my friend wanted to see what my car had so i floored and the car was reving at like 5000rpm, and its an automatic. I was just wondering if this kind of occasional driving is bad for my car and could it cause serious damage?

 

idk, i do that whenever i feel like it, haha.
my car seems fine...i'm starting to really notice that lag though.
It's time for cai + tune...seriously.

I think the stang should be fine.

 

I'm really hoping this is a not serious question. If it is, sorry man, don't mean to insult you at all, but I just have a hard time believing that is a serious question.

The car is fine, will be fine. You are not punishing the car by flooring the gas. The car is MEANT to go fast, and to be floored. If you keep it floored, it will rev even higher than 5K, like it is suppose to. 6K is redline, it will shift before then, don't worry...that is where it makes the most power. Higher RPM's = more power = good.

 

no bro no offense taken. i know its a pathetic noob question, its just that ive never owned a car like this before, and im not going to come in here pretending lik ei know something about stuff I have no idea about. thanks for the input though man.

 

...and you will never be the same again.

Seriously, no worries on the newb question (better safe than sorry; that said, floor it). I don't know what you've had for vehicle in the past, but I can guarantee you've never had as much fun as you will with this one.

Personally, I love to mash it down and watch the front end (of the car ) rise!

Have fun!

 

Drive it like ya stole it!

 

Mine is also an Auto and I always redline it. Just wait till you've broken the engine in. If you really wanna have fun turn traction control off and then redline it. RAW POWER !

 

Have fun with it ... don't worry about over reving it, there is an RPM limiter in it that will cut your power down if you go over 6000 RPM for an amount of time. the trans will shift before that to the next gear, so the only time you have to worry about that is in 5th @ 6001 RPM, which means you are doing about 140+ .
To have more fun, get a tune and have the RPM limiter bumped up a few hundred RPM . Also get the speed limit, limiter removed ( also with a tune)
These engines can handle a lot more than what the factory gives you. you wont hurt anything, unless you hit somthing

 

Don't worry about break-in or anything. The car in its stock form is programed not to hurt itself.

 

Get yourself a nice CAI + tune and stomp on the gas.

Day and night my friend. Day and night.

(the differences I mean)

 

no problem now do out and do some burn outs

 

someone mentioned the lag- have you done the pedal calibration lately? made night and day difference to mine...

turn key on(dont start)
wait a few seconds till some of the dash lights to go out
slowly press pedal to floor, slowly release, turn key off for a few seconds- done

when I read about it, I thought- yeah, right...but man, does it work

guess this allows the ECM to relearn the TRUE pedal sensor input 'range' and throttle servo feedback range and readjusts itself as needed to make them match...I still have a slight lag at lifting, but huge improvement in normal drivability, and the pedal *almost* feels normal now...

 

need to try that one

 

Trying that right before I leave work. Sounds like an easy fix...hope it works.

 

i think my auto has been past 5k everyday since day one.

 

As long as you don't rev the engine in neutral and then shift into gear at a high RPM you'll be fine. FYI... That is what we called a Neutral Drop... That is a good way to get rid of those pesky transmissions.

 

Don't forget the 4.10's!

 

I really hope it's OK, my car sees 6 grand daily!

 

I wonder if you calibrate it (if that actually works), what would happen if you 'short pedal' it a bit instead of putting it all the way to the floor I'll have to play around with it after work.

As for flooring it, I sometimes push it hard enough to lift my butt off the seat a bit

 

My normal shift point of the hyway with my manual is 5800 rpm.