Re: Driving cars hard (high rpm's)

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Somebody will shoot me, but I view our engines as rather disposable. Since most
people don't drive that hard, and there are a ton of them around, and they last
forever (practically), they are only worth between $100-$200 and the day or so
it takes to change one.
    -Josiah
'83 parts car
'84 GTi
'86 Scirocco
'87 QSW
http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah/

scott hand wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 25, 1998 9:44 AM, Mark A Peele <mailto:scirocco.gtx@juno.com>
> wrote:
> >I don't think of using the full range of a motor is "driving hard". The
> >1.5-1.6 motors real power band is 4K-6K anyway. What's wrong with using
> >your motor? It was designed to operate in a specific range. Personally, I
> >think it is wrong to drive your car gingerly. When I want power, I expect
> >the motor to deliver it and fast! I never have shrunk back from taking my
> >motor to 6K; damn, the peak HP on most of the 8V motors is 5500 rpm . . .
> >
>
> Sure, and I love to go up around 5800 or so, but it's important to remember
> that high RPM's=high engine wear. If you aren't sure how much life your
> motor has left and don't feel like replacing it, you may not want to rev
> that high. It's the spinning of the crank/pumping of the pistons that
> creates wear. More spinning/pumping, more wear. Simple.
>
> scott
>
> '86 Scirocco 8v
>
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