I read the whole hyper merge thread and this question was never brought up.

I live 2hrs from where I am buying my evo next week. I am buying it over my spring break (college student) on a Monday. I am going back to school either Friday or Saturday. Since there is no way I will be able to put 600-1000 miles on it in 5 days, how should I get back to school? The thread says not to keep an engine that is breaking-in at a constant speed/rpm. so, should I go back to school at night and vary my speed from about 45-80mph on the highway? The trip usually takes ~2hrs at 80mph.

Any suggestions?

 

I bought my older car like this (non turbo). Had to drive it to college 1st day I bought it. I didnt use cruise (which obviously wont be a problem), varied speed between 50 and 70, shifted from 5th to 4th, drove, then 4th to 5th once in a while, stopped at a couple rest stops to let the engine cool down/ heat up. Then when I got there, I followed the normal break in procedure. 137,000 miles later, I never had to add a drop of oil between oil changes, and the car was trouble free.

 

Take the scenic route! The answer to this question is DUH!

 

there is no scenic route. it is just a 2 lane highway.

but just keep varying speed from 50ish-80ish in and out of 4/5 gears?

 

Where's school and where are you getting your Evo?

 

Drop it into 4th for lane changes, constant speed doesnt matter as much as constant rpm. Look to vary the rpms...

 

Baylor and getting it in Irving

 

Try to find a back road