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Originally Posted by rondocap
It's a really exciting car to drive, it is slower than my 335i - but speed here isn't even important, it is so exciting with that "raw" feel and exhaust note.
I can't wait to wax it myself, that blue paint is gorgeous. I figured out some of the rattles, it was coming from that plastic piece behind the headrest unit.
Now I need to practice my shifting again after driving auto for a while - any tips with these boxsters and shifting?
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It does take a bit of getting used to, and after a couple months it will start to feel decent, 6 months and you'll be shifting like a pro.
The Porsche does like to rev higher and I don't even think of shifting until its over 4k revs. running it up to red line is no problem but I like to shift at 6k when performance driving as I typically overshoot my target shift point.
Many times I just driving normally and steady between 3K-4K rpm at 50-60 mph in 3rd gear.
I only run lower rpms when cruising on the highway in 6th gear at 60mph and above when trying to maximize mileage ~28 mpg.
Rev limiter kicks in at 7200 but just don't downshift and make it over rev as that is considered abusive and gets recorded in the engines ECU.
Honestly the racers raise the RPM limits so if you do overshoot its not the end of the world but if you want to get 200K-300K out of your engine its better not to.
For my 6 speed "S" theres a bit more shifting involved but on your 5 it will be less work.
The best power band is between 4K-6K but it does pull very nicely above 3k as well.
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2001 Boxster S, Top Speed muffler, (Fred's) Mini Morimotto Projectors, Tarret UDP,
Short Shifter, Touch Screen Dual Din Radio, 03 4 Bow glass Top (DD & Auto-X since May 17,2012)