Jo3h Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 So after driving with my Boxster buddy I came under fire for not driving my Cayman like a Porsche. I normally keep rev's under 3k till warmed up then change around 4k, normal driving that is and 6-7k when I'm having a bit of fun. Apparently I'm not loosing the engine up enough for the occasions I do welly it. How do you guys drive and is there any truth to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I'm pretty much the same as you. Mine is my daily driver (although I use public transport most days), if I drove my Cayman "like a Porsche" all the time I wouldn't have much of a license left! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Phone your OPC and see if they agree with your buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porker Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Most of my driving is pootling around London at the weekend, a completely inappropriate car for that. About twice a month it gets a longer trip out of town and will be doing a 4-5 track days a year. A more logical (and cheaper) choice of car for my kind of driving mix would be a hot hatch but I try not to let logic get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted November 7, 2016 Founder Share Posted November 7, 2016 Depends where I am, but sometimes like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo3h Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 9 hours ago, Beanoir said: Depends where I am, but sometimes like this Now thats a road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Regardless on which car I drive a always wait for the engine oil to get up to temp.. My daily has an oil temp gauge as well as the water temp. It's also left to cool down when I finish driving because it has a....... ... Turbo...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKR_77 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 The one thing I always wish they'd carried over from the Carerra was the oil temp gauge - do miss it on the Cayman. I generally wait for water temp to warm up, give it another 10mins and in which time the tyres are warm too. Then rev away until your hearts content 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langlord Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I am the same with my gt4, until the temps are up I keep it below 3,500 rpm. In addition to this with current uk temperatures I also make sure I have some heat into the tyres and brakes before I consider pushing it at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenschein3000 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I try my level best to keep it below 2k revs until the temperature reaches about 75-80 degrees during which I basically drive like I did on the day of my driving test. (I got the figure of 80 degrees from my AMG as the oil temp indication in that car would be in blue text until you reached 80'C, implying that 80'C is 'warm'. I don't know if this applies to the Porsche flat 6 but I can't be far off) I then drive it a tiny bit more firmly until it reaches 90'C and then .... well, it's no time for fun as I've reached work lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted March 15, 2017 Founder Share Posted March 15, 2017 On 08/11/2016 at 08:18, Jo3h said: Now thats a road Stelvio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 22 hours ago, sonnenschein3000 said: I try my level best to keep it below 2k revs until the temperature reaches about 75-80 degrees during which I basically drive like I did on the day of my driving test. (I got the figure of 80 degrees from my AMG as the oil temp indication in that car would be in blue text until you reached 80'C, implying that 80'C is 'warm'. I don't know if this applies to the Porsche flat 6 but I can't be far off) I then drive it a tiny bit more firmly until it reaches 90'C and then .... well, it's no time for fun as I've reached work lol. I always wait for water to reach 90 degrees, but what about oil? That lags behind water temp but I'm not sure whether it's as vital. This being the case, I usually wait for oil to get to 90 degrees too, before applying welly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggy Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 If you attempt to check the oil level before it's up to temperature, it will tell you exactly that. Therefore, if it doesn't tell you that, it must be up to temperature, which is always later than water getting up to temperature. Once that's happened, then I whenever I get the chance, it's foot down and let the PDK box worry about the red line. I also have the PSE which apart from when I drive the few hundred yards out of the estate, is on all of the time. One of the things that frustrates me is that if you press the throttle a little too hard, it can drop into 2nd, which means the revs are too high (when cold), so you have to get into 3rd before pushing on. But when it's up to temperature, it's a truly joyous car to drive hard and that's what I bought it for. Cheers, Bryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenschein3000 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 On Thu Mar 16 2017 at 16:12, DJMC said: I always wait for water to reach 90 degrees, but what about oil? That lags behind water temp but I'm not sure whether it's as vital. This being the case, I usually wait for oil to get to 90 degrees too, before applying welly. I'm referring to oil temperature. The way I see it is that the oil temperature is the closest thing we have to engine temperature and I want to wait until the piston/cylinder gap has closed under heat (i.e. pistons expanded) to it's optimal dimensions before asking the engine to do things. I know were talking microns rather than centimetres but still, it's the fine things which make all the difference. Either that or I've got some strangely outdated idea of engines, I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk1 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Blip / rev. match on downshifts. Use the brakes well ... improves feel dramatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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