How often run to redline?

vince217 · 09-04-2012, 11:00 AM

once, maybe twice a week

andrey_gta · 09-04-2012, 01:59 PM

usually by mistake going 1st to 2nd.
When pushing hard I shift at 6k

jfisher160 · 09-04-2012, 02:07 PM

Once a day.

nycbr · 10-08-2012, 02:12 PM

majority is weekly so far. Anyone else?

gindajatt1 · 10-08-2012, 02:24 PM

All day, Every day. Im just enjoying the car, especially now that i have the AA tune and bmw pe, I just can't resist. However I do maintain my car well.

Tim603 · 10-09-2012, 11:17 AM

probably once or twice a day, i like doing right when im whipping around a turn coming onto an onramp since my vredstein tires grip like fricken glue. I should probably get some sway bars to help stabalize

Wretched · 10-10-2012, 09:24 PM

On the track always! During normal driving, always! Yeah I am bad but I love it and so does my car. Think about the autobahn and how hard these cars are run. The old school method praises it here and there also.

mxchris727 · 10-16-2012, 09:06 AM

Never. I normally shift at around 2800 and once a week, I will accelerate to 5k.

nycbr · 11-19-2012, 02:13 PM

bump for mawr!

nycbr · 01-31-2013, 03:08 PM

bmp

Dill12 · 01-31-2013, 05:42 PM

For me I'd say probably 2-3 times on a single day, every other day but only to 6700k. But I'm planning to get BMW PE and Intake with AA tune in february, so I'll probably end up doing it a lot more. Like some other people have already said, these cars are meant to be driven hard and fast! Just maintain them really well and they will love you.

8355adam · 01-31-2013, 06:31 PM

I tend to redline about once every couple of weeks. But I do a few high rpm pulls a week.

GOTMH8N · 01-31-2013, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mxchris727

Never. I normally shift at around 2800 and once a week, I will accelerate to 5k.

sounds just like me. Every once in a while I will rev it up to 5.5-6 but never any higher. Car doesn't make power past 5.5k anyway lol

KiX1911 · 01-31-2013, 08:32 PM

Im lame, I have never hit red line. phss maybe the max iv hit is 5.5-6? I like my gas mileage

Brad

6MT_Addict · 03-22-2013, 10:35 PM

Reviving this a bit...

When it's nice out a few times a week; theres a really nice industrial area I drive through on my way home with 6 lanes & a bunch of stoplights. If I time it right I can hit every single red light

Ken@StealthExclusive · 03-23-2013, 01:31 AM

All day,everyday. It's meant to be driven like that. It's the "ultimate driving machine"

nycbr · 07-11-2013, 11:07 PM

bump

nycbr · 12-08-2014, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GOTMH8N

sounds just like me. Every once in a while I will rev it up to 5.5-6 but never any higher. Car doesn't make power past 5.5k anyway lol

I find the car makes power right up to 6.5K and then drops off

Delta0311 · 12-08-2014, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycbr

I find the car makes power right up to 6.5K and then drops off

You're talking about the 328, which makes power across the whole band. Peak torque in a 335 is at 5.5k RPMs.

rick100 · 12-08-2014, 05:09 PM

Maybe twice a month

But I drive it to 5500- 6000 k a few times a week ,specially when there is noone on the road early in the morning , very rarely though

After I did the AA tune the car pulls hard at lower rpms , I have not issues merging on the highways at 3500 - 4000 rpm .. Most of the time I don't even need to take it that much to merge on the highway

I have merge on the highway at 6000 rpm and it was too fast , my buddy from work who drives the sameway and its usually behind me says it was too fast and dangerous which its true. I dont feel comfortable merging over 5000 rpm when there are cars around..
The main reason for this is that usually the cars on the right lane are not going that fast and a lot of them are braking because they know people want to merge, and there is enough time to get to 60mph on the ramp ( most of them are evendownhill ) , so I call bs to whoever says he red lines everytime he gets on the highway or the other guy who says the car is too slow .. It kinds of pisses me off when people think they have to red line and pass everybody to merge on the highway , it puts other people in danger , drive like a normal person , not like a retard
I never had an issue ,mergin on the highway with my civic or mazda 3 , and the civic was only 100 HP ....

chris82 · 12-08-2014, 07:57 PM

The norm for me is a few high rpm pulls up to 6k ish per week. I very rarely go up past 7. It's fun but no point in my car, it's plenty fast. Lots of torque down low, feels like a 335i. Then again, I'm probably no more than 3100 lbs which is a big help

nycbr · 12-10-2014, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rick100

After I did the AA tune the car pulls hard at lower rpms , I have not issues merging on the highways at 3500 - 4000 rpm .. Most of the time I don't even need to take it that much to merge on the highway

....

Did the AA tune make a big difference?

