How often do you redline it & a story of newfound joy

[JoeFromPA]

By the way....I'm guessing my front engine mount is wearing out along with the shifter bushings, as my shifting is stiff and notchy, and my clutch and flywheel seem to not play friendly sometimes.

But when I was driving it hard and ripping off shifts, she was perfectly fluid....

[Lordblood]

Generally I drive my Boxster around 10 miles every day. Once warmed up, I try to red line at least twice before getting to my destination. It's good fun, and even though it's not lightning quick it still does feel good to be able to hit the red before getting into 2nd.

So honestly I probably redline 3 to 5 times a day every 10 miles.

EDIT: Also, as I found out, the tires make an enormous difference in ride quality, I swapped my tires for some cheap Kumho Ecsta ASX's and they ride amazing, work's really well as a daily driver now with reasonable grip.

[blue2000s]

If you're not using the top 1/3 of a flat-6's rev range, you're not getting what you paid for. These engines are made to rev both in performance and logevity. Run it to redline or buy an SUV.

[Pat]

I may not redline it ever time I drive it, but it's not uncommon. I drive it nearly every day and most of them have it over 6K at least once.

[eightsandaces]

My car sees the redline pretty often, with the care attention and maintenance we all put in, I feel confident in doing so.

[landrovered]

No offense but why would you bother to redline your Boxster in first gear? To me this is just revving for its own sake. The extra revs don't give you much in the way of torque after the midway point. Torque peaks and is actually on the way down as you reach the redline.

I shift out of first from 4500-5000 rpms max, I shift out of second around the same and then wind third all the way to the redline and fourth and fifth, I have never redlined sixth as of this writing.

I redline my Boxster at least once ever time I drive it and try not to let the rpms go below 3000 rpms while cruising, the rpms do drop below that during starts and stops and in traffic but I live in the country so that is not as often as it would be if I lived in the city.

So why are you redlining first gear?

[blue2000s]

Maximum acceleration is dependent on torque at the wheels. It's a combination of engine torque and gear ratios. There is more torque at the wheels in first gear at redline than in second at any point. So max acceleration comes when you redline in first ( and every other gear for that matter). It's not the case with every car, but usually is with sports cars and absolutely is with the Boxster.

Let us know when you redline in 6th. It's over 170mph!