How often to red-line

[pick333]

Curious how many times a month/year/never? you guys take your 1series to the red-line.

[IEDEI]

I ONLY DRIVE on the redline yo!!!!

[inFamousKicks]

Every so often but not that frequently. Just so it can stretch its legs.

[chris82]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

I ONLY DRIVE on the redline yo!!!!

Lol yea dude every single gear I'm at redline. I CRUISE AT REDLINE

[Vigilante375]

Couple of times a week but not always as peak power is around ~5.5k RPMs.

[Bigiggs]

Originally Posted by Vigilante375

Couple of times a week but not always as peak power is around ~5.5k RPMs.

exactly.

[Esteban]

Every once in a while you just gotta wind it out. Good for the car and good for you. These cars love to be stimulated.

[Fume]

Every time I enter a highway during my commute and am lucky enough that it's not stop and go rush hour traffic, I consider that a sign to drop to second gear and redline the car.

[edisapimp]

I only hit the REDLINE when I hit the NOS!!!

[amsnow440]

I often go past redline

[Ed P]

Hmm... Have had the car since August... Don't recall redlining it ever. Is this a recommended activity?

[saace7]

Originally Posted by Ed P

Hmm... Have had the car since August... Don't recall redlining it ever. Is this a recommended activity?

Hell Yeah!

[Gray_Panther]

If there is little to no traffic then there are some turns that i take as if I am in the DTM and redline from second to third or third to fourth!

[PopsnBurbles]

Whenever I need to. Meaning IF I am ever in need of pushing the car (like prematurely and stupidly turning into a street where cars may be coming faster than calculated) I floor it and let off according to the situation. Also, when I am starting to get sleepy behind the wheel...redlining 2-3 or 3-4 is enough to wake me up.

EDIT: Of course, when I use launch control which I've only done 3-5 times.

[ChrisCote]

A redline a day keeps the carbon away!

(advice from my mother some time ago, she drives an 08 M6 with exhaust)

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by ChrisCote

A redline a day keeps the carbon away!

(advice from my mother some time ago, she drives an 08 M6 with exhaust)

Your mom sounds awesome! Is she still married? Never mind, I forgot for a second, I still am. No disrespect meant.

[awns729]

I redline whenever I feel like as long as oil is up to temp. It's really cold start, cold oil that wears the engine a lot. Redlining and driving hard at temp isn't a huge deal IMO. We didn't buy these cars to baby them to 200k. I'd rather enjoy the hell out of it till 150k.

[BEAR-AvHistory]

Only when I make a mistake & shift late. Am used to having a shift light but don't have one in the new car.

[ShocknAwe]

I don't usually redline, but bounce it off 62-6500 repeatedly once up to temp, almost every day. Car loves the frequent oil changes too.

[JimD]

My normal shifts are at less than 3000 rpm. But sometimes circumstances demand a little quicker acceleration. I rarely go to redline but have bounced off the limiter a few times. Today I only went to between 5,000 and 5,500 a couple times. I also only get there in the lower gears. Redline in 2nd is 60mph. It's nice to feel it move quickly.

[Solo_M_Tech]

All. The. Time! Why not?!

[ejm3]

Rarely.