Ever since I got my 97 SE...i cant help but keep my foot on the gas...I dont floor it on every light but I kidda have a heavy foot syndrome. My tranny is very smooth and most of the time it shifts flawlessly. How bad can driving a little hard be? I change my oil every 2500 miles and keep it maintained. And ever since I got the Frankencar Intake and Budget Y-pipe....I love hearing that roar. Are you guys like this too??? The VQ is one amazing machine!! So far it hasnt let me down...

PS: Lead Foot and M3 is a very good combo!! I drove one today..

 

I drive mine pretty hard as well. I think that if you keep taking good care of her, the VQ will last for a very long time.

 

i drive at 85-100mph for 15-25 mins at a time twice a day, 5 days a week....then on the weekends, it's even faster.

 

come one ...thats why we got a maxima right ? its japanese ..its the vq ...i figure the car laughs at our feeble attempts of Hard Driving

 

thats all i do love it 90 all day everyday

 

yep, i drive it like i stole it. I was thinking of putting the factory airbox back in just so it wouldn't make the wonderful growl when i floor it with the intake. I have been SSSOOOO lucky not to get a ticket

 

Most of the time my car's going to redline...it just sounds and feels too awesome to shift at 3k...I've been doing this for 3 years, driving aproximately 3 hours a day...no problems, aside from my tranny bearings going from hard shifting.

Be nice to your tranny (no slamming gears ) and everything will be fine!

 

I drive it harder than the average person drives their car but I've only had beaters up until now so I wouldn't really consider my driving to be that bad. I wait for the engine to warm up before going above 3500 and I dont slam the gears or pull the e turning or any of the numerous other things I have infilcted upon my last car. I still redline it quite often and average 10 to 20 mph faster than the rest of the traffic on the freeway.

 

I hope my auto tranny lasts!! I should get a tranny cooler and a vb mod...any suggs? VQ is strong but im worried about my tranny...

 

I drive mine pretty hard. Everything seems to be goin well. Im gonna be spraying soon so hopefully i can say everything is good in another year

 

Nissan tests all their engines by running them at redline for 48 hours straight. I doubt driving it hard could beat it that much.

greg

 

48hrs!!!damn...how can I keep my auto tranny in tip top
condition...besides changing fluid...?? It must go through hell under hard acceleration.

 

Just be thankful you don't have a 5spd...wait, what am I saying?!?!

 

Lies! all lies! also the VB mod actually is supposed to add life to ur tranny, and give smoother shifts

 

SXN: That's exactly why he wants to get one...

 

...details details

 

i drive it hard everyday and put it away wet.