I need a driving lesson!

[stephen wilson]

Well, to a sport bike 7,000 RPM is like 3,500 to a Boxster. They are dogs @ 4,000, and won't accelerate much if you need to. More importantly, IT's FUN ! People don't buy them to hyper-mile. Having said that, I will cruise @ 4k if I'm feeling mellow.

As for the Boxster, I'm more like Sasha, shift @ 3,000 while warming up, or just cruising. more often I shift @ 4k, with trips above 6k on most drives. Cruise RPM 2400-3000, 75 MPH in 5th equals exactly 3,000 RPM. anything but gentle acceleration from 2k I consider "lugging", requiring a downshift.

[QUOTE]I engage the clutch at 1,300 and shift at 3,000. When I engage the clutch and shift at high RPM I can literally feel the strain on the clutch. OP's not doing his/her "little boxster" any good by driving it like that all the time.[QUOTE]

Are you saying that you rarely shift above 3k ? You're missing 1/2 the fun.

[iluvboxsters]

I'm talking about 1,300 for just getting started in 1st gear. This rpm ratio feels like the smoothest take off with the least amount of strain on the clutch. I'm on the same clutch for the past 7 years so I don't like to push it all the time because the repurcussions are expensive. I do cruise at 2,500 though on a regular basis. Shifting above 3,000 only occurs about once or twice per drive for me. It's just tough to do it all the time because at those high rpms the clutch doesn't feel smooth when depressed. Once I have to change my clutch I'll definitely open her up a bit more.

@Sasha, not quite sure. The reasoning behind the way I drive is clutch related. Don't know much about IMS.

[jbs986]

[QUOTE=stephen wilson]Well, to a sport bike 7,000 RPM is like 3,500 to a Boxster. They are dogs @ 4,000, and won't accelerate much if you need to. More importantly, IT's FUN ! People don't buy them to hyper-mile. Having said that, I will cruise @ 4k if I'm feeling mellow.

As for the Boxster, I'm more like Sasha, shift @ 3,000 while warming up, or just cruising. more often I shift @ 4k, with trips above 6k on most drives. Cruise RPM 2400-3000, 75 MPH in 5th equals exactly 3,000 RPM. anything but gentle acceleration from 2k I consider "lugging", requiring a downshift.

[QUOTE]I engage the clutch at 1,300 and shift at 3,000. When I engage the clutch and shift at high RPM I can literally feel the strain on the clutch. OP's not doing his/her "little boxster" any good by driving it like that all the time.

Are you saying that you rarely shift above 3k ? You're missing 1/2 the fun.

+ 1 I shift at 3k until it warms up and I will shift at 6k-7k ,to drive are cars and never shift above 4K is crazy,the car comes alive at;6K and up,you are missing all the fun.

As for off the light racing,The Boxster is SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW off the line, My Volvo S40 T5 will beat My Box. from 0-60 by more then 2 sec.


I love my Box.but would never street race it. I have tracked it once and it was a lot of fun, now I track my lotus, it is a better track car and a lot cheaper to track then my Box.now my box is my DD and I love it,as others have said,just drive you Box. and enjoy it.