redlining
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not all that bad as long as your car is tuned correctly. there is a rev limiter to help prevent revs from getting too high and floating valves and whatnot. of course, try to stay away from redline because there is no useable power there (and because it's not great for your motor). bottom line is that you're probably not going to kill anything, but there is no reason to be doing it in the first place.
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i don't know if you heard of the acura integra who sat on redline for like 5 sec (maybe less)...
he left parts of his engine on the tarmac.
i hit the redzone almost everyday...
he left parts of his engine on the tarmac.
i hit the redzone almost everyday...
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Re: redlining
Originally posted by KnightRider
how bad is it for the car to redline. in the 8 months that ive had my car ive done it twice, how bad is it actually?
how bad is it for the car to redline. in the 8 months that ive had my car ive done it twice, how bad is it actually?
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Originally posted by ldivinag
what about the thing i heard to redline it once a day to clear out the deposits and stuff inside the engine...
what about the thing i heard to redline it once a day to clear out the deposits and stuff inside the engine...
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Short stints at the redline happen and aren't really a big deal. When your car sits at redline for 5-10 seconds as mine did you end up posting threads like "Need a source for an EJ20."
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Originally posted by wackie
Short stints at the redline happen and aren't really a big deal. When your car sits at redline for 5-10 seconds as mine did you end up posting threads like "Need a source for an EJ20."
JD
Short stints at the redline happen and aren't really a big deal. When your car sits at redline for 5-10 seconds as mine did you end up posting threads like "Need a source for an EJ20."
JD
#15
Originally posted by Steppin Razor
Whoa, how the hell did you manage to do that? Seriously.
Whoa, how the hell did you manage to do that? Seriously.