Dude. I redlined my G last night on the way to dinner with my wife. It was up to 7k RMP. Guess what I accidentally shifted to neutral when it happen.

 

your engine might be shot..... it's good to let your car reline, of course not for an extended period of time..... but it helps break in the engine on the higher rpm range.....

 

Maybe you should see if you can swap in a 4cyl since you are only using have the engine most of the time anyways j/k

 

I don't think redlining once in a while will do anything to your car. Look at all the weekend racers. I've experience racing my civic on the weekends at the tracks and I'd redline everytime before shifting. Around 5 runs within 4 hrs. Nothing happend, This is my daily driver and everything was fine.

I'm not sure if Nissan motors are better for this kind of abuse than a Honda motor, so I could be wrong. But once in awhile..., that's why you bought the G. To feel the joy of going fast.

 

ur car has an electronic rev limiter.. hitting it doesnt do anything.. ur fine its there to "prevent" something from going wrong. ALot of people bounce off them everyday.. nothing happens, but revving ur motor that high period.. especially under load will "shorten" the life of the engine, but im pretty sure you wont even have that car long enuf to ever kno a difference.

 

I haven't had mine as long (2100 miles), but I still haven't reached redline. I think 6500 is as close as I've been.

 

Back to my story, I didn’t plan to redline. Accidentally shifted to neutral and hit the gas and I looked at the meter. WOW. It hit to 7k RPM. I was expecting some burning smell may come, but nothing happen anyway. I am not sure I will do it again. Be honest with you, I do like the sound when it redlined.

 

I was a bit surprised when the rev limiter kicked in on me the other night... Thought i messed something up but... threw it into 3rd and off it went! I think i'll pay more attention to the rpms (I think i blinked)- didn't like that too much.

 

I redline my car 70% of my driving... I guess i'm just used to shifting at 8K RPM with my Integra. I love my G but i'm not sure if it can take that abuse, and if i'll end up shifting below 3K I rather shoot my self or take the bus.

Damn!!! 1.5 years without hitting redline I agree with the other post, maybe you should buy a 4 cyl. coz you don't need that much power when you're driving.

 

Easy man, VQ is a very well built motor for that business, cmon, we (enthusiast) won't buy the car because we want to drive that like a bxtch everyday?

 

I think I've redlined my car 10 times since I picked it up in early December 05... I may need to ease off before I get that burning smell

 

Well I guess a G35 must be a first car for some of you. You guys are acting like you've never driven a car hard in your life. I used to rev to 8000 rpm on a daily basis is my 99 supercharged Si, and it begged for more. I reach 7000 rpm in my G on a regular basis. Why buy a G35 6MT if you're going to drive it like a Caravan?

 

Sad, but true. I already have another 4 cyl. sitting in the parking.

Once I was in Infiniti for sevice, a service tech guy told me I should drive the s**** out of my G. He told me to drive hard on it. It built for this kind of drive. I think I never take into it. Well, I know what to do tonight!!!

 

There is warning here !!! it is very addicting, it's like eating Pringles once you pop you can't stop!!! then you're wife will start to notice that you're looking younger every day coz you'll be smiling often, it's like getting a facial every day. Do it!!!!!