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My Ride: 04 525i w/ sports and premium pakage, titanium silver, gray dakota leather w/ polar grain wood trim, steptronic
most of times when i use manual mode wit my step, i just press the pedal all the
way down until it reaches red zone in rpm let it up shifts by is self.it is safe to do
this all the time or is it harmful???
way down until it reaches red zone in rpm let it up shifts by is self.it is safe to do
this all the time or is it harmful???
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Originally Posted by JiMmY912' date='Dec 26 2004, 11:15 PM
most of times when i use manual mode wit my step, i just press the pedal all the
way down until it reaches red zone in rpm let it up shifts by is self.it is safe to do
this all the time or is it harmful???
way down until it reaches red zone in rpm let it up shifts by is self.it is safe to do
this all the time or is it harmful???
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Oh ya... but dont do it all the time...
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This would definitely lead to increased wear to if not the engine, then at least other parts of the car. I would doubt there is any car out there that would be able to handle constant redline accelerations.
Accelerating like this doesn't sound like a necessity
Accelerating like this doesn't sound like a necessity
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Originally Posted by paasan' date='Dec 27 2004, 07:07 AM
Accelerating like this doesn't sound like a necessity
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Dec 27 2004, 08:30 AM
[quote name='paasan' date='Dec 27 2004, 07:07 AM']Accelerating like this doesn't sound like a necessity
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[/quote]Agreed! 525 should be all about a nice ride, reliable, efficient, and excellent handling (probably better than the 545, at least I thought the 530 was when I drove it). Save the wear and tear, for what?
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It's no problem and the engine is able to handle it without a problem. Maybe your engine will not last for 500.000 miles but 400.000 miles due to the extra wear and tear. I think the car will fall apart earlier then your engine will. The 525 engine and 530 engine are proven to be very reliable and problem free.
Have fun redlining!! (I know I do)
Have fun redlining!! (I know I do)
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Originally Posted by JiMmY912' date='Dec 27 2004, 07:15 AM
most of times when i use manual mode wit my step, i just press the pedal all the
way down until it reaches red zone in rpm let it up shifts by is self.it is safe to do
this all the time or is it harmful???
way down until it reaches red zone in rpm let it up shifts by is self.it is safe to do
this all the time or is it harmful???
For what you're doing you might as well stick it in S (SPORT) mode.
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