Does high speed/aggressive driving count as severe duty?

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My car regularly sees a lead foot about 5 times a day meaning redline through 1st & 2nd and prolly about 4500 rpms till 5th.

And on the freeway it probably sees a normal crusing speed of 80 to 100 and on occassion late at night or early in the morning the needle will tap 130.

My car also competes in maybe 1 racing event once every other month month usually autocross or roadrace.

Would this count as severe duty?

My car is a 2005 Scion tC modified (header, full header back exhaust, intake, header, and port & polish)

Oil was GC, but now is Havoline 5w30 with Valvoline Syntec Oil additive (1oz per quart)and the oil filter is a Motorcraft FL-400S. OCI of 5000, total miles on vehicle 10,000.
 
I think it would be considered irresponsible and dangerous. grow up, and stop endangering fellow drivers. besides, you drive a economy car, why didn't you buy something worth modifying? I'd be afraid to drive a car like that at those speeds.
 
BWAHAH! I hope the original post is a joke! Why would anyone bother modifying a Scion...let alone purchasing one? Aren't those the econobox Toyotas, probably putting out a whopping 100HP if one is lucky?

Gee, maybe I'll buy a Geo Metro, chrome wheels, and a coffee-can muffler and join his crowd of "cool" people!!!
 
Jeeze guys, lighten up. The Scion Tc is the sporty Scion. Benjamming's and Ray H's posts are the only ones that I'd normally expect to find on this forum.

I think Benjamming posted the most important question. Do you let the car warm up before you stomp on it? If so, have fun. I personally do 5k mile OCIs w/synthetic, and that's what I'd do driving hard like that.
 
As a CHP officer stationed in the East Bay, all I can say is "thanks". Now I can keep an eye out for a speeding Scion tC!

Seriously, I have no problems with modifying ANY car if that is what you want to do with your own hard earned time and money. But do it safely at a track and not on the highway where innocent people are just trying to get somewhere. Think of your own family and imagine someone like yourself sharing the road with them.

Oh...and yes, severe duty.
 
If you're routinely driving 130 MPH on the freeway, you *WILL* kill yourself, someone else, or maybe just end up in jail.

The oil in your car should be the last of your concerns. Changing your driving style on public roadways should be your top priority.

Go have fun on the track.

Yes, severe duty (and severe dumb***, too).
 
The Scion TC is a turbocharged rocket, not an economy car.
Use the severe duty schedule, and you'll sleep better. Over 5 years, it won't be that much more money.
 
Maybe the speeds he listed were in km/hr
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Well, I think we all pushed the envelope a few times in our lives. I haven't run into the true super citizen yet that didn't enjoy a brisk jaunt down the freeway at one point in his life. 80+ is common on the 4 lanes around here ...and even then there's someone trying to pass you
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So, I'd say anything under a buck is "socially acceptable" (but not legal). Given that bench mark, I would see a sprint up to the redline from time to time. Although 80-85 was my speed of choice in my Bimmer, I would occasionally take it to the 114 mph limit. It's funny how things start whipping by at speeds in excess of 100 mph. It's out of whack with the "sublight" perception of landscape changes. Now I may peak 80 in my minivan
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I don't have the "need for speed" anymore
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He will "mature" in his fast and furious frenzy. $$ will make him slow down. $$ from repairs ..$$ from tickets ..or $$ from insurance. Our creator gives us a few "stay on earth a while" credits. Most of us come to our senses before we run out of them.

Follow ..heck ..exceed the severe duty schedule on your Scion...and pray that there is skill where there is a lack of wisdom
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Do a trial panic stop from 130 to 10 mph - just to have a reality check on the chassis you're booting around in. It should hang you up in the shoulder harness and stay straight as an arrow.

Severe duty mtce schedule - stay off the floor until OIL is up to temp (10 min after water is up to temp) if you want it to stay fresh for 1000's of miles

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Originally posted by InvalidUserID:
As a CHP officer stationed in the East Bay, all I can say is "thanks". Now I can keep an eye out for a speeding Scion tC!

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On which freeways in the Bay Area do you think he is able to routinely cruise between 80-100mph
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Originally posted by InvalidUserID:
As a CHP officer stationed in the East Bay, all I can say is "thanks". Now I can keep an eye out for a speeding Scion tC!
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If he has any brains, he will lay low for a few months and hope you forget about him. but on topic, yes very severe duty, I would use syn oil in that type of service. I echo what others say, slow down..if you blow a tire going 130 mph...yikes..btw, anyone want to buy his used car? only new cars for me for now on.
 
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Originally posted by XS650:
On which freeways in the Bay Area do you think he is able to routinely cruise between 80-100mph
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Dunno what the freeways are like traffic-wise in the Bay Area, but people who drive like that on the freeways around here (Washington DC) usually do it with lots of lane weaving (which isn't cruising, I don't think..cruising implies that you aren't making a lane change every 3 seconds) Sometimes, they clip another vehicle and then things get really exciting.
 
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