am i hurting my car? Options

[chandy1986]

Hi i'm Chandy. I was wondering if they way I drive can hurt my car. Because my car has a 7afe I'm trying to be very economical. So I shift really early. What happens to my car if I drive it in the low rpms? I'm a little worried about the water that comes out the muffler because it is below freezing here in mass.

[chandy1986]

Theres a dont not touch label on the exaust manifold?

I shift early but when i feel my car is struggling to go in that gear i downshift. So as long as im not hurting my car like this. Ill continue driving it like the way i am. It seems that i'm getting 27 mpg in the city w00t

[InfamousChappy]

Theres a dont not touch label on the exaust manifold?

I shift early but when i feel my car is struggling to go in that gear i downshift. So as long as im not hurting my car like this. Ill continue driving it like the way i am. It seems that i'm getting 27 mpg in the city w00t

If you shift too early however, there is a possibility that you're putting too much strain on your engine and transmission. If you notice obsessive shuttering then you may want to raise the rpms before you switch gears.