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My wife keeps yelling at me when i show off the awsome sound of my vette at a stop light or in the driveway. She says that i am going to blow the engine. Admittedly i am not a engine guru but i was always under the impression that if the car is not cold and i do not take it up into the red zone i am fine.
Is this true and should i just listen to the old ball and chain and stop showing off.
Is this true and should i just listen to the old ball and chain and stop showing off.
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Mine's 130dB from 10+ ft... And i occasionally rev it at lights and stuff if i've got a friend in another car revin back or something - Or i wanna poke fun at my Buddy's super quiet Ti exhaust... hehe 
I don't see why a quick blip up to ~5k would hurt anything... no more than getting on the throttle and pulling up to ~5k... Just don't bounce it off the rev limiter a bunch or nothin stupid...
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I don't see why a quick blip up to ~5k would hurt anything... no more than getting on the throttle and pulling up to ~5k... Just don't bounce it off the rev limiter a bunch or nothin stupid...
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I'v always heard that revving an engine without a load is not good (dangerous). I don't do it on a regular basis. You wanna talk about a bunch of needless engine revving, ride with a pack of Harley riders! They're the biggest show-offs in the world! They just love to hear the sound of their aftermarket pipes!
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A little rev now and then is fine. 
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If I were sitting next to you or behind you at a stop light - I would be embarrassed for you as a fellow Corvette owner. Your wife is right - it's obnoxious.
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I'v always heard that revving an engine without a load is not good (dangerous). I don't do it on a regular basis. You wanna talk about a bunch of needless engine revving, ride with a pack of Harley riders! They're the biggest show-offs in the world! They just love to hear the sound of their aftermarket pipes!
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I think you're just pissing her off. There's nothing wrong with a little bit of blipping the throttle. In fact my wife likes it. She says that's what a Vette is supposed to sound like. I once took her to road test a prospective new car for her and she said she didn't like it because it was too quiet and she couldn't hear the engine.
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I'v always heard that revving an engine without a load is not good (dangerous). I don't do it on a regular basis. You wanna talk about a bunch of needless engine revving, ride with a pack of Harley riders! They're the biggest show-offs in the world! They just love to hear the sound of their aftermarket pipes!
It's not good for the engine