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09-04-2012, 11:00 AM	#23
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10-08-2012, 02:12 PM	#26
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10-08-2012, 02:24 PM	#27
gindajatt1 Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 276 Posts Drives: Like a criminal! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	All day, Every day. Im just enjoying the car, especially now that i have the AA tune and bmw pe, I just can't resist. However I do maintain my car well.
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10-09-2012, 11:17 AM	#28
Tim603 Colonel 483 Rep 2,283 Posts Drives: 2007 335i E90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North Canton, OH iTrader: (8) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	probably once or twice a day, i like doing right when im whipping around a turn coming onto an onramp since my vredstein tires grip like fricken glue. I should probably get some sway bars to help stabalize __________________ Build Thread
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10-10-2012, 09:24 PM	#29
Wretched Private 6 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2013 E82 128i M-Sport Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	On the track always! During normal driving, always! Yeah I am bad but I love it and so does my car. Think about the autobahn and how hard these cars are run. The old school method praises it here and there also. __________________ 2008 E83 X3 3.0si 180k 2006 E90 330i \| Black Sapphire \| ZPP \| ZCW \| NO Turbos! Retired 2002 E46 330i 297k Retired 2000 E46 323i Retired S9 Posted
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10-16-2012, 09:06 AM	#30
mxchris727 Captain 193 Rep 666 Posts Drives: '03 M5, '06 325i, '12 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Westport, CT iTrader: (0)	Never. I normally shift at around 2800 and once a week, I will accelerate to 5k. __________________ BMW GT1 (INPA, DIS, WinKFP, ect..), ISTA/P & /D is up and running! PM me if you want to stop by and code your car.
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11-19-2012, 02:13 PM	#31
nycbr First Lieutenant 95 Rep 338 Posts Drives: 2008 TiAg 328xi Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: nu yawk iTrader: (0)	bump for mawr!
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01-31-2013, 03:08 PM	#32
nycbr First Lieutenant 95 Rep 338 Posts Drives: 2008 TiAg 328xi Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: nu yawk iTrader: (0)	bmp
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01-31-2013, 05:42 PM	#33
Dill12 Enlisted Member 31 Rep 44 Posts Drives: E92 N54 335is / E92 S65 M3 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: CA - Bay Area iTrader: (0)	For me I'd say probably 2-3 times on a single day, every other day but only to 6700k. But I'm planning to get BMW PE and Intake with AA tune in february, so I'll probably end up doing it a lot more. Like some other people have already said, these cars are meant to be driven hard and fast! Just maintain them really well and they will love you.
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01-31-2013, 06:31 PM	#34
8355adam New Member 0 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Northern va iTrader: (0)	I tend to redline about once every couple of weeks. But I do a few high rpm pulls a week.
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01-31-2013, 08:32 PM	#36
KiX1911 Blah 49 Rep 506 Posts Drives: Awesomeness Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Barrie, ON iTrader: (0)	Im lame, I have never hit red line. phss maybe the max iv hit is 5.5-6? I like my gas mileage Brad
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03-22-2013, 10:35 PM	#37
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03-23-2013, 01:31 AM	#38
Ken@StealthExclusive Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 204 Posts Drives: 328i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco, California iTrader: (4)	All day,everyday. It's meant to be driven like that. It's the "ultimate driving machine"
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07-11-2013, 11:07 PM	#39
nycbr First Lieutenant 95 Rep 338 Posts Drives: 2008 TiAg 328xi Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: nu yawk iTrader: (0)	bump
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12-08-2014, 05:09 PM	#42
rick100 Colonel 551 Rep 2,293 Posts Drives: 328 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: canada iTrader: (0)	Maybe twice a month But I drive it to 5500- 6000 k a few times a week ,specially when there is noone on the road early in the morning , very rarely though After I did the AA tune the car pulls hard at lower rpms , I have not issues merging on the highways at 3500 - 4000 rpm .. Most of the time I don't even need to take it that much to merge on the highway I have merge on the highway at 6000 rpm and it was too fast , my buddy from work who drives the sameway and its usually behind me says it was too fast and dangerous which its true. I dont feel comfortable merging over 5000 rpm when there are cars around.. The main reason for this is that usually the cars on the right lane are not going that fast and a lot of them are braking because they know people want to merge, and there is enough time to get to 60mph on the ramp ( most of them are evendownhill ) , so I call bs to whoever says he red lines everytime he gets on the highway or the other guy who says the car is too slow .. It kinds of pisses me off when people think they have to red line and pass everybody to merge on the highway , it puts other people in danger , drive like a normal person , not like a retard I never had an issue ,mergin on the highway with my civic or mazda 3 , and the civic was only 100 HP .... Last edited by rick100; 12-08-2014 at 05:17 PM..
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12-08-2014, 07:57 PM	#43
chris82 Brigadier General 827 Rep 3,856 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NY NY iTrader: (8) Garage List 2009 BMW 128i [9.80]	The norm for me is a few high rpm pulls up to 6k ish per week. I very rarely go up past 7. It's fun but no point in my car, it's plenty fast. Lots of torque down low, feels like a 335i. Then again, I'm probably no more than 3100 lbs which is a big help
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