what do you consider abuse?
03-06-2008, 07:13 PM
#15
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: The High Country
Posts: 3,547
RE: what do you consider abuse?
ORIGINAL: ohnoesaz
Our engines are really built no better than any other engine... Pistons are pistons, rods are rods, seals are seals, bearings are bearings... So it sort of scares me that we, especially those with manual trannies, rroutinely get up to 5K rpms in normal driving. Is this bad? Might be abuse...
Cold starts - Bad for the car. Can't help it..
Short trips - Bad. CAN help it. Take a longer route if its a shorter trip.
Burnouts aren't bad except for tires, its hard launching that slams on the rearend and tranny that can be abuse.
Our engines are really built no better than any other engine... Pistons are pistons, rods are rods, seals are seals, bearings are bearings... So it sort of scares me that we, especially those with manual trannies, rroutinely get up to 5K rpms in normal driving. Is this bad? Might be abuse...
Cold starts - Bad for the car. Can't help it..
Short trips - Bad. CAN help it. Take a longer route if its a shorter trip.
Burnouts aren't bad except for tires, its hard launching that slams on the rearend and tranny that can be abuse.
I agree except when you throw high performance parts into the mix, it adds engine life or at least allows for the engine to be run harder than normal to get the same longevity out of it.
03-06-2008, 08:30 PM
#17
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Harrisburg PA
Posts: 1,778
RE: what do you consider abuse?
Lots of us autoX or track our cars. Its constant WOT to redlinefollowed by hard braking. It wears parts out faster, mainly brake pads and tires. Is it abuse? I don't know, maybe - but the cars hold together just fine and it sure is fun. I think I'd have to agree with some of the above posts, its pretty hard to hurt a N/A car, the rev limiter will save you and its not enough power to damage the tranny or drive train unless you're really stupid about it.
03-06-2008, 08:53 PM
#20
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: CT
Posts: 2,209
RE: what do you consider abuse?
Here is a pretty good list of terms used around the forum:
Technical Terms
Here's a great post by BlueStang6 on definitions of Commonly used terms.
49 STATE KIT - Exhaust or power adder certified (or at least not illegal by statute) for street use except in California
AXLE BACK– Exhaust piping and muffler system add-on (usually the muffler only) that connects to the existing system aft of the rear axle
A/F – Air/Fuel Ratio
BHP - "Brake" Horsepower. "Brake" is an old word for Dyno and is a measure of horsepower at the flywheel
BLOWER – Supercharger
BOLT-ON - Add-on or modification that is designed so that the car owner can usually do the install without special tools
BOV - Blow off valve
BULLITT - A wheel design used on the Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the movie of the same name
CAI - Cold Air Induction
CARB # - A serial number issued by the California Air Resources Board that certifies an exhaust add-on meets emission regulations
CAT - Catalytic Converter
CATBACK – Exhaust piping and muffler system add-on that starts after the catalytic converter
CEL - Check Engine Light
CROSSOVER PIPE - Any type of mid-pipe which connects dual exhaust pipes starting from the cats
DOHC – Dual Overhead Cam
DRONE - A low frequency sound that occurs at a specific RPM (usually 1800 – 2200) while the engine is under load
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation system or valve
FI – Fuel Injection
F/I – Forced Induction
FOX BODY - A lightweight unibody architecture used on Mustangs built from 1979 to 1993
HiPo - The high performance version of a power adder which increases reliability and performance over the standard version
H PIPE - A type of exhaust crossover pipe in the shape of an "H"
H/C/I - Short for Heads, Cam and Induction
HID - High Intensity Discharge headlights commonly called xenon because of the gas used in the lamps
ID - Inside Diameter
IAT - Incoming Air Temperature sensor
IUP - Interior Upgrade Package
JUICE or JUICED - Term used to describe cars using nitrous oxide injection systems
LCA – Lower Control Arm
LSD – Limited Slip Differential
LT - Long Tube Headers
MAF - Mass Air Flow sensor
MANDREL BEND - A pipe bending method which reduces turbulence and increases flow because the diameter of the pipe stays the same throughout
MCU - Master Control Unit
NA – Normally/Naturally aspirated engine (No F/I)
NOS - The brand name of a nitrous system from Nitrous Oxide Systems. NOS is wrongly used to describe all nitrous systems thanks to the movie The Fast and The Furious.
