What is this cars limit?

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by humfrz

DANG, Muskokan, I'd suggest you consider easing off of my old buddy .... old whaap .......

TIA

humfrz - old too .....

Porsche - old, three

[akyp]

Originally Posted by JonnyJames

So, I've babied my fr-s for the first 2,500 miles. Redlined maybe twice in that time and generally keep it under 4,000 rpm in everyday driving.

Today I decided to have a little fun. It's rainy, so I go find a big empty parking lot and do about 5 minutes worth of power sliding/drifting... Gotta say, absolute most fun I've had in this car yet. But I can't help but feel like I hurt my baby... Even though I know I didn't. Just feel slightly guilty.

My question is, what kind and level of abuse can this car handle on a regular basis without sacrificing reliability or messing something up?

Drifting or hard cornering puts stress on bushings. However, it was wet, and the OE tires have no wet grip whatsoever, so I doubt you were doing much harm.

Now that you've given the mechanical LSD a good workout, a LSD fluid change is probably a good thing to do (if you haven't done that already).

[chrisl]

Originally Posted by akyp

Now that you've given the mechanical LSD a good workout, a LSD fluid change is probably a good thing to do (if you haven't done that already).

An LSD fluid change? After 2500 miles and a tiny bit of wet drifting? That seems unnecessary to me - I doubt very much that the OP has stressed their LSD anywhere close to as much as many here.

[bkblitzed]

im almost at 7k and everytime i drive the car, i drift/powerslide/shift at 6k. I also do some autox where i launch it. My theory is, if you don't beat the crap out of a car, the car will not last long, but that is with really good maintenance.

[akyp]

Originally Posted by chrisl

An LSD fluid change? After 2500 miles and a tiny bit of wet drifting? That seems unnecessary to me - I doubt very much that the OP has stressed their LSD anywhere close to as much as many here.

I changed the LSD fluid at 1000km. It was black and the drain plug full of metal shavings.

[A_CENT11]

That's what the warranty is for...they built this car knowing it would be abused

[Ammonia]

I push my car to the limits everyday so I can be distracted from how much I miss the power in my BMW...

"damn I miss my BM- OOO a tight corner!" -screeeech-


That being said, the car is made to be driven. Drive it hard but treat her well. Do your proper maintenance, synthetic oil, premium fuel, filters changed, etc.

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by akyp

I changed the LSD fluid at 1000km. It was black and the drain plug full of metal shavings.

Good on you. Now you should be good for a standard service interval.