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Question: Is redlining your car a good or bad way to drive it? Let me give the example by redlining I mean shifting at 7000 rpms. I have a 95 r33 gts-t and when i drive it the shifts between 1st and 2nd usually come at 5000 rpms, 2nd and 3rd 5000 rpms, 3rd and 4th 7000 rpms and 4th and 5th 7000rpms. I wanted to kno if this will affect my engine in a negative way. This is not everyday driving just when im in speed mode and want to remind my ride tht she still is a sports car. What do u think good or bad? All answers welcome.

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well..as long as u dont do it often it should be ok....

and by the sounds of things, you should be doing about 180 on 4th - 5th - so perhaps take it to the track.....

You are absolutely correct by 4th doing about 5 or 6000rpm the speedometer is maxed out so by 5th it doesnt eve make sense lookin at the speedometer. So does tht mean the cars top speed cannot be measuredby the stock speedometer if so wht is the max speed for a 95 gts-t completely stock.

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Redlining at 7000 RPM = thrashing.

If you thrash your car, dont expect it to last as long.

I drive an auto, when driving normally I let go off the gas at around 2000 RPM... then go back up to 2000 RPM.

Also I never go over 2000 RPM when the car is warming up for the first 10 or so minutes...

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You are absolutely correct by 4th doing about 5 or 6000rpm the speedometer is maxed out so by 5th it doesnt eve make sense lookin at the speedometer. So does tht mean the cars top speed cannot be measuredby the stock speedometer if so wht is the max speed for a 95 gts-t completely stock.
I personally think you're a dipshit, with no regards to other peoples safety :). If you want to do such speeds take it to the track, or any other legal motorsport.

Mods please close and remove this topic :laugh:

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This is not everyday driving just when im in speed mode and want to remind my ride tht she still is a sports car.
I personally think you're a dipshit, with no regards to other peoples safety :). If you want to do such speeds take it to the track, or any other legal motorsport.

Mods please close and remove this topic :laugh:

Agreed..

We are going to see more and more of these incidents/posts as the R33's are becoming dirt cheap now. Affordable for young P platers and the like.

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its a sports car, and hence it can withstand some redlining - but not all the time. And as the others have said (and as I mentioned), if your ever in the mood to go sick with the speeds - tracks are the best option man. I admit, I am very tempted to take the car to its limits - but not on the roads. I live in Mt waverley (vic) and the traffic here is quite intense - very easy for someone to have a crash get hurt or even die...

So - after all that, if u feel the need for speed - track or drag strip.....

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Hmmm redline? Meaning possible failure and crash increase, hmmm i think someone will come unstuck oneday, and should keep there redlining to the tracks and off the road.

But O/T you should treat your car better than that, just becoz you can do it now and then, doesnt mean sh!t, Your just putting other people including yourself at risk, so aggreed this topic is sorta pointless and should be closed as sending the wrong message to others out there i think?

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i agree with most of you on here that high speeds should be kept to the track.

as paulr33 said redlining is pointless in a stock r33 as peak power is 6400rpm or so from memory

having said that high speeds should be kept to the track if that situation was right on an open road with no trafic where speed limit is 100 i would probly take it to 160 if it seemed fairly safe, any thing over 160 is rediculus on public roads.

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Agreed..

We are going to see more and more of these incidents/posts as the R33's are becoming dirt cheap now. Affordable for young P platers and the like.

It is for the tracks maybe you should ask b4 assuming. And to Al F%$K off you dont kno me asshole.

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....................... 3rd and 4th 7000 rpms and 4th and 5th 7000rpms. I wanted to kno if this will affect my engine in a negative way. This is not everyday driving just when im in speed mode and want to remind my ride tht she still is a sports car.
Please explain this, or are you now changing your story :O. That phrase implies that you are doing this on the street. I may not know you but i have only replied to what you wrote, thus you are a FOOL!
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Redlining at 7000 RPM = thrashing.

If you thrash your car, dont expect it to last as long.

I drive an auto, when driving normally I let go off the gas at around 2000 RPM... then go back up to 2000 RPM.

Also I never go over 2000 RPM when the car is warming up for the first 10 or so minutes...

babied hard.

Usually until its warmed up I just make sure the car stays off boost. I usually like to rev it up to about 3gran (off boost). Keeping it below 2000RPM usually puts the motor under more load which i assume is bad for a cold engine

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babied hard.

Usually until its warmed up I just make sure the car stays off boost. I usually like to rev it up to about 3gran (off boost). Keeping it below 2000RPM usually puts the motor under more load which i assume is bad for a cold engine

Its not bad for the motor unless your in top gear trying to lug it out of a corner with the motor clearly labouring.

Select the correct gear for the road speed and it will be perfectly fine.

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