Parikh1234

So this morning I spot this ghetto ricer m3 (e36, one of the best cars ever made) and hes always around and I whoop on him in the evo cause its funny. This car is so ghetto but doesnt really have performance mods other than maybe a coffee can exhaust tip. Evo is in the shop so im in the RS4 and its been about 10 mins since ive been driving. We pull up to a light and he starts ghetto revving his engine so im like whatever. At this point the oil hasnt gotten above the 120ish degrees or whatever and I gun it. I know its bad and blah blah while the oil is cold but when I hit 7k the engine cuts out. What gives?!? I thought according to the manual it was supposed to be a recommendation not a hard cutoff. It even said something like over 7000 is possible for emergency situations or something.

Is the manual wrong?

oajr

or however many miles are required for break-in then that's probably what's causing it. if it's over the break-in mileage then is it a function of oil temp?

curious as well

Parikh1234

not a hard cutoff per the manual. Or maybe I just cant read.

ELEVENS

Was it 1st gear? The tach can't respond as fast as the engine can rev, so an indicated 7000 could actually be 8300. I always "short shift" first gear for that reason.

Parikh1234

try after that. I bet he went home and will now tell everyone how he beat an RS4 from the line. Hes always around my town by the ghetto ricing shops so next time I see him, ill know what to do. BTW, i was so far ahead in only 1st gear (at least 1.5 car lengths).

ELEVENS

Bah, just tell him your radar detector went off and invite a rematch.

oajr

that kinda stinks...did not know that....safeguard i suppose.

Parikh1234

for a rematch.

absoluteis

Hey hey hey.. I've seen that ghetto M3 at your crib before.. I thought you 2 were buddies??

Parikh1234

haha no way. I would set it on fire if it even came close to my property.