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.

[bindertch]

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

I agree here. Toyota recommends not driving gears 2-5 below 2000 rpm. Plus the engine wakes up about 3000 rpm anyways.