So how often do you red line your car?
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So how often do you red line your car?
hey 12' GT 6MT here, so I rarely drive at WOT. I usually do it once in 2 weeks or so. What do you think is the best gear to drive at WOT in? I like the pull in 2nd gear. How much does driving at WOT for lets say 5 seconds affect your miles per gallon? like does it kill it or it just hurts it slightly? how often do you red line your car.
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If you run WOT a few times a day, you will see 10-12 MPG averages. You will literally consume a mastodon or stegosaurus sized quantity of petrol daily.
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I don't think I have ever taken mine all the way to redline. A few 6500 shifts, but thats as far as I've gotten. With the long-*** 2.73s the only time I'm up there is in 1st or 2nd topping out at 80 or so
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I've redlined mine plenty of times. I do alot of highway and country road driving, but I definitely gooch it every now and then
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It won't hurt anything to bounce it off the limiter once in a while. Just don't do it all the time. The motor will rev quite a way past the limiter, and there is a safety factor built in to where the limiter kicks in. Ford can't be replacing engines just because they are revved to the limiter rpm.
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I have my rev limiter set at 7500 rpm's and I hit that at least once a day pounding through the gears. I try not to run it past 7000 rpm's, but with 4.56 gears, it's easy to over rev - especially in 1st and 2nd gear as they come and go so quickly at WOT.
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I haven't received my Mustang yet, but with my S2000 I would occasionally shift out of 1st and 2nd at 8,000. A few times I hit the limiter, which in that car is fuel shutoff. It felt as if you were suddenly in about 2 feet of water.
I suspect I better wait a few hundred miles before redlining my Mustang.
I suspect I better wait a few hundred miles before redlining my Mustang.
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I WOT frequently, my MPG is at 17.5 since jan so not so bad, redline I do a few times a week, hit the limiter - only a couple times since I got the car, I try to not press that too much.
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I redline it a couple times a week shifting at 73-7500. I love being reminded why i bought this thing and the Boss mani. Not so worried about the Mileage though
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