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Run around in a higher gear i find the temptation
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When I run around in a higher gear I find the temptation to hear The Sound can get me in trouble ; )
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Too low of rpms means the engine's being subjected to possible lugging which is as bad maybe worse that running around at higher rpms.
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Old timers will use the engine rpm band to extract power from the engine.
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Years ago when the 911 engine was a tiny thing (2.0 litre, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7), you had to use much of the rpm to get any power out of the engine.
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I drive down the same road as a friend who also has a 996. I'm usually in third gear at around 32-3300 rpm while he is in fourth at 24-2500 rpm. I'm guessing we're cruising at around 40mph. This is typical for are two styles of driving. Me at 3-3300 rpm and he at 23-2600 rpm. Which gear scenario is the way to go for these engines? Thanks, Hugh
NEVER SHIFT OUT OF FIRST! I drive 70 mph on the highway for hours. These engines love it!! I do burn-up a lot of transmissions.
What rpm do the TIPS shift at when you are just cruising?
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"I tend to keep mine in 4th under 60, and then change to 5th up to about 70. FWIW,
*a tiptronic will shift into 6th at about 50!"
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* Don't do this, Porsche is just trying to sell engines.
Not too high. Not too low. In the case you posted either scenario is ok.
Higher rpms mean more heat and more heat is more wear (though the wear rate will be should be still very low).
Too low of rpms means the engine's being subjected to possible lugging which is as bad maybe worse that running around at higher rpms.
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Macster.
there is a second gear?
this debate goes around every few months...the motor has plenty of torque to drive in either gear and more spins of the motor = more wear....(like you need to worry about wear, right?...what 7500 miles now?)
so IMO if you are just cruising, 2500 rpm on the flat is fine, while I think I tend to run a little higher...you can always shift if needed...and dont lug it
I always try to stay in the lower gear, spinning it up a bit so as too not go too fast, and I like the sound, in these times of selective traffic enforcement. When I run around in a higher gear I find the temptation to hear The Sound can get me in trouble ; )
"NEVER SHIFT OUT OF FIRST! I drive 70 mph on the highway for hours. These engines love it!! I do burn-up a lot of transmissions.
What rpm do the TIPS shift at when you are just cruising?"
In answer to the Tip question... believe it or not the Tip would have you in 5th (top) and cruising at 1500 rpm at 40 mph. And if you gently push the peddle down it will not downshift, but pick up speed without a fuss. So 1500 rpm to readline 40 mph to 170... in top gear. Now I must note that you have a torque converter in the mix and the Tip does not lock up at that speed. Mine is a 3.4 and it has more than enough torque to pull at low revs. In freeway crawler traffic this is an "eco-friendly" way to move along.
Like others have mentioned - I like to downshft to a lower gear just to "listen to the music."
As Ivangene noted, it depends on the slope or grade of the road. Uphill -- 3rd is better. Flat or downhill -- 4th is fine. The automatics would already have the car in 6th by then...but they can assess load or engine lugging with greater precision.
At the moment I've brought the average up to 1040 miles a year from what was around 600. I'm clearly going to have to real it in before things get out of hand.
Years ago when the 911 engine was a tiny thing (2.0 litre, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7), you had to use much of the rpm to get any power out of the engine. They would 'come on the cam' above 4000 rpm and you had to pay closer attention to the power production areas of the engine speed. However, as these engines have grown in size to 3.6 and now 3.8 litre, they have significantly more torque than ever before, so you don't have to work them as hard to get power production. Don't LUG the engines, but you don't need to wind it up each and every time. Find that happy medium. Most who are new to Porsche usually are hesitant to allow their rpms to go very high. Old timers will use the engine rpm band to extract power from the engine.
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