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

[7502]

I'm still waiting for the roads to get better as all the salt/sand/brine solution and beet juice washes off. Then I'll see how things go. I'll shoot for 5800 rpm once the engine oil is at proper temperature.  Hope my motor remembers what it's capable of.

[OriginalOwner]

A nice sunny 5,000+ rpm SoCal morning on Horsepower Hill in Simi Valley.

 

This is looking at the eastbound on-ramp to the 118 Freeway at Kuehner Drive, and it is a very very steep uphill.  The picture is deceptive in that the google maps camera is 9 to 10 feet above the ground and the slope doesn't look very steep.  It is.

      And the uphill just keeps on going and going for 2 miles to the top of the grade ...... an excellent location for 5,000+ rpm runs up the hill through the gears.

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

Edited January 9, 2022 by OriginalOwner

[cda951]

Once the engine oil is up to temp, I try to wring out the engine of all of my cars to redline at least once or twice per drive, if not more. They are all sports cars, that is what they are designed for!

[zinz]

Same, but different... you get the picture 

 

[ray_]

2 hours ago, zinz said:

Same, but different... you get the picture 

 

All I get is dirty looks from the wife, anymore.

 

Also, when I drive like that

 

[zinz]

[Dudeland]

I hit readline every time I am in my happy place. 

 

[saaron]

About six hours ago.  I’m not really concerned about higher rpms.  I’ve never thought I was stressing it.  

 

Scott

[jp5Touring]

Was watching some youtube stuff couple days back. Someone was driving a 2002 for the first time and just fell in love with it.

Commented the car was so simple yet so brilliant , you get road noise but not to much.

 

I thought  yeah he gets it alright.  The cars are so simple but such a joy to drive. 

 

 

 

[OriginalOwner]

5,000+ rpm ????   What could possibly wrong ????????

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

[Geoff Raynak]

today

 

on ramp

 

second gear

 

14 year old daughter cranking 'The Band' with her head out the window

 

 

 

smiles all around

 

 

[d.hitchcock]

Last time over 5k?

Last Thursday, the last time I got to drive before the snowstorm hit.

Nothing better than running it up to 6.5k and listening to the trumpets sing.

[Doug Riparetti]

I had my S14 a little over 7000 RPM yesterday ??

[resra]

The last time I had it over 5k, I was drag racing light to light with a Honda Civic. Inside the Honda Civic was a young mother with two kids in the back. One kid fast a sleep on the car seat, other eating his ice cream. Mom was sipping on her Starbucks listening to some soothing music probably. I was sweating like a monster in 100 degree TX heat and thought I could take on the civic. Oh well….come to think of it….I don’t think they were even trying, all the while I was risking my life redlining. 

[tzei]

Everything under 5000 RPM is idle.