NOS (when used with a part description) - New, Old Stock is a spare part which is new meaning never used, but the part may have been sitting in a crate for 50 years
o2 SENSOR - A probe that indicates precisely how complete the combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the cylinders is by measuring the oxygen content of the exhaust gas and is the starting point for controlling the A/F
OD - Outside Diameter
O/D - Overdrive
ODP - Overdrive Pulley
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
PANHARD BAR/ROD - A bolt on bar which may or may not be adjustable that relocates the rear axle to the center of the car
PCV - Positive Crankcase Ventilation system or valve
PLENUM - Another way to say intake
RICE – Excessive combination of body panels, vendor decals, etc. You’ve seen them – usually cheap foreign cars with lawnmower engines and fart can mufflers (not to be confused with a RICE ROCKET which is very fast!)
RWHP – Horsepower measured at the rear wheel (on a rear wheel drive car) usually with a dynomometer
SC - Supercharger
SOHC – Single Overhead Cam
SHORTIES - Short tube headers
SNIFFER- Refers to Emissions testing
STALL SPEED - The engine RPM level at which the torque converter "locks" and overcomes whatever resistance is present - car weight, brakes on, etc. - and begins to spin the tires. The whole idea behind different stall speeds is to allow the car to launch at or just below the point where the engine makes the most torque. With the proper stall speed the engine can be revved to peak torque without breaking the tires loose. That way, the engine doesn't have to build up to the peak RPM point - all of the power is right there, on tap. The most important factors when selecting a torque converter is the camshaft, stall speed and weight of the car.
TAKE-OFFS - Stock exhaust, brakes, suspension or appearance parts taken off another car, usually a Mustang GT
TC - Turbocharger
TPS- Throttle Position Sensor
T-LOC – A clutch/spring type of LSD
TB - Throttle Body
TORQUE CONVERTER - In automatic transmissions it takes the place of the manual clutch and is used to transmit power from the engine to the driveshaft. (See also STALL SPEED)
TRUE DUALS – Exhaust piping without crossovers
TUNER - Hand held device which re-progams the car's computer for greater performance and efficiency
TURN DOWNS - Exhaust piping turned downward directly after mufflers with no tailpipes
TRUETRAC - The brand name of a gear type LSD made by the Detroit Locker division of Eaton Corp
TT – Twin Turbochargers
UCA – Upper Control Arm
UDP - Underdrive Pulley
VERT- Convertible
WOT - Wide Open Throttle
Y PIPE - A type of exhaust mid-pipe, joining two pipes into one pipe, a second "y" can be used to split the pipes for a "fake"-dual exhaust setup
X PIPE - A type of exhaust crossover pipe in the shape of an "X"
Technical Terms
Here's a great post by BlueStang6 on definitions of Commonly used terms.
