any perceptible amount of oil, so I think the rings are fine.
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Originally posted by dmastropwrx03
man i dont get you guys.. i myself paid for my car so therefore i dotn beat the **** out of it... granted i like to drive fast but i dont beat it.. anyway first 1k miles no more than 4k... second 1000 up to 5000 rpm.. after that i think i did it once and i didnt mean it.. (1st gear gets there quick) anyway after like 5500 rpm your wasting ur time the touque curve and turbo drop like a stone.. just go to the next gear its faster that way...
but hey its ur money.. (or mom and dads..)
man i dont get you guys.. i myself paid for my car so therefore i dotn beat the **** out of it... granted i like to drive fast but i dont beat it.. anyway first 1k miles no more than 4k... second 1000 up to 5000 rpm.. after that i think i did it once and i didnt mean it.. (1st gear gets there quick) anyway after like 5500 rpm your wasting ur time the touque curve and turbo drop like a stone.. just go to the next gear its faster that way...
but hey its ur money.. (or mom and dads..)
Sometimes I wonder where people come up with this stuff, then my head starts hurting and I give up.
dmast
the reason you would shift at redline, even though the power drops off after 6k is because 1st gear at 7500rpms still puts more power to the wheels than 2nd at 4000 which is where you'd be if you shifted at 5500. follow?
actually I just pulled those numbers out'v my ***, but the idea is to start the next gear making more power per rpm than your previous gear.. timing your shifts for the fastest possible 0-100 can be fun you should try it
the reason you would shift at redline, even though the power drops off after 6k is because 1st gear at 7500rpms still puts more power to the wheels than 2nd at 4000 which is where you'd be if you shifted at 5500. follow?
actually I just pulled those numbers out'v my ***, but the idea is to start the next gear making more power per rpm than your previous gear.. timing your shifts for the fastest possible 0-100 can be fun you should try it
Originally posted by meilers
If any of you have looked at the dyno chart of a stock WRX or STI, you would see a catastrophic drop in power at 6k and beyond, as the ECU cuts boost to save the turbo. Thus, there is no point in actually running to the redline or rev limiter, in any gear. Shifting at 5.5 is a much more optimal way to drive.
If any of you have looked at the dyno chart of a stock WRX or STI, you would see a catastrophic drop in power at 6k and beyond, as the ECU cuts boost to save the turbo. Thus, there is no point in actually running to the redline or rev limiter, in any gear. Shifting at 5.5 is a much more optimal way to drive.
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""you never once took it past 4500rpm for the first 1000 miles? Way to glaze the rings...""
I thought that glazing the cylinder walls and rings was from taking the rpm's too high for the first 1000miles, which heated the oil up too much, causing the glaze?
anyway, doesn't SOA say not to take it over 4k rpm for the first 1000miles??
I thought that glazing the cylinder walls and rings was from taking the rpm's too high for the first 1000miles, which heated the oil up too much, causing the glaze?
anyway, doesn't SOA say not to take it over 4k rpm for the first 1000miles??
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