How often do you apply full throttle?
11-11-2005, 08:18 PM
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Due to influences from this thread, I decided to goose my cabrio while driving today as I merged onto the freeway (had a rare opportunity where nobody was in front of me). It's interesting that compared to my coupe that has a basically open exhaust (cat bypass, straight through primary, secondary bypass), the cabrio engine with stock exhaust feels so "congested" over 5000 RPM versus the coupe. Just thought it was interesting how two cars with the same engine can feel so different! They both pull hard, but the coupe sure wants to pull harder to redline! Don't you just love these cars!? 
11-12-2005, 02:09 PM
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When I joined the local PCA group, I was advised that "You're not really driving unless you're 'busting trips'" - meaning breaking 3-digits...
I'm not advising anyone to exceed the posted speed limits, of course...
[insert other legal CYA mumbo-jumbo - responsible for your own actions, etc.]
to each their own...
Once the car is warmed up, drive it hard - they like it.
I'm not advising anyone to exceed the posted speed limits, of course...
[insert other legal CYA mumbo-jumbo - responsible for your own actions, etc.]
to each their own...
Once the car is warmed up, drive it hard - they like it.
11-13-2005, 05:53 AM
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The Owners manual says don't let it warm up sitting still. Drive it easy until its ready. That's good news for me, as I am lazy in that regard, but a little unusual not to be able to let it idle for 10 - 15 minutes to get warm. Anyone know why that is? Conserving fossil fuels or does it hurt the car?
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11-13-2005, 06:27 AM
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I seldom let any of my cars idle for more than 30 secs or so before I'm off, the best way to get heat into an engine is use it. Let the dial reach 8 oclock and we're off......
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11-13-2005, 07:36 AM
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Yes, idling to warm up is not good - although its better in a dry sump motor I have heard. In a wet sump you need the revs to get the oil flowing but at least in these the pump does a lot of the work...but I still wouldn't let any car idle longer than a minute or 2 to warm up (and generally don't at all)....Actually, I had a Ford Thunderbird a few years back which had a fast idle function but that was a bit different...
11-13-2005, 09:58 AM
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I think everything about that car was....2600kgs, 5 litre V8, drumbrakes all round, indicator stalks that came mout of the side of the car when activated....in short...it was a hoot. Bought it for £700 and sold it after a year for £350 - someone wanted to put the engine in a Ford Cortina....
11-13-2005, 11:52 PM
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Basically, we can sum up by : "after the preliminaries, she is hot and good to go all way up there...."
That's remind me of something else
, but still to handle with care... 
That's remind me of something else
, but still to handle with care...
11-14-2005, 09:57 PM
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I would suggest that there is a difference between full or wide open throttle and running to red line. Personally, I am reluctant to run my car at WOT (my age or a sympathy for the engine?), but have no probelm going to red line in fiirst and second (trying to stay within local speed laws) when the car is warmed up. I try to shift at about 3000 rpm until the car is warmed up. I seem to remember reading some where that this was appropriate for an air-cooled Porsche. Also, that after the engine was warmed up one should keep the revs above 3000 to maximize engine life.
