generally speaking, the cops in hawaii seem to be okay. i guess it's just the luck of the draw. in my experiences, the one thing they do crack down on is illegal tint. as for the race track, i haven't heard any word on reopening it.

 

proven time and again? care to post a reference?

this is of course a hot topic. i hardly care whether people buy into this method of break-in or not, as, well, it's too late for me at this point. i did exactly what that guy recommended and the car feels spectacular. so, i can only speak from my limited experience.

 

Just drive normal but don't beat on it too much.
Bed-in the brake pads and boost often but try to stay below 5k rpm.

I did a semi-hard break-in on my evo and it's still running strong.

I wouldn't be too conerened about break-in time.
Oh BTW, do not try to launch your car or do clutch drops for at least
the first 600 miles or you can say bye bye to your clutch.

Now go enjoy your car

 

at least 600 miles................

 

Hey, I'm happy to let people do what they want...but to say conventional oil is somehow superior to modern synthetics for break-in is just ignorance. Go look at the other break-in thread, plenty of posts about it in there.

Have you driven another Evo of the same year that was broken in by traditional methods? If not, there's really no frame of reference for what feels "spectacular" or not

The problem is, there's so much variation between cars that unless a huge study with an accurate sample was performed - which is of course completely impractical - there's no way to tell which method is best for our cars. Like I said, I ran a "semi-hard" break-in, taking it mostly easy but letting the engine stretch its legs numerous times. That seemed to be a nice compromise between two very opposite poles. It just doesn't make sense to me that babying an engine for 600-1000 miles is going to result in the best performance down the line. The engine needs to be broken in like it's going to be driven so that it's well-suited for those particular conditions (IMO).

 

i drove 600 miles for break-in and did the first oil change at 1,000 miles.....the oil was pretty dirty to

as for conventional oil....a lot of performance manufactures actually tell you to run conventional oil to break in a new motor

heres ams's recommendations:
http://www.amsperformance.com//instr...structions.pdf

 

You can already start having fun with it at 400-600mi. Just not drag racing yet..