I have heard mechanics tell me that it's good to drive at wide open throttle once in awhile to clear the drive train from dust or whatnot. I only done this once in my mustang. Is it true that this is good for the engine if done lets say once or twice a day?

 

Its certainly not bad for the engine or drivetrain

 

WOT is not gonna hurt anything but gas mileage. Over revving will. Your car is computer controlled and is designed to control air/fuel correctly. Put it to the floor and enjoy it.

 

I do it 5 times a day!

 

I can't remember the last time I drove the car and didn't find WOT at some point.

 

Unfortunately with the traffic in SoCal that's a common occurence for me .

You remember from your visit to Eibach?

Anytime the on ramp is clear though I let her rip!

 

Once in a while.....seriously? You do have a mustang, right?

 

The only problem I got is when I go WOT, the boost gauge pegs out and tires break loose. 20 psi may not be the healthiest thing for it either. So the coast better be clear ahead of me.

 

I sooooo want to ride in your car lol

 

Take a ride out to Biloxi next weekend.

 

It's called an "Italian tune-up".

My dad would regale me with stories of when he used to work at a mechanic's shop and these little old ladies would bring their cadillacs in and say they weren't running as well and could they please do a tune-up.

My dad would then proceed to take it out and stomp the hell out of the gas pedal, thus blowing out all the carbon build-up in the cylinders from under-use. It'd fix them right up.

Of course, nowadays with cleaner fuel and computer-controlled engines, carbon build-up isn't really a problem, but it's still good for the engine to let her breathe at her best once in a while. Think of it as reinstalling Windows and getting rid of all that crap that's built up.

 

Don't remind me. **** that route I took, I was so ready to kill and once it broke free, I was going way, way over the speed limit.

 

 

Yeah...as soon as my engine is fully warmed up, WOT could happen at any moment.

I don't powershift very often, I definitely don't over-rev the motor... but that throttlebody is WFO numerous times a day.

 

Ha ha I don't blame you!

The freeway you were on is known is the second-worst commute in the country for a reason lol

 

This.

 

I just did! I had it out for 15 minutes to run a couple errands and on the way home i got the thumbs up from a fellow Stang driver and had to give it hell.

 

The only problem I see is that you may loose a couple of valve stem caps in the process

 

 

I'm thinkin' a Prius.