I don't get a fundamental here, somebody without flaming my ass, please explain to me what exactly it is we're talking about. I understand at, say, 2300 rpms in 6th, because of traffic I've slowed, if I floor it the poor engine is going to start dumping fuel in there and chugging the flywheel around in an effort to build speed. Also, that at this point the turbo begins spooling up and it is going to take me a while to get into the 'peak' rpms, and therefore the turbo is going to spike at 15-17 (usually 16.5-17 spikes then drop to 15.5 4th-6th) a lot sooner. Is the issue that the ecu doesn't realize the rpms are so low, and that the turbo spool isn't correlative to the torque building in the engine, concurrent with these two things there will be more air than fuel in the chambers, and there will be a kaboom?
What, mechanically, is the issue we are addressing with this whole, "No WOT at low rpms in higher gears, if at all," argument?
If I have an SRI, a Corksport Downpipe, and the new Mani, and find myself in traffic all of a sudden, then have an opening and I'm at 2800rpms in 6th, and floor it without a downshift, I'll blow up? I don't do that, consequently, because it's a self-fulfilling protection; downshifting and tromping it is just WAY more fun. 100% of the time if I'm in this situation I am making subtle adjustments to my application of the throttle. For example if I see the traffic in my lane slowing, I slow to accomodate, and simultaneously am checking left and right lanes. At that point I may touch the gas about 30-40% throttle to ease from 6th back into the 'fun' range rpms. That's safe, from what I gather. So, too, is downshifting to 5th, or even 4th, whatever is going to leave me around 3400-4000 rpms, and then tromping it - also safe. It's the tromp WOT at low rpms that is bad, right? I just need some real 'scientific' clarification because this discussion has been pretty vague, or rather I don't have knowledge I require to 'get' the conversation, and thus it just /seems/ vague.
Please, thank you; help!