Archie

How many miles did you guys have on your cars before you "hammered" it? Ya know pedal to the metal.

I'm at 505 miles right now and was wondering when I can start pushing the car, or have a race or two. Since my intake and exhaust are going on tomorrow. I'm kinda anxious.

CobaltBurst

uhh right when i got it

hectanooga

Go for it!

boostbalt

Yea man, the manual states break-in for a SS/SC is 800 miles. These engines DO NOT require long breakin periods, I'd say with the less powerful engine you have already broke it in by now..

Giver er some WOT buddy..

nramlow2006

i dropped the hammer as soon as i drove out of the dealer... 10 miles exactly on the car

halfj99

on the test drive, 3 miles on it

arng22

droped the hammer with 23 miles on the car!

cobaltssTH

how have you waited so long?

Archie

So I guess the consensus tells me that I need to search for a G35 or 350Z tomorrow night. I know I'll prolly get beat, but I have to start somewhere.

^^Actually I did get on it pretty hard last night at 475 miles, but it was only up to 5500 RPMs.

syP

the day i bought it...


then again.. i just bought mine used.. with 5800 miles..


no clue about the last owner

sensesfail99

id say break it in how ur going to drive it? but i dont know ****

tim.t

x2 About 3/4 a mile out of the lot I was on it like a jockey going to the whip. Wheel hop? Oh yes. Like a bastard, but loved every bit of it.

PuSha050

fixed it for ya

Archie

Thanks, I appreciate that. Maybe I should hunt for something more reasonable. Any suggestions. How would I do against a G6? (Maybe I should start a new thread for this)

PolishPauL

Your actually supposed to break it in like your gonna drive it. Vary your shifts because it has something to do with breakin in the pistons. Theres an article about it. Can someone post the link again so i can add it to my favorites?

tREBs

mmm in all honesty i dont think the g35's are all that quick... sure they have power but they weigh prolly 3800+lbs, correct me if im wrong but uve heard of some stock ss/sc's taking em down..


and go for it man step on that pedal! 2 minutes off the lot i gave er! 18 km's on the odometer

Archie

Well my shifts during the first 500mi varied from 75% of the time shifting at 3000-3500, the other 25% was right at around 5000. I did have at least two or three times where I accidentally took it to about 5300-5500, but this morning was the first 6300 shift.

I was just asking, cause the handbook says for 500mi, no hard accel or decel, or taking the engine over 5000rpms.

Moza13-

lol dude i didnt even read the manual, i just said **** it and was already at 110 the second day testing the gov on it. the car came with 183 miles on it, and i have 4 grand on it now in 4 months, no problems yet

chipmonk212121

with the salesman in the car =)

Matty

The first day I got it.

06blackSC

I nailed it for the first time with 900 miles on it....sure enough i hit the rev limiter and the crank sensor tripped and the car died. Fired right up about 20 minutes later on the side of the road and it has been perfect since...

HunterKiller89

iTrader: (1)

27 miles, i bought with 24

SKDR112888

lol, even though the enigines are broken in at the factory, there not borken in wit the stress of the rest of the car, I waiting till 3,000 jsut to be safe and Im glad I did, I dont know about the rest of you but I mean, they break in the engine outside of the car, soo its not under all the stress it is now that its in the car, I would break in the car longer, but thats just me,

nramlow2006

ur right about the engine being pre-broken in.... i read in an mag that its kinda good to beat in ur car at first so it frees up the piston form the cylinder wall thus causing less friction in the long run...

its just something i read...i dont know if it makes 2 much sense but they say that when you get or giver you car the first oil change that u have to look for metal shavings.... i cant remember where i read this. though

SKDR112888

yeah, but its not really metal shavings its like lil specs, makes your oil kind of metalic looking, lol