Baby or Beat

[velocity149]

I've only bounced the rev limiter once. and it just didnt feel right. Lots of fun under the redline, and less wear/tear.

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by EFI

There's a big difference between having fun driving aggressively and straight up abusing the car. You seem to be in the abusing the car category with your constant bouncing off the rev limiter, like those silly ricers.

I am with you on this. The rev limiter is there as a safety, not as a daily functional device. Now, it is also placed at a point with a good bit of safety factor so it comes in long before engine damage can occur. OP, you do realize that you are eliminating a bunch of your vehicles performance by hitting the chip (your not going as fast as you can). Get all you can out of the car, consume your consumables at a faster rate, and service your car properly and it will last for a very long time or abuse it and it will die an early death.

[LStick]

I kick it in the shorts every now and then just to let it know who's making the payments.

[SacraMaro]

Both!

[Mkn95u0]

kinda a mix... most days it's just cruising around in, accelerate as needed & when needed.. but then on track days...

[Mityguy]

Originally Posted by Beardface

I don't drive it like a Granny, but I will not beat my baby

I'm not going to redline the thing all the time, but I do tend to create a decent sized gap between myself and others when a red light goes green.

The guy next me doesn't know its a race but I do and winning is winning!

[Dmpsix]

Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem

You are a minority on here.

There's running your car hard (which i do) and just all out abuse. The car will withstand hard use, it's the tire spinning and driveline abuse they do not like.

They don't like it? Says who?

You can beat on it without issues, as long as you regularly maintain it. It'll be just fine.

Much lesser cars with much lesser maintenance have made it to 200,000 miles.

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by Dmpsix

They don't like it? Says who?

You can beat on it without issues, as long as you regularly maintain it. It'll be just fine.

Much lesser cars with much lesser maintenance have made it to 200,000 miles.

I put 200K on our '93 Z/28 (developed the LT1 nitrous system on it) and the '01 WS-6 and they were used as hard as I could. Always did good maintenance, and never had any major issues.

[JLSuperfly]

I drive mine like Miss Daisy 80% of the time.

[The Patriot]

I've had Trans Ams and a Corvette in my youth, so it's out of my system to a degree. Now my wife, this is her first muscle car and she is, uh..."spirited" on the throttle. Had the top down last Saturday, it was out first truly warm day here and everyone had their summer cars out. My wife spent half the day "hunting". At every light she was like:

Wife: "What's that?"
Me: "An '85 Vette."
Wife: "Can I take it?"
Me: "Yes honey."
Wife: <green light...peddle to the floor>
Wife: "What's that?"
Me: "2010 Mustang."
Wife: "Oh, f$&k him!"
Wife: <peddle to the floor>
Wife: "What's that?"
Me: "Mazda RX8."
Wife: "Can I take that?"
Me: "Yes, honey."
Wife: <pedal to the floor>
Wife: "What's that?"
Me:"C7 Stingray."
Wife: "Oh."
Me: "Just smile and wave, babe, just smile and wave..."

[Dmpsix]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

I put 200K on our '93 Z/28 (developed the LT1 nitrous system on it) and the '01 WS-6 and they were used as hard as I could. Always did good maintenance, and never had any major issues.

Yup, I heard that.

Is anyone familiar with those 3.8 3800 that GM used in the Monte Carlo's, Grand Prix's, Bonneville, etc.

Those engines honest to God were the best engine I have ever seen bang for buck. Those things were damn near bullet proof. I gave my younger brother my 2002 Monte Carlo SS, has 225k miles on it. Perfect interior and the things drives brand new.

I absolutely loved those things.

That's just an example of how it relates back to topic, the majority of vehicles out there are going to run how you maintain them.

Of course people who don't drive it as often and aren't as hard on it are going to get more out of their car. But driving it like it's meant to be with the proper maintenance is going to serve you justice.

[NYCamOwner]

I used to drive it pretty easy.... And then I installed a CAI and the Vitesse Controller.. I drive it a lot harder now....

[CrazyRED]

Originally Posted by Mityguy

The guy next me doesn't know its a race but I do and winning is winning!

LMAO!!! That's funny

[SIN R G]

I probably baby it most of the time, but do kick it down once in a while. My only question about your driving habits is, Where do you drive that you can do this all the time?