49 STATE KIT - Exhaust or power adder certified (or at least not illegal by statute) for street use except in California
AXLE BACK– Exhaust piping and muffler system add-on (usually the muffler only) that connects to the existing system aft of the rear axle
A/F – Air/Fuel Ratio
BHP - "Brake" Horsepower. "Brake" is an old word for Dyno and is a measure of horsepower at the flywheel
BLOWER – Supercharger
BOLT-ON - Add-on or modification that is designed so that the car owner can usually do the install without special tools
BOV - Blow off valve
BULLITT - A wheel design used on the Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the movie of the same name
CAI - Cold Air Induction
CARB # - A serial number issued by the California Air Resources Board that certifies an exhaust add-on meets emission regulations
CAT - Catalytic Converter
CATBACK – Exhaust piping and muffler system add-on that starts after the catalytic converter
CEL - Check Engine Light
CROSSOVER PIPE - Any type of mid-pipe which connects dual exhaust pipes starting from the cats
DOHC – Dual Overhead Cam
DRONE - A low frequency sound that occurs at a specific RPM (usually 1800 – 2200) while the engine is under load
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation system or valve
FI – Fuel Injection
F/I – Forced Induction
FOX BODY - A lightweight unibody architecture used on Mustangs built from 1979 to 1993
HiPo - The high performance version of a power adder which increases reliability and performance over the standard version
H PIPE - A type of exhaust crossover pipe in the shape of an "H"
H/C/I - Short for Heads, Cam and Induction
HID - High Intensity Discharge headlights commonly called xenon because of the gas used in the lamps
ID - Inside Diameter
IAT - Incoming Air Temperature sensor
IUP - Interior Upgrade Package
JUICE or JUICED - Term used to describe cars using nitrous oxide injection systems
LCA – Lower Control Arm
LSD – Limited Slip Differential
LT - Long Tube Headers
MAF - Mass Air Flow sensor
MANDREL BEND - A pipe bending method which reduces turbulence and increases flow because the diameter of the pipe stays the same throughout
MCU - Master Control Unit
NA – Normally/Naturally aspirated engine (No F/I)
NOS - The brand name of a nitrous system from Nitrous Oxide Systems. NOS is wrongly used to describe all nitrous systems thanks to the movie The Fast and The Furious.
NOS (when used with a part description) - New, Old Stock is a spare part which is new meaning never used, but the part may have been sitting in a crate for 50 years
o2 SENSOR - A probe that indicates precisely how complete the combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the cylinders is by measuring the oxygen content of the exhaust gas and is the starting point for controlling the A/F
OD - Outside Diameter
O/D - Overdrive
ODP - Overdrive Pulley
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
PANHARD BAR/ROD - A bolt on bar which may or may not be adjustable that relocates the rear axle to the center of the car
PCV - Positive Crankcase Ventilation system or valve
PLENUM - Another way to say intake
RICE – Excessive combination of body panels, vendor decals, etc. You’ve seen them – usually cheap foreign cars with lawnmower engines and fart can mufflers (not to be confused with a RICE ROCKET which is very fast!)
RWHP – Horsepower measured at the rear wheel (on a rear wheel drive car) usually with a dynomometer
SC - Supercharger
SOHC – Single Overhead Cam
SHORTIES - Short tube headers
SNIFFER- Refers to Emissions testing
STALL SPEED - The engine RPM level at which the torque converter "locks" and overcomes whatever resistance is present - car weight, brakes on, etc. - and begins to spin the tires. The whole idea behind different stall speeds is to allow the car to launch at or just below the point where the engine makes the most torque. With the proper stall speed the engine can be revved to peak torque without breaking the tires loose. That way, the engine doesn't have to build up to the peak RPM point - all of the power is right there, on tap. The most important factors when selecting a torque converter is the camshaft, stall speed and weight of the car.
TAKE-OFFS - Stock exhaust, brakes, suspension or appearance parts taken off another car, usually a Mustang GT
TC - Turbocharger
TPS- Throttle Position Sensor
T-LOC – A clutch/spring type of LSD
TB - Throttle Body
TORQUE CONVERTER - In automatic transmissions it takes the place of the manual clutch and is used to transmit power from the engine to the driveshaft. (See also STALL SPEED)
TRUE DUALS – Exhaust piping without crossovers
TUNER - Hand held device which re-progams the car's computer for greater performance and efficiency
TURN DOWNS - Exhaust piping turned downward directly after mufflers with no tailpipes
TRUETRAC - The brand name of a gear type LSD made by the Detroit Locker division of Eaton Corp
TT – Twin Turbochargers
UCA – Upper Control Arm
UDP - Underdrive Pulley
VERT- Convertible
WOT - Wide Open Throttle
Y PIPE - A type of exhaust mid-pipe, joining two pipes into one pipe, a second "y" can be used to split the pipes for a "fake"-dual exhaust setup
X PIPE - A type of exhaust crossover pipe in the shape of an "X"