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Old 05-29-2008, 10:35 PM
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Default RE: The best time to shift?

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Wouldn't reving the engine higher put more stress on the engine and lubricant (oil) and hence necessitate more frequesnt preventive maintenace (e.g, oil change, etc.)?
Sort of, but it's not that simple.

To maintain the same power (say accelerate at the same rate from a light) you either...
1 - shift late for higher rpm
2 - shift early for lower rpm but then you'll need to give it more gas for the same acceleration

#1 has higher total revolutions of the engine, so you'll think it works the oil more.

#2 has higher pressure on the rod & crank bearings, higher cylinder pressure, more blowby & more gasoline to wash past the rings into the oil.

Overall, I bet #1 is harder on the oil, but not by as much as you'd think. #2 might be harder on your engine, as opposed to the oil.

With most engines, #2 will use less gasoline.

You don't have to go to extreme in either direction. There's lots of other reasons to choose between them, like traffic.
 
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