zerobanger

I am at 601 miles now. since I bought the car Dec 30, I have driven in mixed conditions, I tried to keep between 3K rpm and 6K, on a rare occasion I hit 7K or so. So my question, can I redline it?

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NAVILESRX8

I tried hard not to redline it before 400 miles...I ended up winding it out daily around 700 miles....she's got 1200 now, no ill effects....

ptiemann

You can redline it on day #1 as far as my dealer and the manual say, just don't do it all the time. Don't drive for a long time (?) at the same RPM, I was told, particularly not for a long time at high rpms. Hearing the beep was part of my test drive.

Sea Ray

I have not heard the 'beep' yet and I am at 1070 miles. hmmm...

Genom

Rev it up guys. Hit the 9000RPM mark every so often to help prevent carbon buildup. It's good for the car :D

BRx8

i redlined in my first 10 miles...i then relaxed until after 600 miles hten i redlined it again...after 1000 miles i regularly redline here and there...i'm getting better and better at hearing the almost inaudible redline buzzer

jonalan

Agreed. I try to hit redline once per trip; or at least once a day.

i3man

If that is the case then my 8 has carbon constipation because I still haven't heard BUZZ!!!! :p

Genom

Time to give it some gas and enjoy one of the benefits of the rotary engine. It likes to rev. A lot. Seriously. Just give the damn car what it wants! :D

BRx8

more like time to give it some gas and enjoy one of the benefits of owning a sports car! it'd be like buying a big screen HDTV and only viewing VHS tapes on it

EDIT: wait, i forgot you're only at 600 miles...i'd redline just once in a while not every trip...especially in the cold weather

Spin9k

How to do it right:

Close all windows, turn off all stereos, etc. After starting off in first, shift at 6K or so to second. Stand on it until the thing bucks like a bronco. This means that you have reached the fuel cut point somewhere in the 9,000-10000 RPM range.

If you still haven't heard the beep you need to turn up the hearing aid or take it back to the dealer and tell them it has a missiing or broken buzzer.

Now wasn't that fun?? :D :D

RX-GR8

in second gear at redline how fast will you be going?

i3man

Cold weather for me is mid 60s BRRRR :p I live in Hawaii. And that is night time temp. We rarely have days where the temp does not get above 70

Keshav

buying an RX-8 and not winding out the engine is like getting married to a super-model and then going without sex.

Just do it. Bring a change of underwear.

zerobanger

I plan on it, its just a new car I dont know if its broken in enough at 600 miles.

Icanrel-8

Search the topic on this site... I think it was here that I read a very thoughtful and detailed discussion of break-in and revs and all that. If I was sure, I'd have stuck on the link.

What I got was pretty much this: While avoiding excess high revving, break the car in the way you plan to drive it, and avoid long periods of travel at the same speed/rpm.

zerobanger

I read that in the owners manual. Never mind, thanks anyway.

ptiemann

turn off your stereo