I'm kinda new to preludes and i recently bought one to start fresh . . and with a fast car of course your going to get into street races . . a friend of mine was teaching me certain things about the 96 VTEC lude (same as i bought) becuase he had one also . . but my question is when i hit VTEC in racing i was told to shift right before 7.5 RPM so to shift back into VTEC and benefit from the high RPM range . . but something tells me i shouldnt shift like that because of the stress I'm putting on my motor . . . basically can a 96 Lude take stress in the red zone? Is it smart for me to do this? Is it possible for me to blow my motor? Please hit me back with some info becuase if i f-up this car I'm screwed

Thanks a lot . . sorry for the life story lol
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