When was the last time you had it above 5000 rpm?

[jp5Touring]

I don't beat on mine but definitely run it through the gears.  I use 6000 as redline and shift in the high fives when out in the country.  Listening to the Webers sing some exhaust noise and rowing the 5 speed. 

Makes me smile life is good.  

[TobyB]

whut?

 

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[ray_]

14 hours ago, Mike G said:

 a rod through the block would be plenty of motivation. 

That just does not happen. Good luck trying!

 

[Mike Self]

I see it a lot more often when driving my M42-engined E30...that little engine just loves to rev.  By comparison the M10 feels a bit more conservative, and most of the time I tend to shift around 4k in lower gears.  But my engines last a long time...

 

I did see 7k--just once for a few seconds--when the accelerator linkage stuck and I had to turn the ignition off with the key.  That was some years ago, on a 200k mile engine that's still working just fine.  

 

mike

[Oldtimerfahrer]

I used to think the m10 was buzzy, I was fiddling with the exhaust bracket that attaches to the gearbox last year when I realized the rubber insulating grommets were no longer insulating anything. Fixing that took a lot of the buzz out of revving it high. I now hear the return spring of the rear carb at high rpms, gotta fix that. Maybe shrinktubing....

[Rosso Pintura]

5 hours ago, ray_ said:

That just does not happen. Good luck trying!

 

This was above 8k somewhere. Super fun!

 

[ray_]

31 minutes ago, Furry Camel said:

This was above 8k somewhere. Super fun!

 

A little JB Weld and...

 

Well, you knew the risks!

[Rosso Pintura]

Actually not shown is a matching hole on the other side of the block. A broken rod can do horrible things to an innocent block when provoked. 

[chargin]

On 12/31/2021 at 6:46 PM, zinz said:

Not the same engine, but you get the idea

I’m with you ??

 

Edited January 2, 2022 by chargin

[chargin]

22 hours ago, bob02 said:

If you want to keep it below 5k, go get a Ferrari and an AARP card!?

they just sent me a card ?

 

 

[irdave]

Every time I drive it.  Granted it's the s14 vs the m10, but it was the same with the m10.  I left the rev limiter set at the stock 7200, and sometimes just use it as a shift indicator...  Above 5k is where it starts to make me smile.

[adawil2002]

Haven't driven mine up to 5K rpm in 5th yet. Before the engine rebuild I only topped out at 93.7 mph across South Dakota from Kadoka to Mitchell. In Germany, September 2021, up to 97 mph with plenty more pedal to push.

 

1988 M5 at 5K in 5th is amazing! The car is planted & and confident. By the time to cop on the side of the road looked up from his paper work, I was 5 miles down the road. This was on 295 North from Topsham to Gardiner & South back to Topsham. My driving record is still clean, 37 years & counting.

[BarneyT]

Every time after the oil is warm 4500rpms Makes me Grin 5000 RPMs makes me smile…whats the use in having a horse if you don’t ride…my automatic giving it’s  all on CofA.

Edited January 2, 2022 by BarneyT

[M3M3]

3 hours ago, irdave said:

Every time I drive it.  Granted it's the s14 vs the m10, but it was the same with the m10.  I left the rev limiter set at the stock 7200, and sometimes just use it as a shift indicator...  Above 5k is where it starts to make me smile.

LOL....my rev limiter is at 7600.   yep, shift light!   that sweet S14 song from 5k-7.5k....ahhhh!

 

NOT running BMW engines near the redline regularly is abuse....

[fjord-tii]

Today, snow and salt cleared. I view that red zone as an invitation.