Just learning my R3. Have read a lot, at least peripheral to the subject. I have not been able to dervie a clear conclusion.
I've seen many folks write to run it to redline once a day or once a week. Others say drive it like you stole it all the time. All for best longevity.
My experience so far (a couple of days) is that the car likes it most when your foot is not fully it. It really likes modest throttle from a stop where it winds up and seems to be enthusiastic to pull itself through up to 8500 rpm while it sings. I get the sense this is not stressful on the engine. I also have a Miata NB 1, and it too likes to rev, but no like the 8. So far with the eight I find it is easy to be on the freeway, and running 7000rpm, even at modest speed.
So my further questions are related to longevity.
1) Is it a good idea to run the Series II engine freely at high rpm for longer periods, in a non-stressful way, fuel efficiency not withstanding?
2) Or do we want to cruise at lower rpm from a wear and tear stand point?
3) Is is OK to repeatedly put your foot into it up to 8000 rpm (more than a dozen times daily) to get up to speed, and then cruise (at high or low rpm) with less stress?
4) Or is it better to let the car pull itself through to high rpm (not have your foot in it) and then cruise at high or low rpm?, or;
5) Not utilize high rpm during acceleration to cruising speed and thereafter?
Thanks for your thoughts.
I've seen many folks write to run it to redline once a day or once a week. Others say drive it like you stole it all the time. All for best longevity.
My experience so far (a couple of days) is that the car likes it most when your foot is not fully it. It really likes modest throttle from a stop where it winds up and seems to be enthusiastic to pull itself through up to 8500 rpm while it sings. I get the sense this is not stressful on the engine. I also have a Miata NB 1, and it too likes to rev, but no like the 8. So far with the eight I find it is easy to be on the freeway, and running 7000rpm, even at modest speed.
So my further questions are related to longevity.
1) Is it a good idea to run the Series II engine freely at high rpm for longer periods, in a non-stressful way, fuel efficiency not withstanding?
2) Or do we want to cruise at lower rpm from a wear and tear stand point?
3) Is is OK to repeatedly put your foot into it up to 8000 rpm (more than a dozen times daily) to get up to speed, and then cruise (at high or low rpm) with less stress?
4) Or is it better to let the car pull itself through to high rpm (not have your foot in it) and then cruise at high or low rpm?, or;
5) Not utilize high rpm during acceleration to cruising speed and thereafter?
Thanks for your thoughts.
What RPM to run
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