Phil's 8

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Your speed limits in Canada do not let you exceed first gear red line? Big brother must be alive and well in Canada.

09Factor

Thats sucks....

BlackRX82006

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Is lifeworth living if you can't redline first gear?

rodmeister

I've been hitting 7,000 rpm several times a week for a couple years with no noticable change. My engine seemed a bit rougher the last month so I've hit 8,000+ rpm the last two days and the engine is definitely smoother and idles better, though I don't plan to do this often. Perhaps 6,000 rpm is a good figure to minimize carbon with minimal stress on the engine, but hitting 8,000 might be necessary once in a while, say monthly, to thoroughly clean the engine.

Revolution Rotary

yeah thank u for telling me u have to rev it like that every once in a while cuz i baby it alot only cuz of the gas mileage. but is it bad to drive the car in manumatic all the time? cuz i neevr drive it without doing tht i think its more fun and the car drives better that way.

JTtheDude

I always drive mine in manual mode and done so for a few years now. I'm only in automatic if I'm on the phone or maybe grabbing a bite to eat on the road. Oh and bad traffic jams are nice for auto too but I usually do manual mode in traffic.

Revolution Rotary

hahah yeah same i was just making sure it wasnt bad for the car or anything. thanks for the help

KimRene

My car I believe is having that issue of the torque converter lock up. I brought it several times to the dealership and its still under warranty and there is nothing that they can do to fic it except putting in a TCM Logic wich helps reduce the problem by 50% and not 100%

What my deal was is that at low speeds, (I have an AT) it was bucking like getting stuck between 2 and 3rd gear. It couldnt make up its mind. So I just wanted to let everyone know that what everyone is saying about this issue is very much true and I will now drive it in manual mode more often.

Thanks for the advice all.

KimRene

My car I believe is having that issue of the torque converter lock up. I brought it several times to the dealership and its still under warranty and there is nothing that they can do to fix it except putting in a TCM Logic wich helps reduce the problem by 50% and not 100%

What my deal was is that at low speeds, (I have an AT) it was bucking like getting stuck between 2 and 3rd gear. It couldnt make up its mind. So I just wanted to let everyone know that what everyone is saying about this issue is very much true and I will now drive it in manual mode more often and drive my car so it red lines at least once every other day

Thanks for the advice all.

09Factor

Hey Kim,
Don't forget to redline it at least once per trip. but only do so after it's warmed up.

Good luck.

KimRene

Hey 09 Factor,

I redline my car today as a matter of fact coming into work this morning...lol
I was babying my car becuase its such a nice looking car. I knew that the Rotary Engine could handle it from previous research that I did but, I love my car way to much that I was scared to do so.

So now, I have an excuse to drive like a guy...lol

Thanks again for the advice. =)

~ Kim ~

BlackRX82006

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If guys drive fast and redline everywhere...how do women usually drive?

09Factor

Ahh, but some girls drive fast and some guys drive slllllllooooooowwwww.

Phil's 8

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Come to Vegas and watch the girls drive

BlackRX82006

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But I said usually...

09Factor

I said 'some'.

it's all mute anyway for us.

BlackRX82006

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Are you getting the accessport?

mdw1000

Ran into my Mazda tech at a local ice cream place last night. He said he changed out a 06 AT engine this week. Had about 18K miles on it, was full of carbon. I'm guessing the owner drove in auto mode all the time and babied it. He agreed with my assesment.

p61190

About all this redlining. I red line like a beast because to the best of my knowledge(which isn't too much) Rotary engine bascially means redline all you want it wont hurt. Or am i wrong?

and somethign else i like to do just to be better off the line because of course. the 04 AT has the worst torque ever. I shift car in Nutral.l ALmost redline and shift to Drive and Peeeel out. So my question is. Is this harmful for the car? or is it just good clean fun :D

p61190

oh and for me in manual mode. Definitly Get half the gas mileage with it. because the accelration ig uess is more powerful maybe? so it shoots fuel much more. That is my best guess. i love driving it liek that but the gas really kills i mean HALF the mileage that way

Nopstnz8

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Launching is not good for the AT. It may wear your tranny down faster.

ShellDude

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aye, don't launch.

I'd been meaning to ask what this automatic thing is on my manumatic? (pause for sarcasm) It would be a totally different (read -- boring) car without the shifter.

longpath

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Even my wife's Subaru Imprezza (normally aspirated) get 10-14 MPG for exactly the reason of short trips.

WTBRotary!

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Yeah i agree with what ur saying, i just got my 05' AT ( Free, gotta love parents ) but we just took it in and their replacing the WHOLE ENGINE cus of carbon build up. My mother drove it like a granny, always keeping it in auto mode instead of M, but i guess i really cant complain too much other than that shes a shitty *** driver. A new engine is nice esp at 50,000 miles!!! im excited to get it back, but no excited about the break-in period...

ShellDude

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break it in like you plan to drive it, hopefully hard!