Cars should not be revved past 4K at idle,PERIOD!(Any car!!!)
With a light flywheel and an engine spinning so fast,I can see why Porsche wouldn't want you to spin it like mad without any load. I can only imagine the accelerated wear on the engine doing this often.

 

I'm not sure you one can rev past 4k at idle cause idle is below 1k.

But anyway, it revs past 4k in launch mode.

 

LOL!

I stand corrected. That's what happens when you post without having your morning coffee.
I meant revving standing still,not in gear,no load.

 

Why on earth would you want to rev it in neutral higher? WTF?

"Hey look at me...Vroom Vroom Vroooooooooom....I'm an idiot!"

 

I will admit though the neutral feature is kinda fun. Though not as natural to use as clutch pedal pressed so you can blip the throttle for fun.

Here's the thing. Pretty much every day, someone asks me to start it up so they can hear it. Fortunately a quick blip to 4k produces some nasty gurgles and pops.

 

vroom vroom helps attract strippers.

 

cool. youve tried it?

and it works from stationary?

not saying i will be doing it, but once or twice to 7-8k would be nice.

 

Yes tried paddle neutral and you can rev as high as you like.

 

thanks

 

Ahhh. The strippers. Will have to start a New thread

 

Yes that was my experience too as posted on other threat. I haven't used launch control yet but I have launched the car a few times using paddle neutral in manual and it's been skit if fun! Call me a boy racer :-) !

 

I saw my first one in the flesh yesterday at the gas station and when it started up it was pretty quiet at idle and when it went off slowly. Does it really sound as good as a 458 or a Maserati? Those are music to me

 

OK. So backpressure at low revs = tq, no? Lower backpressure = more hp up top generally.

The valve closes from 3k to 4k rpm even in sports mode.

Porsche states:

I'm having trouble believing the only reason the valve closes is only b/c of sound, except for maybe if there are resonance issues in that rev range, which is totally possible based on my experience with aftermarket exhausts on other cars.

 

Interesting. I haven't played much with paddle neutral. Paul, did you try revving in paddle neutral with the car moving or standing still? I think I've only tried it with the car moving and could have sworn it wouldn't rev beyond 4K but maybe I'm not remembering correctly. OTOH, I haven't tried it from rest and it makes sense that you could rev beyond 4k since I think I've read of testers doing burnouts that way. I'll have to go play with it....

 

Mike, I was moving when I got over 4k. I think I've done it stationary in the past too. It's the burnout button!