GeoffJ

i dunno if this is bad, but i heard keep the cars revs under 3ks is bad for the seals correct?. So therefore i always drive between 3-5k revs whenever i can, is this a good idea?

edit: would installing a turbo timer into a non turbo'd rx8, to let it idle and cool off and shut it self down a good idea?

fstfwd

Color me ignorant on this one, but wouldn't that make idling bad for your car?

GeoffJ

i dunno lol. ah ok i thought idling to let the car cool off would be good

PSTNLSS

iTrader: (3)

Do you mean driving between 3k and 5k RPMS?

fstfwd

Maybe a reference to where you heard this, Geoff?

GeoffJ

yups, Ive been reading other posts and some people just mentioned to keep the above 3k revs to burn of carbon.

GeoffJ

Other posts. lol, no idea which but ive read it a couple times trolling around.

Maffu313

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You should try to keep your car under 3k when it's warming up, but after that, you can drive basically at any rev, the only thing is that you should atlleast do some spirited driving every now and then (redlining the car) to get rid of the carbon buildup...atleast that's wut I've been told.

GeoffJ

yeah i had the car about 1.5 weeks now. i think ive relined it atleast once every 2nd day. Think im overdoing it can't help myself.

GeoffJ

I've always tried to keep the revs at 3k when normal driving, i dunno if this is the best idea to keep carbon out?

SpIcEz

You need to reach 9000 every time you go out for a drive.

Or your car will hate you for the rest of your life.

AAChaoshand

Nothing is going to happen if you drive under 3k, reving to 9k helps clean out the carbon. On a side note if your in 6th gear at 25-30 mph then your wasting gas and lugging the engine.

Maffu313

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If you do that you'll never even need to use the 4th, 5th, and 6th gear...unless you plan on breaking every speed limit there is.

and especially not when your car isn't warmed up yet.

shazy

/\ is a joke. Plz read. Search is your best friend

SpIcEz

Maybe you should re-read what I wrote.

There is no basis for any of your statements in my words.

GeoffJ

When u switch ur car off, do you idle to let it cool or just switch it off immediately after along drive

mlfarrell

****, I make sure I do 10,000 rpms at all times

zara

Guys guys guys
You keep the rev under 3k when you've just started it up, before it's warm
When it's warmed up, it's recommended to rev it to at least 8500rpm (manual) and 6000rpm (autotragic) once a day to clean carbon out.
You can ONLY shut the car down after it has been warmed (temp. needle around half way)
If you're going to shut it down cold, rev it to 3k rpm (I don't know if this works 100% though, anyhow don't abuse it)

ken-x8

That's not quite it. There is no shut down cold procedure. If you're not going to drive it far enough to warm it up, you let it warm by idling. Then you rev to 3k for 10 seconds before switching off.

Ken

Maffu313

iTrader: (2)

My bad. Misunderstood what you meant and jumped to conclusions. Sorry

MazdaEight

If I don't go over 30 mph, I don't take my car out of 2nd gear.

SpIcEz

Accepted!

Now, lets get back to having fun talking about the car we all love

04RX8man

Ok I'm a little lost here but for normal cruising I keep the revs around 3-3750 rpm's but very frequently take it up to 9k .....remember a redline a day keeps the carbon away!

shazy

WTF have you been? Vacation?

Anyway, just think of it as a normal car, except it's best to redline it once a day. How hard was that.

Maffu313

iTrader: (2)

Driving with such high RPMs...how far can u guys go per tank?

(not that you should care about gas when driving a car like this)