Driving a 3rd gen hard. bad?
06-06-2005, 01:36 PM
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Driving a 3rd gen hard. bad?
Hey gang just a question out of curiosity. Is it bad to drive my 3rd gen hard? I try to keep it under 3500 rpm unless towing. Is it bad to habitually rev to higher rpms? Is there a question of wear on the engine to drive it hard? Might be a kind of stupid question but has always been on my mind. Thanks guys.
06-06-2005, 01:46 PM
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Heh...I beat the ลลลล out of my parent's 4Runner. Ive burned through a half a tank of gas since last night, just from driving ~10ish miles. Rich conditions at WOT is a bitch.
06-06-2005, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangus2006
Heh...I beat the ลลลล out of my parent's 4Runner. Ive burned through a half a tank of gas since last night, just from driving ~10ish miles. Rich conditions at WOT is a bitch.
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Yes, there is a major question of increased wear on the engine. Toyotas are tough though. By the way, I don't see how you could burn up half a tank of gas in ~10 miles. Unless you held it wide open in neutral the whole time and let the wind push you 
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06-06-2005, 02:24 PM
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I was at WOT every possible chance, so I could hear the intake roar. Dont know why, just did it.
06-06-2005, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 93ToyKid
Yes, there is a major question of increased wear on the engine. Toyotas are tough though. By the way, I don't see how you could burn up half a tank of gas in ~10 miles. Unless you held it wide open in neutral the whole time and let the wind push you Poor Runner.
Poor Runner.Ive done it in my Mustang, its possible. But of course I was rollin on bald tires afterwards too
06-06-2005, 02:33 PM
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It depends what you consider to be "hard" driving. I would say that constantly lugging the engine is harder on it than revving it out to 4,000 rpm in every gear.
Of course, the harder you drive it, the fewer miles it will last.
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Of course, the harder you drive it, the fewer miles it will last.
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06-06-2005, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Ironmike4x4
Then you hit another vehicle, killing some people then next you "hear" the words "guilty" then a BANG! No it's not a good idea to drive your vehicle hard unless you are wanting to replace the engine/transmission much sooner than a well-driven vehicle. I don't know about other vehicle manufacturers but I know GM has an anti-abuse system integrated into the PCM. So you can't run WOT unless you either reprogram it or have a GM Tech to disable it.
yesm cause every time I "drove my vehicle hard" I endedup killing somone
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