Easy Break-In of New Engine NOT a Good Idea?
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Easy Break-In of New Engine NOT a Good Idea?
Hey forum viewers. Check this site out:
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
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http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
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This topic has been and always will be debated. Personally I went the safe route as not driving your car agressively can never hurt, as in break things. I varied the RPMS and revved it out in each gear to 5k often during breakin for the first 600 miles and for the next 400 drove it pretty agressively and the car feels strong with no problems as of yet *knock on wood*.
lets just say my dad has built drag racing cars and has raced for several years and he follows this belife so you can guess how i broke mine in...all i can say is 6800 miles and not a single problem! from what i am told the engine needs to get real hot for the engine seals to set properly and make sure everything gets warn in properly = ) just my 2 cents
i agree. there is only a small window in which you can properly seal your engine, and it should be taken advantage of. there's another great link i saw on the same topic, but with bikes...
if i can find it, i'll post that too.
i say, rev it up.
if i can find it, i'll post that too.
i say, rev it up.
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Wow... I'm surprised. I thought everyone believed that breaking it in easy, like not going over 4000RPMs, was like... everyone's "oath" for their new cars. For my first 200 miles, I drove it rather hard, keeping it above 4000RPM a good chunk of the time I am driving it.
I'm glad not everyone listen to myth and legends but follow factual procedures.
Kudos to you guys!
I'm glad not everyone listen to myth and legends but follow factual procedures.
Kudos to you guys!
Last edited by EvoCorp; Jul 30, 2003 at 12:37 PM.
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Well, that's been discussed in many places before. The conclusion is if you stick with the factory recommended way to break in and if things go wrong, you can blame the factory. If things go wrong and they found that you didn't follow the recommended break in procedure, you're screwed.
Also, the article uses a bike with a carburetor engine as an example, and even if that's true, it's not sure if that applies to FI engine as well.
Btw, my friend got a kart and he try hard on the engine and his kart's engine broke in the first week! However it's rumor that auto engine howadays (like BMW) already broke in before deliver to the buyer and that's why for some cars they don't require break in...
Just my .02.
Also, the article uses a bike with a carburetor engine as an example, and even if that's true, it's not sure if that applies to FI engine as well.
Btw, my friend got a kart and he try hard on the engine and his kart's engine broke in the first week! However it's rumor that auto engine howadays (like BMW) already broke in before deliver to the buyer and that's why for some cars they don't require break in...
Just my .02.
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I broke mine in easy because that's what Mitsubishi said to do.
Racing engines and production engines are two different animals.
I don't think break-in is as critical on a production engine.
Auto manufacturers are not going to rely on customers to make sure the engine lasts through the warranty. That would be silly.
My 2 cents
Racing engines and production engines are two different animals.
I don't think break-in is as critical on a production engine.
Auto manufacturers are not going to rely on customers to make sure the engine lasts through the warranty. That would be silly.
My 2 cents
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