1994 Acura Integra Bad Drive Aggressively On Cold Engine Lot Times M Late Way

1994 ACURA INTEGRA
93,000 MILES
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DC2INTEGRA
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How bad is it drive aggressively on a cold engine?
A lot of times I'm late on my way to school and I drive a bit aggressively. I usually don't go over 3.5k rpms for the first couple minutes but after about 5 mins I start push it to around 5k rpms. Am I causing damage to my engine, and if so how bad? The temperature needle has barely started to move at around that time. Thanks in advance.
Oct 26, 2012 at 3:30 AM
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DOCHAGERTY
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Modern engines are not completely immune to wear when cold, but advances in technology have made it much better.
I do know engines see more wear when cold and if you push them hard they wear faster.
Oct 26, 2012 at 3:47 AM
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