Do you guys redline?

[J Tinsby]

In a word "yes" but that's true for any engine not just a Boxster.

On the other hand: Years ago when Alfa Romeos were being sold in the USA we'd sell a used one to new owner. The previous owner never red lined the engine at all, and the cylinders would get a ridge from where the compression ring stopped. The new guy revving the engine would make everything stretch and the ring would hit that ridge and break it. Sooner or later he'd be back complaining of high oil consumption!

In addition to selling Alfa's we also sold Fiats. We had a customer who'd redline his little Fiat 850 coupe ALL the time. That car's engine was very free and revved easily compared to others that came in. BUT when that little motor had 35k on it, it was shot and needed a rebuild.

My old BMW motorcycle manual said " If you run in the red on your tachometer, you will run in the red in your pocketbook too."

While I personally don't redline it ALL the time, I DO occasionally, it for the reason stated above, if no other. Plus if it's gonna fly apart I'd rather it do that under factory warranty!

It's yours, run it how you choose! HTH

[BoxsterSteve]

My 2000 S also got the IMSR update in early June at ~47,000 miles. I'm glad I had it done; the old bearing was f#cked. Swapped t/o bearing & RMS while it was apart.

When I picked it up from my indie, he told me to drive it like a race-car, because that's how the car was engineered. M96 engines that get pussified like your grandmother's Accord tend to blow up before cars that get driven hard.

Get your car up to operating temperature, and then hammer it if you want to. If you want to drive it like a Prius, you should buy a Prius.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't wind it to 7k in every gear, every time I shift.

The car doesn't run at the dragstrip or blow donuts. That would murder whe dual-mass flywheel. I don't abuse it or drive it to break stuff.

BUT, if there's an open country road or a chance to howl past someone loafing on the highway, pedal to the metal. The engine wouldn't have a 7000 rpm redline if you weren't ever allowed to use it. That howl the flat six makes is sweeter music than anything I can play on the stereo.