Thread: Why would more power ruin the car??
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Old 01-23-2020, 11:42 AM   #439
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
Most gas engines are designed to operate at high RPMs. Their oiling and cooling can deal with it with no issue. Any "increase" in wear by running consistently at high RPMs over the life of any engine is so small that it is meaningless..
Exactly, the worst thing you can do for an engine is NOT run it. That's where the "old people" analogy that @Th3rdSun uses comes into play. If you leave your car parked in the garage, or just idle it around town that is the equivalent of me never getting up and moving. Do that long enough I WON'T be able to get up and move.
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