What is this cars limit?

[86-tundra]

Never bought into the break in theory. I pushed the crap out of my car the second I got it! No way I could baby it that long.

Honestly thought, I really doubt you're going to screw anything up doing some power drifting in a parking lot.

[Wise]

OVER 9000

[Cal3000]

10,000 supercharger miles on my car. My daily driver. 33,000 miles total. Bounce off red line many times. Redline my car almost every day. Beat the crap out of it on mountain roads. Had a tune that brought the car to 8k rpm. Ran it up there many times.
I started learning M/T with this car. Shifted from 5th to 2nd on the highway at 70mph on two occasion which could have grenaded my engine. That was 20,000 miles ago. haha
This engine can take a beating. No signs of engine wear at all so far. *knocks on wood*

[JonnyJames]

Originally Posted by Cal3000

10,000 supercharger miles on my car. My daily driver. 33,000 miles total. Bounce off red line many times. Redline my car almost every day. Beat the crap out of it on mountain roads. Had a tune that brought the car to 8k rpm. Ran it up there many times.
I started learning M/T with this car. Shifted from 5th to 2nd on the highway at 70mph on two occasion which could have grenaded my engine. That was 20,000 miles ago. haha
This engine can take a beating. No signs of engine wear at all so far. *knocks on wood*

That's what I like to hear. You running any fuel system upgrades with your SC? Or just what's in your sig?

[Cal3000]

Originally Posted by JonnyJames

That's what I like to hear. You running any fuel system upgrades with your SC? Or just what's in your sig?

Fuel system is stock. Whatever is in my sig are my only upgrades

[reardrv]

All you hurt was your gas mileage. If its anything like my last Subaru, it should take a shit load of abuse!

[reardrv]

...Or like any of the Toyotas I've had, tough cars!

[whaap]

An engine for a NASCAR Sprint Cup car costs between $45,000.00 and $80,000.00. It's not uncommon to see engine failures in races that are 500 miles or less. When you consider the cost of our engines that should give you an idea of what it's limits are. The better you take care of your equipment the longer it will last you.

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by whaap

An engine for a NASCAR Sprint Cup car costs between $45,000.00 and $80,000.00. It's not uncommon to see engine failures in races that are 500 miles or less. When you consider the cost of our engines that should give you an idea of what it's limits are.

[Firing up the calculator...]

So, 500 miles between breakdowns for an $80,000 engine would be proportional to 50 miles on an $8000 engine.

Oh, I don't know, Whaap. I think we can expect better than 50 miles from our Subaru engines, don't you?

I certainly hope so…


Or am I confused, again?

[continuecrushing]

Originally Posted by whaap

An engine for a NASCAR Sprint Cup car costs between $45,000.00 and $80,000.00. It's not uncommon to see engine failures in races that are 500 miles or less. When you consider the cost of our engines that should give you an idea of what it's limits are. The better you take care of your equipment the longer it will last you.

However, those engines are meant to make the most power, theyre not really concerned about longevity(other than making it through a race)...

Sometimes I see people who want to use oil etc because race cars/race teams use it, but that doesn't mean it's the best. It just means that in their testing they found it makes their car x percent faster/better, but for a street driven car it might not be the best/most beneficial.


Beat on your 86, and keep up on maintenance and you should be good, outside any manufacturing flaw/defects that you can't avoid.

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by JonnyJames

So, I've babied my fr-s for the first 2,500 miles. Redlined maybe twice in that time and generally keep it under 4,000 rpm in everyday driving.

Today I decided to have a little fun. It's rainy, so I go find a big empty parking lot and do about 5 minutes worth of power sliding/drifting... Gotta say, absolute most fun I've had in this car yet. But I can't help but feel like I hurt my baby... Even though I know I didn't. Just feel slightly guilty.

My question is, what kind and level of abuse can this car handle on a regular basis without sacrificing reliability or messing something up?

Key point: Make certain your engine oil is up to operating temperature. Not the coolant temp, the OIL TEMP. By then the rest of the drivetrain will be at operating temperatures, too. And you're good to go.

You're going to wear out your tires plenty quick. Rotate them to even out the wear, especially if you want something different for your next set of tires.

And your fuel economy will suffer. Big deal. You didn't buy a Prius to save the planet, right?

And those are the dues you pay to have fun. Well, that and speeding tickets, of course. Watch out for Enforcers.

Have fun, be safe, and don't jeopardize the rest of us out there.

[JOSI]

[nalc]

Originally Posted by whaap

An engine for a NASCAR Sprint Cup car costs between $45,000.00 and $80,000.00. It's not uncommon to see engine failures in races that are 500 miles or less. When you consider the cost of our engines that should give you an idea of what it's limits are. The better you take care of your equipment the longer it will last you.

Did you know that Usain Bolt is a super talented athlete who spends hours every day training, just so that he can run 100 meters? When you consider that, it should give you an idea of how impossible it would be for someone who only trains for a couple of hours a week to run a 5K fun-run, which is fifty times longer.

An engine for a NASCAR Sprint Cup car is also nearly 3x the displacement of ours, has pushrods, revs 35% higher, and makes nearly 5x as much horsepower. So the price to longevity ratio is obviously completely different.

[whaap]

Originally Posted by Porsche

[Firing up the calculator...]

So, 500 miles between breakdowns for an $80,000 engine would be proportional to 50 miles on an $8000 engine.

Oh, I don't know, Whaap. I think we can expect better than 50 miles from our Subaru engines, don't you?

I certainly hope so…


Or am I confused, again?

No, you're right. I guess all I'm trying to say is the harder you beat on something the more likely you are to have problems.