I just got a new motor due to porus block. I was wondering for one how the break in period works for turbo cars and also should i do the break in period with or without my modifications, tune ect. How many miles is a good break in period 500 or 1000?
Thanks for your help

 

Drive it like ur gonna drive it but change ur oil at 500 then 1000 then every 3K

If you baby it then stomp on it ull break something man... I drove mine like hell the day i got it and never had problems with the motor

 

Break-in period is about 500 miles. Stay out of boost. I would do it without mods, but if you're taking it easy and such then you should be fine.

Actually, come to think of it... I'd hold off with the mods for 1000 miles or so. Up to you, as long as you're not beating on it.

 

ide baby it for atleast 500 miles thats just me, no beating on it or boosting hard

 

heres what i would do:

try to stay completely out of boost for the first 100 miles
then under 10 lbs for the next 100
then under 15 for next 100 and so on.

make sure you change your oil filter @ 500 miles and change the oil @ 1000

you just gotta progressively seat the rings without burning them. dont drive it super soft and just hammer it one day, you have to ease into it. just think about whats going on in the motor and you will figure it out for yourself

 

when i got mine back i babied it for like 1000 miles i did 1 wot pull after like 50 miles because i just missed it to much lol but its running good now

 

Varying engine speeds is always good too. Don't just cruise on the highway @ 2000rpm's for 500 miles. Do a lot of different driving - City, highway, country roads, idle in traffic, etc.

 

If you are able, hit the highway for a little road trip and put the 500 or so miles on that way as it's better to do there then the stop-and-go of the city driving.

 

Don't go on a long highway trip.

What were the signs of your porus block that got them to warranty it.

 

You are NEVER supposed to maintain the same RPM for long periods of time during engine break in, which you would on a long road trip.

City driving is much better to break in a new car.

 

please dont post if you dont know what you are talking about. the dumbest thing you can do is hold a certain rpm for a long time, the rings will seat themselves to that stress level and you will be stuck with a lower compression motor...

 

Slow coolent leak and coolent in my oil. Plus they were just scared that a car with 32,000 miles was having motor problems soo they gave me a new one.


Thanks for all the infor guys im thinkin ill keep low boost for the first 250 and then gradually allow more as I get tward 500 then ill put my mods back on at 1,000 and tune it again.

 

are you gonna throw something different than the PPC bullshit tune on your car?

 

at least a thousand. Let thos seals settle! New motor make it last! its a bonus!

 

Your going to here 500 different ways, but you can't stay out of boost for the entire break in. You should take it easy for 100 or so miles, then start doing mild pulls to about 4000 rpm's or so and progressivly higher rpm's as the miles get put on. Then do the same thing but wide open throttle to about 4500 or so, let the car engine break back down, do this with progressively increasing rpm's, all this can be done within 5-700 miles. I did both my motors like that, well the motor thT came in the car and the built one.

 

Not at the moment, I like the PPC tune but what would you suggest for the future I plan on doing Meth injection in a few weeks.

 

The manual states for the first 500 miles (I think im KM) to avoid full throttle launches, alternate RPM and don't go past 5500 (someone check?) RPM. That doesn't mean baby it. Run it through the RPM band to put some strain on the motor, but don't beat the hell out of it. Basically drive it like you would drive it keeping the simple rules above in mind .

 

On a production motor like that the rings seat almost immediately. The high-quality plateau finish on the stock cyl liners and the desing of the OEM ring pack does not really require any special treatment at all for a break-in. I'd give it one or two drives of varied rpms, use lots of vacuum and some boost to push the rings into a nice position, and then enjoy the car.

If you had aftermarket rings and a block with a regular hone job, then i'd advise you to follow a more common 'break-in'. Ring manufacturers usually suggest a couple hundred miles of street driving, or ONE session at the track, to break in a set of rings. Some hard driving will do the job just as well.

 

This man knows. Definitely agree with this post.

 

Perfect

 

Find a good tuner in your area that does HPT... you have Brian (06 black) in your area hes ******* great with what he does... or you can always go to ZZP for a nice dyno tune

 

I'd recommend break in oil.
Change the oil and filter after the first 30 mins to an hour. Then again after 200-250 of street driving....however I don't think you will have the car at this stage so no point in going further I suppose.

You can try the "controlled aggression" aproach. If your cylinder walls were honed with a plateau finish for the rings it accelerates the break in process. You can do 3 complete 4th gear pulls then keep the driving normal for the next few hundred miles. Those pulls additional load would produces the best finishing seal for the rings.

 

I was always told this ^ and i have never had any problems also

 

Stop and go city driving with the odd 5000 rpm pull thrown in. If you have to Hyw drive, shift 5-4-5-4-5-4, to vary the revs every so often. Do not baby it!

 

Just drive the car with varied RPMs lol I like everyones ways of breaking in the engine especially the people who want you to change the oil and filter within 500 miles.