Soooo how bad is it to red line an old Boxster?

[tonythetiger]

and sometimes they smoke on start up, usually when everyone is watching you leave the pub. It is a flat 6, oil lays about, the AOS goes bad, (even after being replaced) and sometimes it rattles on start up. wait to see if it is a problem before you start worrying.
:+)

[Box7774]

It was def a strong puff of white smoke on start up....the car had sat for 2 weeks after being run hard on a couple of test drives. Of course im gunna keep on gettin on......just trying to learn as I go. I started it up a day after the white smoke and there was zero smoke. Im going to start it up and go for an evening spin around the block tonight.......

[Box7774]

Well shoot......yep she is now blowing smoke consistently on start up. One thing I do know.......I started the car 20 times or so since I have owned it with zero smoke on start up. I let my brother red line the thing on a test drive and now it is blowing smoke on start up.
I checked suction of oil cap while car was running......there was light suction which I believe is normal right?

Will have to look into all symptoms for AOS.......at this point I am hoping its the AOS.........