Originally Posted by Matt Vassallo

this is odd.

when i was sohc auto ka in my white coupe, i would just drive like grandma everywhere with the a/c on. almost never floored it, ever.

then i was dohc ka, a/c everything, and i floored it all over the place. the car actually felt slower, if that makes any sense.

then s14sr with 6psi, and i would floor it up to the speed limit or so. past that it was pointless. I think i would run it up through the gears once a day or so.

then back to drippy the KA, man , that thing would get beat on almost every day, from every stoplight. that poor engine was the best goddamned engine i've ever not owned. i kid you not, if there's ever an engine candidate for a 200whp KA, it's drippy.

now with the hot rod SR i almost never floor it. partially because i'm terrified of it coming apart, partially because it's just too freaking fast to get on it until 4th gear or so. i find it some weeks i don't even open the wastegate on the thing. then all of the sudden i have to merge, and i go from almost getting killed by the car behind me to almost rear ending the semi truck a quarter mile ahead of me in 3 seconds. it's sort of ridiculous.

however with all that power it's as if i never use it. these days i'm all concerned with fuel mileage, drivability, and oil management.

how often do you beat on your car?