calvinsreal

its a 95 honda civic ex all stock. anyway i dont know alot about cars but i want to keep it running good. its got about 185k miles and i commonly drive it at high rpms. so whats the best oil to use? and any other tips on what i should do to keep it running good? thanks















id like to put more power into the engine also where should i start?

quiet_vipassana

If you want to keep the engine in good condition, abandon your intent to get more power from it. The engine was designed to produce a certain amount of power. The more you ask of it, the harder it runs, the less likely it is going to be to last long.































Sure, you can upgrade all the parts, and attempt to postpone the damage, but if it was meant to be a higher horsepower engine, it would have been built that way in the first place.































Also, stop driving it at high rpms. All that's doing is increasing speed and heat inside your engine, which is no good for it. Particularly, if it's not serving a purpose. Drive normal, switch over to some synthetic oils, have the gaskets/seals switched out on schedule, etc, and the engine should last you a long time.

Firas A

dont beat on your car. thats rule number one with any car. this means dont EVER drive at high rpms, doing that, your just asking for engine problems. ive got a 98 civic ex and i generally dont let the rpm guage go above 3000 rpm.































i use synthetic oil (the ones made for high mileage) and it works fine.































so long as you dont drive at high rpms, your car should be fine.