Redlining

The engine hasn't experianced such strain before? I didn't know an engine had to experiance strain before it can become accustomed to the loads applied. The materials in the engine can handle the strain and stresses of redlining.

Honda engines are rather designed for high rpm operation if maintenance is in check and you are smart about it. Take a step back and think how the engine works and what keeps it together, oil for one.

Oil does not act the same at all temperatures, let alone age frames. When the engine is cold, I would not go near high rpm or loads, your VTEC won't even cross over for a start, so if you try, the stupid computer is smarter than you sir. Yes, the computer is stupid because it does what its told by the sensors.

So redlining, it's not necesarily bad, but it's not good either. Don't sit there on the limiter, don't drive around like an idiot in first gear cruising at 40km/h because you like your car being loud, don't rev the car out driving for no reason.

It does minimise the life of the engine, it does use more fuel, it will use more oil eventually, it will require more attention when servicing, etc.

Sorry to talk down to you, but your question does come across with no thought behind it..

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Originally Posted by _bORdO_

well i guess honda's in particular are built to red line...
But Mr Will wouldn't constant red lining do a lot of tranny wear and tear?

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depends. i dont burn the shit out of my clutch, or change gears stupidly quickly, so i dont think so. im over 150 000kms on the original clutch because I dont drive like an idiot

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Originally Posted by Chr1s

The engine hasn't experianced such strain before? I didn't know an engine had to experiance strain before it can become accustomed to the loads applied. The materials in the engine can handle the strain and stresses of redlining.

Honda engines are rather designed for high rpm operation if maintenance is in check and you are smart about it. Take a step back and think how the engine works and what keeps it together, oil for one.

Oil does not act the same at all temperatures, let alone age frames. When the engine is cold, I would not go near high rpm or loads, your VTEC won't even cross over for a start, so if you try, the stupid computer is smarter than you sir. Yes, the computer is stupid because it does what its told by the sensors.

So redlining, it's not necesarily bad, but it's not good either. Don't sit there on the limiter, don't drive around like an idiot in first gear cruising at 40km/h because you like your car being loud, don't rev the car out driving for no reason.

It does minimise the life of the engine, it does use more fuel, it will use more oil eventually, it will require more attention when servicing, etc.

Sorry to talk down to you, but your question does come across with no thought behind it..

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I rep'ed this post.

mainly for the highlighted sentence.

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Originally Posted by Chr1s

The engine hasn't experianced such strain before? I didn't know an engine had to experiance strain before it can become accustomed to the loads applied. The materials in the engine can handle the strain and stresses of redlining.

Honda engines are rather designed for high rpm operation if maintenance is in check and you are smart about it. Take a step back and think how the engine works and what keeps it together, oil for one.

Oil does not act the same at all temperatures, let alone age frames. When the engine is cold, I would not go near high rpm or loads, your VTEC won't even cross over for a start, so if you try, the stupid computer is smarter than you sir. Yes, the computer is stupid because it does what its told by the sensors.

So redlining, it's not necesarily bad, but it's not good either. Don't sit there on the limiter, don't drive around like an idiot in first gear cruising at 40km/h because you like your car being loud, don't rev the car out driving for no reason.

It does minimise the life of the engine, it does use more fuel, it will use more oil eventually, it will require more attention when servicing, etc.

Sorry to talk down to you, but your question does come across with no thought behind it..

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Answerd my questions aswell,
+1 Rep from me too

thanks heaps

redlining is good once in a while =]

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Originally Posted by Antv

redlining is good once in a while =]

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another one.

i have been told a few times that an engine can become lazy if nannered its whole life.
but then i have personally seen a toyota crown break the 500000 mile mark on an original engine cause it was nannered from new.
comes down to driving style. smashing through the gears, high rpms, side stepping the clutch and a dickhead behind the wheel is always a bad combo for an engine. use your head and thread like this become mute.