Need advice for driving around town

[gqllc007]

Originally Posted by Wolf

3rd if I’m stopping frequently or have slower drivers ahead of me. 4th if i’m on a long stretch where i’m rolling along. No sense in having more RPMs in places where you don’t need it.


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I was told to keep the rpm as high as possible while around town?? Like 2nd gear at 4,000 rpm and not go into 3rd?? Not correct??

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by gqllc007

I was told to keep the rpm as high as possible while around town?? Like 2nd gear at 4,000 rpm and not go into 3rd?? Not correct??

What was the reasoning behind it? I do it basically because running higher wastes more gas from what i’ve been told through friends and such.


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[lkchris]

Originally Posted by gqllc007

I was told to keep the rpm as high as possible while around town?? Like 2nd gear at 4,000 rpm and not go into 3rd?? Not correct??

You were told wrong. Someone has taken advantage of your lack of experience.

Mine never sees 4K rpm almost ever unless I’m in some sort of race or just airing it out for fun.

Here’s something that’s true: in the history of internal combustion engines there’s never ever been one that required “keeping the rpms up.”

Obviously this assumes a driver that can recognize lugging and maybe even lugging induced pinging. Yes, I understand that a Formula 1 engine won’t idle at 900 rpm

If you’re not lugging it, any rpm above that is ok.

Finally, it’s something of a safety thing to have some acceleration in reserve, and with a manual transmission you have to create that. You should be able to tell how to do that and you certainly don’t need to look at your tachometer to do this. In fact you never need to look at your tachometer unless for some reason you’re running it out to redline.

[gqllc007]

Originally Posted by lkchris

You were told wrong. Someone has taken advantage of your lack of experience.

Mine never sees 4K rpm almost ever unless I’m in some sort of race or just airing it out for fun.

Here’s something that’s true: in the history of internal combustion engines there’s never ever been one that required “keeping the rpms up.”

Obviously this assumes a driver that can recognize lugging and maybe even lugging induced pinging. Yes, I understand that a Formula 1 engine won’t idle at 900 rpm

If you’re not lugging it, any rpm above that is ok.

Finally, it’s something of a safety thing to have some acceleration in reserve, and with a manual transmission you have to create that. You should be able to tell how to do that and you certainly don’t need to look at your tachometer to do this. In fact you never need to look at your tachometer unless for some reason you’re running it out to redline.

Thanks for the information. I was basing the rpm numbers on the potential IMS issue.
It seems there are less failures on those engines that are run a little bit harder. I won't track the car but was told to run it hard when I can??

[thstone]

Originally Posted by gqllc007

I was told to keep the rpm as high as possible while around town?

I found this...

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/8070-keep-her-above-4000rpm-shell-thank-you-every-day.html

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by thstone

I found this...

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/8070-keep-her-above-4000rpm-shell-thank-you-every-day.html

I don't disagree with the assertion that it's good to reach and exceed that RPM when driving the Boxster. Heck, once warmed up I'm hitting that 7000 mark on a regular basis It's a big part of the fun of driving a P-car! But, speaking not as an engineer but as an individual who's now driven this car for over 10 years, I certainly don't see a need to stay above 4000 all the time. It would get annoying and tiresome for one thing. (I'd never get my wife in the car!) And experience has shown me that it's just not necessary.

Mix it up. Go for redline every chance you get--it's a blast. Those higher RPMs are all the more fun when you're not up there all the time. And, geez, don't worry or feel guilty that maybe you're abusing your vehicle if you sometimes drive her gently in in the 2500 RPM range. But definitely don't lug it---we've heard persuasive testimony in the past from someone who knows a thing or two about these cars that doing so increases the odds of IMSB failure.