What RPM range do you drive???

[evan9eleven]

Originally Posted by Meat Head

I understand what you are saying but I worry that if you drive in such a high rpm range you may be saving the IMSB but putting stress on other just as critical engine parts. I would love to know the answer to this quandary!

Me too, but I bought the car to drive it. I'm no expert but I think its fair to say that we all live with the reality that this engine has weaknesses. Drive it as it pleases you.

Per forum advice I try to keep it above 3000 rpm as much as possible. Regular trips to at least 5k are unavoidable as I have a right-foot-left-ear controlled dopamine trigger system in my brain.

[sb01box]

it's my daily drive, 7 miles one way to work.
let the engine idle till the cold start 1000 rpm drops to 700.
1 mile to fwy, below 3K, mostly coasting downhill.
freeway for 5 miles, 3000 or more, keep mostly in 4th (5spd, 2.7)
have hit the rev limiter from time to time. mostly up pass 6000 when getting on the freeway. ( little bit more aware of engine rev but not really.)
once off the freeway, I do somewhat of an active driving.. mostly 3-5K range.
have 135K miles. I do change oil every 5K miles

[stephen wilson]

I drive to work often, highway @75 MPH=3000 RPM. On the back roads it varies from 3-4000 while warming up, to 5 or 6. I take it to 7000 a few times pretty much every drive. I refuse to drive a car based on fear, or trying to forestall engine failure. I bought it for fun, and that's the way I drive it!

BTW, if you never go above 5000, you're missing the best part!

[Johnny Danger]

Never under 8,500 rpm.