sakimano

well, the only way you'd be able to test it is at a dragstrip so you could see your times. I did. I have 20 passes in my RS4 so far. I had about 100 in my old S4 (which had a 7000 redline and needed to be shifted at about 6500 if you wanted to be fastest).

If you listen to the video, you very clearly hit the rev limiter in 2nd gear at 0:14. It's very distinct.

But by all means keep pushing it to 8000 if it makes you fastest. Maybe your car is special?

p.s. here's a good example of that RS4 rev limiter. You can hear it on a couple of spots in the video

1. when the car hits the launch assist rev limiter in the JHM launch assist demos (starting around 0:27)

2. when dan@JHM is ****ing around in the car at the end of the video doing donuts he hits the rev limiter right at 1:36)

Watch the whole vid. It's inspiring. Since that video, Dan from JHM wen 12.29 @ 111 and a customer here in Toronto went 12.28 @ 112.45

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhDcNObZLpo

gibsonl

I tend to stick to the road courses so I'll just have to kinda take ur word on that. I'll try it out vs an RS4 that's redlining and see how it goes. If BADRS4 smokes me I'll just blame u!

sakimano

well, if you like racing friends, you'll like the dragstrip. You guys should get that group together and hit the strip. It's a blast. Bring your M3 and 335is buddies and you can race legally without worrying about cops showing up and breaking up your party.

re: the shifting thing, just do a pull in 2nd gear from 3000 RPM against BADrs4. Both shift at 8000 into 3rd and 4th if you have enough room. Make note of that gap between the two of you (if any) since you may have RS4s with different health levels/carbon/maintenance/mods.

Then do it again with your shifting at 7500 while he still shifts at 8000. Don't powershift, just normal shifting. See what happens.

BADRS4

Let's do this!!! Gibson we gotta find a drag around here!

BADRS4

http://youtu.be/6yH_staSZuY Here's me vs the 335is once again!!!! Easy money!!!

gibsonl

Won't be so easy next week when he adds 80 lb tq with that tune!

BADRS4

LOL I'm ready! and Saki.....we dragged several times..that shifting @ 7500 is total bulls*it! I ate him up everytime! Shifting @ redline! I have carbon clean and he doesn't but still, he has Milltek and I don't...that doesn't do anything bro....bring your **** down here and I'll clean u up too!

mdosu

Have you seen GTBoard's rolling races? Gives good perspective where alot of cars stack up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axb19DwhqUk

and no the RS4 will not be faster in a drag with a M3 DCT.

BADRS4

Yes I've seen these....it really comes down to the driver...we're gonna post a video soon with US vs a V8 M3! IT really helps that we get off the line so much quicker than those spinning wheel beemers....so we'll let you know! We'll do a Manual and a DSG

sakimano

fixed