Why drive it like you stole it?
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Originally Posted by hoosier
Ever since I got this car, my foot is magnetically attracted to the floor. Jus cain't help it!
I should check for the magnetic gas pedal.
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Originally Posted by Aero8
If you want to go the extra mile and really make the engine last you need to redline through all gears at least twice a week. 
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From: I've shaken off the sands of SouthWest Asia and returned to Houston and Gulfport, MS
Originally Posted by RotaryP7
Yes, every morning I peel outta my driveway.. Redlining it as much as possible..
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From: I've shaken off the sands of SouthWest Asia and returned to Houston and Gulfport, MS
Originally Posted by Cool-Blue-Dad
LOL! Can I ride with you next time you redline it in 6th gear? Just gotta see than for myself.
Not on city streets, I hope.
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I actually had the carbon build-up issue. Driving to work daily, I don't get a chance to really run the engine hard. I guess I haven't really taken advantage of that beautiful redline beep in a while. Guy at the dealership tried to feed me some bs about having to do a fuel injector cleaning to prevent that from happening again. sure, anything to get me to spend more money. Lets see, $130 based on their recommendation, or free based on everyone else I have ever heard talking about preventing carbon build-up... besides the free option is a helluva lot more fun!
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Originally Posted by RotrDoc
That would be 150+.
Not on city streets, I hope.
Not on city streets, I hope.
Twas all said in fun. Even redlining 3rd gear to get 4th gear chirps would result in about 90mph. Not a cool thing to do on city streets either.
Originally Posted by Cool-Blue-Dad
That would not be possible - As I've heard it 6th gear doesn't have the power to overcome wind resistance beyond a certain point so max speed is in 5th gear (and that's not at redline either).
Thermal overloading probably isn't too good in the long (or short) term, either.
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