Do high revs damage engines?

When you rev your engine, you place additional and unnecessary stress on your car and its engine. This is imperative when it's cold outside—revving your engine before it has had time to warm up is especially damaging, as the engine's oil hasn't had sufficient time to circulate and properly lubricate your car.
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What happens if you rev an engine too high?

Over-revving can cause damage to your valve train by causing a valve to stay open for too long. This leads to valve float. Valve float occurs when a valve is stuck in between open and closed. This will cause an immediate loss of power.
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What RPM does engine damage?

I would say anything up to 9000 rpm should be fine. That's why they call it redline. If 7750 was its safe limit then that would be the redline. Now 10000rpm might be considered as unsafe.
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Does accelerating fast damage the engine?

If you go faster, your engine will use more gas or diesel per mile driven and your transmission will wear out. Also, when you go so fast it means extra stress on all the small moving parts of your engine, and that can cause it to wear out more quickly.
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Does flooring a car damage it?

Prolonged flooring as you put it may cause some harm. But driving/accelerating hard shouldn't cause an issue. If you do this with a cold engine (just started) then you might have a problem or if your engine has high mileage on it.
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Is It BAD To Redline Your Car's Engine ???



Is it better to accelerate fast or slow?

Accelerating requires more energy than steady state cruising, therefore requiring more fuel. Accelerating quickly requires more energy than accelerating slowly.
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Is 5000 RPM too much?

5000 is where the fun starts. It's not staying there for extended periods. You'll be fine. The reason it's so sluggish is that the transmission is programmed to save fuel so it's always in a higher gear.
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Is it OK to redline a car?

Consistently redlining your car can cause serious damage to not only your tires, but also your engine. For those with manual-shift modes or manual transmissions, it can be quite easy to redline (whether on accident or on purpose) and eventually cause your engine to wear down prematurely.
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What is considered high rev?

As far as rev rates are concerned, 470 is definitely considered a high rev rate. The rule of thumb, is 0 to 200 is considered a stroker. I would say that 200 to 300 is a power stroker. 300 to 400 is a power tweener.
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Is it good to redline your car once in awhile?

After all, when redlined, an engine can sound like it's about to blow. However, there's no need to worry. Redlining will not damage an engine or cause it to explode, no matter how cruelly you treat it. Therefore, revving the engine to its maximum speed several times a week is not a problem.
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Is it bad to rev your engine automatic?

When you rev your engine, you place additional and unnecessary stress on your car and its engine. This is imperative when it's cold outside—revving your engine before it has had time to warm up is especially damaging, as the engine's oil hasn't had sufficient time to circulate and properly lubricate your car.
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Does Revving a cold engine damage it?

It helps distribute oil throughout the engine and get the engine block and engine oil up to temperature. Revving the engine won't speed up the process. In fact, that could cause easily avoided damage. Cold revving causes abrupt temperature changes that create stress between the engine's tight-fitting components.
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How much RPM is too high?

Typically, engines idle at about 600-800 rpm. Older engines may go up to 1200 rpm or more while warming up. But if the engine is revving up while idling, even after it's sufficiently warmed up, you might have a problem. High idle speeds waste fuel, cause extra wear and tear on your engine, and can be unsafe as well.
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What's the highest your RPM should go?

For the best fuel efficiency, keep your RPMs between 1,500 and 2,000 RPM when driving at a constant speed.
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Why do turbo engines not rev high?

As the revs climb in the turbocharger, the some parts of the turbo blades will be traveling at a really high speed. The metallurgy required for making sure the blades don't give up at near-sound-barrier-speeds will make it prohibitively expensive to produce.
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What happens when you hit 7000 RPM?

“There's a point at 7,000 RPMs where everything fades. The machine becomes weightless. It disappears. All that's left, a body moving through space, and time.
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Why is 7000 RPM the limit?

Petrol engines usually redline at 7000-8000 RPM while diesel hits the peak at around 4500 RPM. This is because diesel engines are not made for high RPM in the first place. They are slow to combust than petrol and are mainly focused on more torque rather than RPM.
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How many RPMs should my car be at 70 mph?

70mph = 2413rpm. how do you know your exact rpm?
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How many RPMs is 80 mph?

The RPM you're seeing is a function of your speed (80 MPH), your sixth gear's ratio (0.756), your differential's ratio (3.91) and your tires' circumference. Those items are essentially fixed, so you're going to see roughly 3,200 to 3,300 RPM at 80 MPH.
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How high can boxer engines rev?

The most remarkable element of this flat-four is its ability to rev to a barely-believable 12,000 rpm.
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Why is high RPM good?

Higher revolutions per minute equate to more fuel burnt in the same amount of time and more power produced. Because of this, most consider higher RPMs racing RPMs. Running at lower RPMs equates to higher torque and thus lower horsepower, while making higher RPM power outputs less torque and higher top horsepower.
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Does driving at 60 save fuel?

“We found that limiting your maximum speed to 60 MPH reduces your fuel consumption by 10%,” said Simon East, CEO of DriveGain, “but that this only adds 2 minutes to the average journey time”. “We find drivers tend to over-estimate how much quicker they will arrive when driving faster”, he added.
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Does having a full tank save gas?

Filling up a tank halfway compared to a full tank of fuel only reduces the weight by 2.5%. At this level it is likely to make very little difference on the vehicle fuel economy. We suggest if your drivers are regularly driving to advise them to fill the tank all the way to the top when they visit a petrol station.
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Does gas burn faster after half tank?

Fill fuel when half tank empty: One of the most important tips is to fill up when your petrol/ diesel tank is HALF FULL. There is a scientific reason to why you must do this. The more petrol/ diesel you have in your tank, the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol/ diesel evaporate faster when in contact with air.
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What is a healthy RPM for a car?

In most of today's cars, an idle speed of 600 to 1000 RPMs is average. If your car is idling rough, though, it won't feel smooth. The RPMs will jump up and down, for example, or they'll fall below 600 RPM (or whatever is typical for your vehicle).
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