One thought on running to redline, it's probably OK as long as you are not doing it all the time. In my mind the problem with hitting redline everytime you go WOT is not that running the motor at that speed will necessarily cause a problem. It's the few times you overrev past where you intend (which happens to everyone), and when you do, you really stress the engine. So if you keep it pretty infrequent, you are more likely to be paying close attention and avoid the kill overrevs. But hey, that's just MHO.
