IS_NIICE

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hey, ive had my car for nearly 2 months now, and i just broke 1400 miles. for some reason i am afraid to floor the car. i feel like my cars engine will some how get weaker from abuse or something. so i hate it when i push the car. you guys need to educate me, is there a chance that my car will become weaker or lose power if i floor it too much? i drive spiritedly all the time, but don't ever really floor it.

GSteg

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Floor it once awhile if you're paranoid. It doesnt' really hurt the engine. It's not like you're flooring it at every street light. Drive to a remote area, and floor it once. It takes more muscle to frown than to smile

AM1

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why wouldn't you floor it? f i ever get the car i know ill do it whenever i have open space too.

GNN60GT500

Not flooring your car is like having a really hot girl and not f'ing her.

Unless your gay- are you? LOL



(im just kidding..........................about the gay part that is)

IS_NIICE

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it's not that, this may sound ****ed up but i floor my friends cars all the time. it's just when it comes to my car i baby it to death. i just need help getting out of this mindset that flooring it toys with the long run performance

RXSF

lol i totally understand what your talking about. It took me 3 years to floor my RX and i still dont do it that often. The sound scares me, it sounds like its about to explode.


with that said, i also have an IS300, but i floor that much easily. I guess its the natural mentality that you dont want to hurt those you love. However, flooring is not bad for the car as long as you shift before the redline. it was built to be floored

gsrthomas

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I have a Acura Integra GSR with a 8k redline and I have floored the living crap out of this car. Had it for 7 years and it still runs brand new like when I first drove it off the dealers lot yeras ago.

The key is to maintain your car properly. I changed the oil at 3k miles with Mobil 1 synthetic. I'm sure that helps alot.

AM1

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i have an rx300 currently and i floor the car all the time. i drive the car hard and have been doing it for the past two years and the car is fine. as long as your not in the redline you should be ok.

NovaIS350

whoa...do it, do it, do it..

Toyota makes a pretty resilient motor..I've had the same 97 Toyota Avalon (1MZ-FE) since high school. I used to drive that thing like I hated it, guess what? it's still running..220,000 miles later. Live a little..get on the highway and give it some gas (safely). Once or twice is fine. Wow, if you guys are afraid of flooring it and your engines making loud sounds, I wonder how you would last at a Dyno session.

pocky

iTrader: (12)

hahaha, best thread to date. hahahaah

Yeah, you should be careful, if you hit redline, the engine might blow up. I have no clue why Toyota has offered this IS350 model with 306HP.

LexusNut13

Dude!!!! You have 306HP. Open that bad boy up!!!! Pedal to the metal!!!!

Do It!

RO87

Shift to S mode......put it go 6th, and just have sum fun. I say if you get a car, enjoy it. I mean why did you get the 350 if you don't use the extra hp? I also like to drive "spirited" when the situation allows for it, but I don't abuse my car to death. You have to find a good balance so that you can enjoy the car and still maintain it. hope that helps.

sincityIS

quit being a *****.

Irishman06

I don't floor the pedal much either...the BRAKE pedal, that is. Those things are for sissies.

milky

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hilarious.. the "true life" title got my attention LOL