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hey, im a noob with a 2001 civic ex..it has about 27,000 miles and im 17..because im only 17 im stupid with my car..i always floor it and shift at high rpm's.if i keep doin that will i mess up my tranny????i know i cant help it but im young and i constantly floor it lol

 
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yeah, alot of ppl do that. Your car won't last as long as it should. You are driving a civic..........remember this, they are not fast

 
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Just don't buy any DH racing parts. I have my head ported and now the car shakes at idle. But yeah, don't rev high all the time or the valves will constantly need adjusting. But it's good to cut it loose every once in a while to get things working. Don't idle too much and stop/go or you'll have tons of carbon buildups. Freeway driving is your friend.

 
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okay..thanks..what would u say would be a good rpm to shift at w/o messing up the car while still not be too slow

 
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i shift mine b/n 3500 and 4000

 
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people mess up cars

 
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what is a good product to clean all that carbon buildup? I am always in stop and go traffic. Also used to be a pizza delivery driver.

 
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Heat. Don't always baby your car and rev it ocassionally. I usually briefly drive mine hard towards the end of a drive, so I know for sure everything is up to operating temps.

 
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Cars like freeway driving and hate stop/go driving. Greased lightning is a great fuel system cleaner, but it leaves green deposits on plugs (you need to pull them after and wipe off the electrodes).

I usually keep mine at or under 4k rpms, but sometimes you need to get it up higher.

 
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Just keep your tranny fluid levels perfect or your fifth gear tends to pop out occasionally ...check it and check it often (like your blood sugarLOL).

 
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Aint that the truth

I think stuff we add on messes up the cars
stuff like

K&N filters allowing for more dust to enter into the engine
K&N oil filter/not filtering oil as well as OEM
Crank pulley - messes up barrings and other
all kinds of stuff mess up cause of what we do to them