lndshrk BITES Lee...was Stock redline ...

[Lee.Leslie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Wow! Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning... Jim by no
means did I intend to imply that the chip was at fault... I have not leaks
etc... My six runs great!  Infact I think that with the chip in it, it runs
smoother... I just wanted some opinions about running an engine as old as mine
that hard... yes I love to push it, but I try to keep it clear of the red...
in a previous car (an Alfa) I missed 4th one day & hit 2nd at 85,  unlike my
635, that is WAY to fast for 2nd gear... long story short it did not run
again.......


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milliet@domain.elided on 09/02/98 02:59:50 PM
To: bmw-digest@domain.elided @ INTERNET
cc: Lee Leslie/Corp/FirstUnion@FIRSTUNION
Subject: lndshrk BITES Lee...was Stock redline ...

Shark snaps:
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Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 10:24:07 -0600
From: Land Shark <lndshrk@domain.elided>
Subject: Stock redline on your car...

Lee asks:

>Last night I "sharked" my 88 '635, according to TMS, I can run this thing
up
>to 6,800 rpm now, my question is that knowing that the original redline was
>6250... is this a smart thing to do with 153,400 miles on it? Is this not
>considered abuse? Oil leaks blown heads... etc.. I would be pretty upset if
>I blew the thing up!

Gee, Lee.. then don't rev it all the way to 6800..

In all reality, the only way you would "blow the thing up" is with a missed
shift or a mechanical weakness in the engine.. neither of which have
anything
to do with the chip.

The same motor in the 5 series has a stock rev limit of 6450, and we have
countless motors running 6800 with no problems

Of course, with what I see as a predisposition towards thinking the chip is
"abuse" I would have advised you to leave the car stock, rather than think
it's responsible for "oil leaks" on a vehicle with 153+k miles!

Jim C.
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Jim, IMHO you have read waaaaay too much into Lee's post man. Nowhere does
he say "this chip is abuse" or " this chip may cause an oil leak".  He goes
on to say"... I would be pretty upset if I blew the thing up!". The keyword
here being "I". He did not say "I would be pretty upset if the CHIP blew the
thing up!".  He just asked a legitimate question which unfortunately
elicited a "sharp" response from you :(

Lee, Just use common sense. Obviously, the more you run at redline the
harder it is on the engine. What is considered "abuse" is purely subjective.
You will **probably** find the car start to lose its aggressive pull short
of redline necessitating a shift anyway.  So, just enjoy your car's
increased performance and driveability...drive hard...be sensible and most
of all HAVE FUN!

Ron Milliet
McComb, MS
...no chips in car or on shoulder...

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