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8307c4 · 02-05-2008, 11:21 AM

This WOT acceleration concept is a load of crap, but just as soon as someone first pays me the $100 it takes to fill the tank in my truck, then hand over another few thousand to compensate for all the extra wear and tear and be ready to spring for new tires or anything else that should break or wear prematurely and I'll gladly WOT accelerate any time anybody would like me to.

Because that's a LOT of wear and tear on my vehicle, I might get better mileage maybe but with a 300hp engine that can suck fuel like the space shuttle on take off I doubt it. What I do know is I can watch the fuel gauge move under WOT acceleration on a 30 gallon tank and the rear tires wear a LOT faster on hard acceleration and we're talking 1-200 dollars each for these, then that's just for starters.

The transmission develops shavings in the pan, watching these between fluid and filter changes is critical to maintaining transmission longevity. So long there is only a minor amount that should be fine (minor = none or almost none), but anything beyond that can mean only that the bands and possibly other components are wearing far beyond the norm, a rebuilt 4-speed O/D for my vehicle is like 4-5 maybe 6 thousand dollars so better make sure someone's got plenty of spare cash to pay me for this.

Odd, why I don't see any spare cash volunteers jumping at this opportunity now?

The engine, too, many components will never last nowhere near as long if driven aggressively. The torques exercised upon internal and external parts are so extreme that any vehicle that is always driven in this fashion wears parts something like 8-10 times faster when compared to a vehicle that is driven in a civilized manner.

We're talking the engine and transmission rubber mounts that hold these to the frame bend under load, so in addition to the components and everything I can assure you the wear and tear that results from driving a vehicle in this fashion quickly costs way more than the puny amount of fuel it might have saved.

There's absolutely no way in hell one can save money by splurging, come on.

Nice and easy driving does it, that's the best way, it's the only way.

02-05-2008, 11:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
8307c4 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 80 beamer - '91 bmw 318is 90 day: 32 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	This WOT acceleration concept is a load of crap, but just as soon as someone first pays me the $100 it takes to fill the tank in my truck, then hand over another few thousand to compensate for all the extra wear and tear and be ready to spring for new tires or anything else that should break or wear prematurely and I'll gladly WOT accelerate any time anybody would like me to. Because that's a LOT of wear and tear on my vehicle, I might get better mileage maybe but with a 300hp engine that can suck fuel like the space shuttle on take off I doubt it. What I do know is I can watch the fuel gauge move under WOT acceleration on a 30 gallon tank and the rear tires wear a LOT faster on hard acceleration and we're talking 1-200 dollars each for these, then that's just for starters. The transmission develops shavings in the pan, watching these between fluid and filter changes is critical to maintaining transmission longevity. So long there is only a minor amount that should be fine (minor = none or almost none), but anything beyond that can mean only that the bands and possibly other components are wearing far beyond the norm, a rebuilt 4-speed O/D for my vehicle is like 4-5 maybe 6 thousand dollars so better make sure someone's got plenty of spare cash to pay me for this. Odd, why I don't see any spare cash volunteers jumping at this opportunity now? The engine, too, many components will never last nowhere near as long if driven aggressively. The torques exercised upon internal and external parts are so extreme that any vehicle that is always driven in this fashion wears parts something like 8-10 times faster when compared to a vehicle that is driven in a civilized manner. We're talking the engine and transmission rubber mounts that hold these to the frame bend under load, so in addition to the components and everything I can assure you the wear and tear that results from driving a vehicle in this fashion quickly costs way more than the puny amount of fuel it might have saved. There's absolutely no way in hell one can save money by splurging, come on. Nice and easy driving does it, that's the best way, it's the only way. Last edited by 8307c4; 02-05-2008 at 11:33 AM..