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Old 10-07-2012, 06:06 AM   #1
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My theory on what RPM to run is based on how far the throttle is open. Around town, when I am in traffic and I have the throttle barely open, I will run it in the 2500-3000 range. If I want to go near full throttle, I am never below around 4500. So usually, when I'm on the freeway and I'm going to do some slicing and dicing, I keep it around 4000 and when I accelerate, shift around 5500, maybe 6000. No need to goto redline since the max HP on our cars drops off around 6500 and max torque is around 4500.
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So usually, when I'm on the freeway and I'm going to do some slicing and dicing, I keep it around 4000 and when I accelerate, shift around 5500, maybe 6000. No need to goto redline since the max HP on our cars drops off around 6500 and max torque is around 4500.
Exactly...starting car let it warm up not going above 4k rpm or so until oil temp is around 180... After that let it rip.

I definitely tend to keep rpm around 4 when driving for "fun" and wanting torquey shift and acceleration. If I get behind traffic that is slower or I see I can't get anywhere for a bit I will up shift to 3k rpm or so to save gas mileage.. Driving at higher rprms isn't cheap for gas but it is fun. If you aren't shifting around 5k or more you are missing the whole experience of driving the Boxster.

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