I thought this is a neat subject and so here it is.
Friend of mine has been driving hondas for a little while now. 3 years with his 98 civic ex. He came up to me the other day and wanted to talk to me. Wanted to know when i shifted, how hard i am on my car and how much abuse it can take. I really couldn't answer since i basically told him what i normally drive at. He said that over the years, since his debut with his honda since his last ford explorer, he felt sometimes as if he was hurting his honda.
Now i'm coming to you guys about this straight up. His story goes like this. To keep up with traffic or some friends in there v6 explorers, he has to rev the car up. Like up too 3.5 - 4k rpms. He usually shifts normally around 2.5k in all gears, unless going up a hill. Gets great fuel economy but when he push's it, it makes him feel like the car is whinning, which it is, but it makes him feel bad because he's so used to having torque in those lower gears. Thinks that doing it alot will do something to the motor. Will loosen belts, run down valve timing, greater chance of burning oil in the future.
He also wanted to know if it was okay to drive the civic in low rpms almost monthly with not revving it up much. He knows that these engines can rev, but will it effect long term engine durability over time if he continues to shift at 2.5k rpms all the time?
I can see where he's coming from, being used to all that domestic torque, but answer with honesty here. How much revving can these engines take in a day or week? How much can the engine take if shifting in low revs constantly?
Friend of mine has been driving hondas for a little while now. 3 years with his 98 civic ex. He came up to me the other day and wanted to talk to me. Wanted to know when i shifted, how hard i am on my car and how much abuse it can take. I really couldn't answer since i basically told him what i normally drive at. He said that over the years, since his debut with his honda since his last ford explorer, he felt sometimes as if he was hurting his honda.
Now i'm coming to you guys about this straight up. His story goes like this. To keep up with traffic or some friends in there v6 explorers, he has to rev the car up. Like up too 3.5 - 4k rpms. He usually shifts normally around 2.5k in all gears, unless going up a hill. Gets great fuel economy but when he push's it, it makes him feel like the car is whinning, which it is, but it makes him feel bad because he's so used to having torque in those lower gears. Thinks that doing it alot will do something to the motor. Will loosen belts, run down valve timing, greater chance of burning oil in the future.
He also wanted to know if it was okay to drive the civic in low rpms almost monthly with not revving it up much. He knows that these engines can rev, but will it effect long term engine durability over time if he continues to shift at 2.5k rpms all the time?
I can see where he's coming from, being used to all that domestic torque, but answer with honesty here. How much revving can these engines take in a day or week? How much can the engine take if shifting in low revs constantly?