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]

if your below 2,000 rpm you are too low

keep it between 2,000rpm and 3,500rpm and you will be fine
a 3-3.5k rpm shift point works very well for these cars

So by wat u guys are telling me im shifting a bit to early lol I shift alittle under 2k maybe at 1800-1900k I notice more torque around 3k. I usually try to avoid making my car to stutter when shifting. I always thought that lower rpms always meant better mpg.

one more question for those with a manual wat rpms do get the clutch to engage? I engage the clutch at 1k but it seems to stutter so i usually try to engage at 1200. is this to low? Does this hurt the clutch? and im guessing my driving is hurting my tranny as well.

since i want to prolong the life of my lil celica I should adjust my habit of shifting early hehe
Thanks for all the advice. everyone's been a great help