Have you revved your cars up to the red line?
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My car has the sport automatic transmission w/ paddle shifters. Is it safe to rev it up to 6000+ rpm? When mine reaches 5500rpm I already shift up(when I am in a long stretch of road of course). Do you guys shift at the red line and have you revved it up to 6000+rpm?
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You can rev all the way up, all modern cars have a fuel cut-off switch (usually just slightly higher than the redline) - it is specifically designed to save engines from experimentators, such as yourself
just kiddin', man - I've got a stick shift and I've revved up my engine to the red line a couple of times. With the sport auto, you just throw it into manual mode and you might have to switch off the DSC by holding down the DSC button until your iDrive screen shows the "DSC OFF!" message - play around and see which setting allows for better shifts. Do report your findings, as well
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I have a STEP tranny, although not new with paddle shifters. I drive it as a manual shifter most of the time. When running in autocross or on TOD I often hit rev limiter (maybe bounce several times) as it is better that way then to upshift to the next gear and then have to downshift right away for the next curve (318 curves in 11 miles on TOD). Done that for four years and 88k miles. Still going strong.
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='964914' date='Aug 4 2009, 07:21 AM
I have a STEP tranny, although not new with paddle shifters. I drive it as a manual shifter most of the time. When running in autocross or on TOD I often hit rev limiter (maybe bounce several times) as it is better that way then to upshift to the next gear and then have to downshift right away for the next curve (318 curves in 11 miles on TOD). Done that for four years and 88k miles. Still going strong. ![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='964914' date='Aug 4 2009, 07:21 AM
I have a STEP tranny, although not new with paddle shifters. I drive it as a manual shifter most of the time. When running in autocross or on TOD I often hit rev limiter (maybe bounce several times) as it is better that way then to upshift to the next gear and then have to downshift right away for the next curve (318 curves in 11 miles on TOD). Done that for four years and 88k miles. Still going strong. ![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='964915' date='Aug 4 2009, 07:27 AM
I was thinking about doing the TOD this Fall...
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Slightly off topic ...
Can anyone tell me why V's posts, #2 and #4, above, are truncated? I have to scroll to right to see all his profound comments.
Other posts [#1, 3 and 5] can be read w/o a scroll to right.
Maybe I should ask if others see that???
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Can anyone tell me why V's posts, #2 and #4, above, are truncated? I have to scroll to right to see all his profound comments.
Other posts [#1, 3 and 5] can be read w/o a scroll to right.
Maybe I should ask if others see that???
sixcard
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='964927' date='Aug 4 2009, 08:18 AM
Slightly off topic ...
Can anyone tell me why V's posts, #2 and #4, above, are truncated? I have to scroll to right to see all his profound comments.
Other posts [#1, 3 and 5] can be read w/o a scroll to right.
Maybe I should ask if others see that???
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Can anyone tell me why V's posts, #2 and #4, above, are truncated? I have to scroll to right to see all his profound comments.
Other posts [#1, 3 and 5] can be read w/o a scroll to right.
Maybe I should ask if others see that???
sixcard
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='964927' date='Aug 4 2009, 08:18 AM
Slightly off topic ...
Can anyone tell me why V's posts, #2 and #4, above, are truncated? I have to scroll to right to see all his profound comments.
Other posts [#1, 3 and 5] can be read w/o a scroll to right.
Maybe I should ask if others see that???
sixcard![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
Can anyone tell me why V's posts, #2 and #4, above, are truncated? I have to scroll to right to see all his profound comments.
Other posts [#1, 3 and 5] can be read w/o a scroll to right.
Maybe I should ask if others see that???
sixcard
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