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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist
The engine doesn't produce any more power past 332 horsepower at the engine at 7000 RPM, and at 6000, it produces about 310 or so at the engine. If you really wanted to take maximum horsepower shifts, you'd have to shift around 6500 or so. Constantly bouncing around and near 7000 RPM is going to roast your engine. I think that the maximum wheel horsepower on stock is around 290 rwhp at 7000 RPM.
Conversely, the engine produces peak torque of 270 ft-lbs at 5200 RPM.
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Cool, this is what I needed!
I know that constantly redlining is very bad for the engine, but it's really that bad to go to 7k vs 6.5k? I honestly don't get many chances to floor the car; I rarely go above 80mph in Los Angeles traffic. On a good day, I might get one or two instances where there is a short stretch to gun it, and I'll only do this if the car is sufficiently warmed up (200-220 degrees), so realistically, even getting to 7k is going to be a fairly rare occurance, but if it's that bad for the engine, I can limit it to 6.5k.