Always Hard Accelaration Good For The Engine?

[ramee]

dear friends want your idea.my friend has a car.its Toyota verossa 2.0 liter.he always accelerate maximum he can.car goes like a devil with a great engine sound.my question is always drive like these there has some bad effects for the engine?

[toosea]

Is he driving a diesel car?

Currently my take on this is if it is a diesel car I have been told and am following that advice, of accelerating until the next gear change is smooth as possible. This makes the engine sound go up to a level that sounds like the engine is straining. I have been told that this is the way to drive a diesel car and this way the engine will have much less problems. But it is not a case of "lellatama paaganawa".. though it might depend on the condition of the engine..

For a petrol I believe similar practice should be followed i.e. make sure when you change to the next gear there is enough speed so that the engine runs smoothly and doesn't knock. But for a petrol I think it is not needed to make the engine accelerate that much as a diesel..

Of course all this applies to manual gears.. no clue about auto gears..

[Watchman]

Is he driving a diesel car?

Currently my take on this is if it is a diesel car I have been told and am following that advice, of accelerating until the next gear change is smooth as possible. This makes the engine sound go up to a level that sounds like the engine is straining. I have been told that this is the way to drive a diesel car and this way the engine will have much less problems. But it is not a case of "lellatama paaganawa".. though it might depend on the condition of the engine..

For a petrol I believe similar practice should be followed i.e. make sure when you change to the next gear there is enough speed so that the engine runs smoothly and doesn't knock. But for a petrol I think it is not needed to make the engine accelerate that much as a diesel..

Of course all this applies to manual gears.. no clue about auto gears..

Isnt it the other way around...

Diesels rev much lower than petrols, hence even the changing point is lower. And Diesels give more torque than petrols and are much less likely to knock and stall.

But as i know the verossa is a petrol car so diesel rules may not apply. Still, you shouldnt rev the engine to the redline just cos you can do it. You will wear out your engine faster.

[Muditha420]

really dont think its advisable to do in any car, unless its a racer or made to do so. just coz u redline its not a good idea unless u want to reduce the lifespan of the engine.

[MrCat]

Well, the engine is not going to go bust overnight just because it`s being revved hard (provided it`s well lubricated and serviced). As others have said, it just might make it wear quicker. Not just the engine, hard driving can have a strain on brakes, transmission, suspension and what not.

If your friend likes to have some fun driving hard, let him do it mate. Its all cool as long as he doesn’t put other`s lives at stake. After all, it`s just a car, just an engine, anything mechanical can be broken and fixed.

[Watchman]

After all, it`s just a car, just an engine, anything mechanical can be broken and fixed.

or called a mint-condition enthusiast-owned vehicle and sold off to an unsuspecting soul

[RWD]

toyota verossa has lovely 2 litre inline 6. if your friend gives it a good thrashing occasionally i don't see any harm. with our crappy fuel and traffic conditions, it will help control carbon build up. if i'm not mistaken they do recommend that those engines need be revved to keep it in good nick.

[SubaruB4TT]

Well Said RWD.

I also think if you are driving a powerful car there is no point you drive keeping it less than 2000rpm always. No one will buy that caliber of a car if they cannot deal with its fuel consumption, good engine oils and well followed up maintenance etc.

[toosea]

Isnt it the other way around...

Diesels rev much lower than petrols, hence even the changing point is lower. And Diesels give more torque than petrols and are much less likely to knock and stall.

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Indeed... it is possible to change gears at lesser speeds and i've never heard mine knock, only more vibration. You need minimum clutch balancing skills and I've come to love this aspect of diesels. But I was advised against changing gears at low speeds and was told to keep the vibration to a minimum. So my driving style changed and I always keep the engine quite revved up (say when changing from 2nd to 3rd 2500 rpm or a little more), when cruising more than 1500 rpm.

[toosea]

By the way Ramee..

Your question conjures up a mental image of a mad max like friend of yours driving while you get bumped around and holding on to your dear life...

Edited June 1, 2011 by toosea

[toyota sucks]

The way u'r friend is driving his car would mean that it won't do more than 4kmpl

and the more high reving the engine the more it wears down.

It's not a leaner relationship ether so a car drive at 1500rpm wold last more than twice as much as one driven at 3000,

[ramee]

By the way Ramee..

Your question conjures up a mental image of a mad max like friend of yours driving while you get bumped around and holding on to your dear life...

ha ha ha ha seriously man