Flooring it
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Flooring it
does it hurt your car? like the lifespan of your engine or anything?
For some reason, I have been led to believe that the car gets louder the rougher you drive it? Is this true?
any other performance/quality impacts?
ps - <font color=red>and i dont mean flooring it every single day you drive it! just once in a while</font>
[ 07-05-2001: Message edited by: nabster ]
For some reason, I have been led to believe that the car gets louder the rougher you drive it? Is this true?
any other performance/quality impacts?
ps - <font color=red>and i dont mean flooring it every single day you drive it! just once in a while</font>
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if you have a crap engine....all flooring(WOT) it does is open up the air inlet valve all the way...which means your engines going the fastest it can...with todays computers they wouldnt let it rev high enough to hurt it so dont worry. Now your tranny is a different story
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Originally posted by z28typeSWRXkid:
<STRONG>if you have a crap engine....all flooring(WOT) it does is open up the air inlet valve all the way...which means your engines going the fastest it can...with todays computers they wouldnt let it rev high enough to hurt it so dont worry. Now your tranny is a different story </STRONG>
<STRONG>if you have a crap engine....all flooring(WOT) it does is open up the air inlet valve all the way...which means your engines going the fastest it can...with todays computers they wouldnt let it rev high enough to hurt it so dont worry. Now your tranny is a different story </STRONG>
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Obviously the harder and faster you work the engine, the more wear and tear you'll have. If you are rough on the car very frequently, make sure you change your oil and tranny fluid more frequently than the recommended cycle.
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thanks for the responses guys .. i guess that answers the question on the longevity and performance of the engine ..
however, no one has made any comment on the "sound"/"noise"? Does the engine get louder aka .. sound less luxurious?
however, no one has made any comment on the "sound"/"noise"? Does the engine get louder aka .. sound less luxurious?
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<STRONG>I hope it doesn't harm the car much b/c I feel the need to really floor it at least once a day, especially after driving in traffic for about 30 minutes.</STRONG>
<STRONG>I hope it doesn't harm the car much b/c I feel the need to really floor it at least once a day, especially after driving in traffic for about 30 minutes.</STRONG>
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Originally posted by ucla107:
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30 minutes??? Try about an hour EACH way then </STRONG>
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30 minutes??? Try about an hour EACH way then </STRONG>
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Originally posted by ucla107:
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30 minutes??? Try about an hour EACH way then </STRONG>
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30 minutes??? Try about an hour EACH way then </STRONG>
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Let's just say this...I beat the shit out of my Corolla's tranny for 4 years....manual shifting...neutral banging....like a rent-a-car....it didn't break for 105K miles....so a little revving of the motor isn't going to hurt.
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