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[SilentThunder]

Originally Posted by Jaxonalden

You really don't your cars do you? " you cant redline it because its an automatic. A simple statement of fact, so get your facts straight."

Anyone reading this knows by that statement that you don't know what your talking about.

Alright, I should have specified. A correctly working factory tuned automatic. You could go past redline if you reflashed your control module.

[TriGem2k]

Last I check you can bounce a Tip off the rev limiter just like you can bounce a manual off the rev limiter.

Your wrong on this one Bogg....ummm Silent Thunder.

[Jaxonalden]

Eeeahhh...wrong again genius. In the automatic mode it shifts using different modes depending on how you drive it. In the manual mode you shift it through the gears using the steering wheel thumb paddles, shifting in .2 tenths of a sec.

O' by the way, you can keep it any gear up to whatever rpm it can handle.

[Jaxonalden]

Funny, I thought I would have to defend my cars performance against other manufacturers similar products, not my peers own cars.

I'm done with this thread.

[pbanders]

My Boxster has Tip, too, it's an interesting tranny to drive. I've had manual boxes for ages, so like everyone else here, I'm well-versed in using a manual on the road and track. My Boxster has Tip because the car was the best deal I was looking at, and my wife isn't a big fan of manuals and I figured she'd like it more.

Turns out it's a pretty fun setup. As Jaxonalden says, it performs very well. I took my car on a 250 mile mountain run a few months ago, where I figured I'd have it under manual control the whole time. Turns out that I found that automatic mode worked better for the speeds and conditions I was driving in, as it was much faster at downshifting to the optimal gear for passing, did all the WOT shifts at redline, and held the gear when going off throttle after passing. I couldn't have done better manually. With extra HP of an S it would have been pretty awesome.

Sure, you lose the direct connection of a manual box, but for 99% of the driving you do on the street, it's pretty nice.

[Brucelee]

Turns out a moderator can't even take a few days off to visit his grandson.

Anyway, lets all chlll out here. We will NEVER resolve this issue of driving at redline. If you want to hit the RL all the time, I hope you are doing it at the track because the street is likely not the place you want to be doing these speeds.

Having said that, if you want to blow up your engine, drive it PAST redline at all times. Also, put in cheap oil and drop the clutch as often as you can. Oh, and drifting is really good for the tires also.


Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul]

Congrats on the grandfather thing!

I wonder how many grandfathers redline their Porsches.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Paul

Congrats on the grandfather thing!

I wonder how many grandfathers redline their Porsches.

Thanks. It is a blast being a GF. The kid is a trip, and I love him totally. One of the compensations for getting older.

Not sure on the redline thing. I think time has changed what it means to be a GF.