Boxster Redlined - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

pixlanish · 01-31-2010, 08:32 AM

I have this 03 boxster its got about 70000 miles and i have it in trip... yeah i know.
but i was driving it today trying to race a s5 off a light, and so we start going and i try to blow past him by shifting down.. retarted as i am i didnt realize i was in 2nd gear so it went to first and the rpms went to 6500 the redline is between 7 and 8 thousand so it didnt touch it this happend yesterday i havent driven the car since do you think its fine should i drive easier for a few days what are your thoughts.

PlayersExpress · 01-31-2010, 08:48 AM

Its a porsche not a damn garage queen..... the cars were designed in mind for auto xing with high rpm... running it in redline for a few seconds did nothing to harm the car.

pixlanish · 01-31-2010, 09:06 AM

alright nice because i drove about 5 more mins after that and the car felt alot different.

cvhs18472 · 01-31-2010, 10:09 AM

Maybe it has to do with the old expression about "blowing the carbon out". JK, Ed

landrovered · 01-31-2010, 10:25 AM

Placebo effect caused by guilt and adrenaline.

sd_boxster · 01-31-2010, 10:42 AM

Over-revving during a downshift is a great way to wreck your engine. It sounds like you didn't over-rev, since you say you only hit about 6500 RPM.

"I have it in trip" - does this mean it's an automatic that you were manually shifting? If so, the computer is not going to let you over-rev.

Either way, it doesn't sound like you have anything to worry about. When you say "the car felt a lot different" - what does that mean? Better? Worse?

Now, about the street racing thing...

tonycarreon · 01-31-2010, 12:35 PM

spank it. it liked it and it wants more. believe me.

dallison · 01-31-2010, 02:08 PM

you're fine

nola911 · 01-31-2010, 02:19 PM

My old boxster hit the redline every time I took it for a ride. It never needed anything more than oil changes. Trust me, your not the first person to make a porsche hit 6k rpm

944boy · 01-31-2010, 03:39 PM

Porsches love to be at redline. I missed a downshift (2nd instead of 4th) at Cal Speedway and slightly over-revved it. By slightly I mean I hit stage 5 (<9500 rpm). 15k miles later and the motor is still happy.

S-static · 02-06-2010, 07:37 AM

Last year, I traded in my 2003 Boxster S for a 2009 Boxster S. Living in metro-NYC, I made the decision to go from a 6-speed manual to the new PDK.

PDK doesn't make it any less easy to redline, but it does make manual shifting seamless and effortless. Leaving PDK in auto mode and depressing the accelerator to the floor does give you head-jolting acceleration. I've never experienced anything like it. It's fantastic. I would love to have an S5 pull up next to me.

pixlanish · 02-06-2010, 07:51 AM

haha I am one of the only people in my group to have a sports car being a young kid, so I stupidly let my friend drive, if anyone knows northern NJ, he hit 113 on 208, 115 on 17 and then 118 on Palisades Parkway. I must admit that it was alot smoother than I would imagine.