Thread: occasionally red-lining?
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Old 04-11-2012, 05:37 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I read that driving your 370z carefully can actually cause more harm to an engine than occasionally red-lining it and driving it like it was made to be driven. High engine RPM's equals high combustion temperatures which helps burn off the carbon that builds up on the cylinder head and valves, which can otherwise lead to worse fuel economy, power loss, and worse... Is this true?
Sounds legit but there is always a countereaction to the positive. Driving it like you stole it also wears parts down a whole lot faster. I have mixed driving habits. Some days I do 60 in tthe slow lane and others I'm andretti'in it up. The Z needs to breath but it needs its time to chill too.
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