How hard should you drive?
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Massena NY
Re: How hard should you drive? (moosie982)
I guess I try not to beat on mine to much but I must admit it sure is fun to lay a path every now and then. My question though is what is everyones definition of "hard driving"? What do you guys think is a reasonable RPM to shift at without having to worry about breaking a stock L-82? What parts of the car are affected the most by "hard driving"? I assume the clutch is one that really takes a :smash:
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Orlando Florida
Re: How hard should you drive? (427V8)
I'd say that I take it easy most of the time around town.....I don't need any tickets, but as previously stated.......you've got to love the sound when the 4 barrel kicks in!!!!!!! I should be getting my car back tomorrow, and since it will finnally be running the way it should, and with the new headers........I can see me testing the boundries a little.........I even see a trip to the track in my future, once I break in the new gaskets a little :cheers:
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From: Moro IL
Re: How hard should you drive? (ridadyna)
I normally take it out with the intention of staying out of it, but sometimes you get that urge to give it hell and I normally do. No reason to feel bad about it, Corvettes weren't made to be an economy car after all.
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From: Norfolk Va VA
Re: How hard should you drive? (ridadyna)
Harder the better.... I want it to break so I can rebuild it.... Have been driving hard for over a year now with no signs of quitting....So I have stock piled the parts waiting for the day she breaks....
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From: San Antonio TX
Re: How hard should you drive? (rjs82vette)
All brakes or all gas. Not much in between. Really, though, I don't tear though residential streets, but when I'm getting on a road with a 45 mph speed limit or above, I see nothing wrong with getting up to speed as quickly as possible. :)
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From: Sugar Land Texas
Re: How hard should you drive? (ridadyna)
You should know better than to ask a bunch of hot rodders a question like that. Seriously, if the car has 100K+ miles, as logic dictates, things are going to need attention, so if you drive it like a daily driver, keep the thing clean (gas, oil, filters and lube) and make sure you pass someone at a high rate of speed, at least once a week, you should enjoy the car for a long period of time. Someone before you evidently had a pretty good plan, because they drove the car to over 100K miles and it's still all original. They would have been better off in a Gremlin, but that's just my opinion. Have some fun, it's a Vette and you want to work on it a bit.
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Re: How hard should you drive? (ridadyna)
It's up to you but I drive mine hard, most of the time. Heel-toe braking (it's good to practice), redline up-shifts, etc. I figure if you don't scare yourself once everytime you drive, you're not driving hard enough. Cars are for driving, so I say drive it!
As a friend once said "Life is better in a four wheel drift"
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As a friend once said "Life is better in a four wheel drift"
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