New happy beginner !

[livi]

Greetings from Sweden !
After a year of lurking around this forum I am starting to feel like I know every one of You. This site is by far the best forum around and the ultimate Porsche education center available. If I spend any more time reading threads I will proabably be thrown out in the shed.
Bougt my first p-car last November. Grand Prix White 85 Carrera. The 4th most thrilling day of my life so far. The first tree beeing the birth of my children. Jee, hope the wife can´t read this...

I keep reading members telling us that Porsche were made to be driven with high revs 4-6000/min and neglecting that will lugg the engine and generally be bad for the motor whereas high revs seems to be pure medicin(sorry, I am a pediatrician).

How can that be ? I would agree that porsche engines are designed to endure higher revs than a lot of other cars but they should still suffer more from higher revs than lower. At least in the long run. Right ??

I am asking cause I need a good excuse to drive the crap out of it as often as possible. Feels sooo GOOD !!!

Thanks,

Markus

[Eric Mckenna]

Welcome Markus...
Yeah I say run her hard and just keep up pn the normal up keep and all.. I know I do and my car has 248,000 oon the clock and I still after she warms up push the ole 911 hard everyday ..
I think the more you drive them the longer they last and better they run.. but I am sure others will debate that. hahahah!.. drive it and enjoy it NOW becaue you can't take it with you the the game called life is over..

Glad to see you hear man..
Do you know Goran and Jocke??

Eric

[imcarthur]

Originally posted by livi
I need a good excuse to drive the crap out of it as often as possible

Any excuse is a good excuse. 3500 + is what puts the smile on our faces.

Welcome to the Pelican board, Markus. Now post a picture of your car . . .

Ian

[mtelliott]

So, where does your wife fit in with the 4 most exciting things? If your children are 1 - 3, Porsche is 4, then ...

[Paulporsche]

Hi and welcome. If possible, post a pic of your new baby (car that is, not patient).

Make sure your engine is up to temp before heading out into 4000+ rpm territory.

You don't really have to thrash these cars. They run quite well @ "normal" revs, and you will get better gas mileage. The point is that , whenever you want, you can easily enjoy driving in the upper rev ranges without worrying if the engine can take it. As you may have noticed, many take the cars out for driver ed or lapping days, where you can rev as much as you want under controlled conditions.

Make sure your oil is good, at the right level, and keep an eye on your temp gauge. Have fun!

[Grady Clay]

Welcome to the Forum.

Keeping the engine revved up stems from the fact that they are air and oil cooled. When warm, the engine cooling fan needs to be turning sufficiently to cool the most important parts – the heads and cylinders which are the source of most of the heat. The oil circulation needs to be maintained and the oil pressure sufficient to open the oil squirters in the crankcase that keep the pistons cooler.

A properly tuned 911 will plug along at 1500-2500 RPM. Three to four thousand is much better and the engine will instantly perform when called on by the right foot.

The other issue is to get your 911 sufficiently warmed up to be able to run it up in the revs each time it is driven.

Besides, its fun.

Again, Welcome.

Best,
Grady

[kjb]

Hej Markus,

Grattis till Porsche-köpet! I'm a Swede in California exile and also a very happy owner of an 86 Carrera that I hope to be able to drive on Swedish roads one day. Enjoy your new toy!

/ Johan

[livi]

Thank You All for a warm wellcome !
Grady, I´ll take your explanation to heart. Sounds very scientific and plausible.
Imaging finding a swede from CA in my first post ! Kul, tjena Johan!

As soon as I can find the means (since paying for my Porsche) I will go a head and buy me a digital camera.

mtelliot, uups I guess the p-car will have to be the fifth...

Thanks,

Markus

[porschenut]

I brought up this very point several months ago. While it's true that the 911 motor was designed to withstand higher revs on a regular basis, it is also true that the motor will wear out faster under higher stresses. But, not enough of a difference to worry about in my opinion. I'd take Grady's advice and just enjoy it to the limit.

[livi]

Eric,
Sure I know them. Sweden is a small country.
Jocke is a collegue of mine in the Childrens Dept. and Goran Persson is our Prime Minister.

You do get around, don´t You Eric !

Markus

[azasadny]

Welcome aboard! Where are the pictures?

[89turbocabmike]

Welcome Markus!

[Eric Mckenna]

Originally posted by livi
Eric,
Sure I know them. Sweden is a small country.
Jocke is a collegue of mine in the Childrens Dept. and Goran Persson is our Prime Minister.

You do get around, don´t You Eric !

Markus

I am not sure if that's a good thing or not .. but yeah I guess I do get around.

Eric