EVO X break in period?
Well...
I called a service dept at a mitsubish dealer close to me and they state that the engines are broken in at the factory before the car is even assembled. They went on to say its not like a motorcycle engine or newly rebuilt engine that needs to go through a break-in cycle to seat the rings properly. They recommend 3700 miles for engine oil replacement and 30,000 for drivetrain lube replacement.
Then I called South Coast Mitsubishi and spoke to their service dept and they stated the cars are "Ready to go when they reach the dealer, no break-in necessary"and that the recommended break-in cycle in the onwers manual is "...a dislamier from mitsubishi". They recommend 3500 miles for engine oil replacement and 15,000 miles for drivetrain lube replacement.
Both places told me to drive like I want to.
So, with that in mind I think Ill keep the RPM below 5000 until the 600 mile mark, and Ill change the drivetrain lube at 1500 miles with synthetic.
Then engine Im not yet sure still have some investigation to do there-
I called a service dept at a mitsubish dealer close to me and they state that the engines are broken in at the factory before the car is even assembled. They went on to say its not like a motorcycle engine or newly rebuilt engine that needs to go through a break-in cycle to seat the rings properly. They recommend 3700 miles for engine oil replacement and 30,000 for drivetrain lube replacement.
Then I called South Coast Mitsubishi and spoke to their service dept and they stated the cars are "Ready to go when they reach the dealer, no break-in necessary"and that the recommended break-in cycle in the onwers manual is "...a dislamier from mitsubishi". They recommend 3500 miles for engine oil replacement and 15,000 miles for drivetrain lube replacement.
Both places told me to drive like I want to.
So, with that in mind I think Ill keep the RPM below 5000 until the 600 mile mark, and Ill change the drivetrain lube at 1500 miles with synthetic.
Then engine Im not yet sure still have some investigation to do there-
As far as I'm concerned, the cars have gone through ring seal in the first 20 minutes the car was ran, and bearing shed takes place in under 15-20 miles. It's not like the olden days with large clearances everywhere and harsh ring seal conditions. When you take your car off the lot, it's ready to rock. I agree with the post above about it being a basic disclaimer to take it easy for XXX miles.
- Louis
I know this is digging in an old thread. This thread has been mostly about breaking in the engine and different opinions on it. Now what about the TC-SST break-in??? I know this is picking into the nit griddy of things but I just got my MR a week ago and wana do things right.
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Louis
I would love to see (just numbers not graphs) what your dyno numbers were at those odometer miles!
Regarding the TC-SST maybe do what I did, call a few dealers around the country and come up with a consensus. I might call a few performance shops that run an Evo like yours too, and ask them.
I plan to change fluids on my drive train well before the dealer recommendation though its probably not necessary in their eyes-
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Im pretty sure the boost is always at factory level even during break in period.
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The Manager at Mitsubishi 112 in NY told me the car holds back during break in period after I took the car for a test drive and was not impressed at all. Felt like it had a little pep but my friends STI's with bolt on's feel so much faster. I know this car is about the same but damn it felt slower than my scion tc!
The Manager at Mitsubishi 112 in NY told me the car holds back during break in period after I took the car for a test drive and was not impressed at all. Felt like it had a little pep but my friends STI's with bolt on's feel so much faster. I know this car is about the same but damn it felt slower than my scion tc!
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The Manager at Mitsubishi 112 in NY told me the car holds back during break in period after I took the car for a test drive and was not impressed at all. Felt like it had a little pep but my friends STI's with bolt on's feel so much faster. I know this car is about the same but damn it felt slower than my scion tc!
The Manager at Mitsubishi 112 in NY told me the car holds back during break in period after I took the car for a test drive and was not impressed at all. Felt like it had a little pep but my friends STI's with bolt on's feel so much faster. I know this car is about the same but damn it felt slower than my scion tc!
Take your tC to the track and take the X to the track and see which one gets better times.
Kind of sucks because I had to drive the car 1100 miles home after I bought it.
I bought the car with 17 miles on it. From that point on until the first 80 I tried to vary my speed the best I could, slowing down to 35, and accelerating up to 80 without going over 5k rpm. After that, I only did it every once in a while. It was kind of hard to drive the full distance of the trip without maintaining a good speed. I didn't go over 5k rpm until after 800 miles were on the car.
I changed the oil right after I got back with the car having 1135 miles on it.
I just hope that the car will still be able to make good power. I'm not sure how much the varying speeds for the first 800 miles or so matters, but it was kind of hard.
Anyone have any input? I guess I'll end up seeing once we put it on the dyno and tune it this spring.
I bought the car with 17 miles on it. From that point on until the first 80 I tried to vary my speed the best I could, slowing down to 35, and accelerating up to 80 without going over 5k rpm. After that, I only did it every once in a while. It was kind of hard to drive the full distance of the trip without maintaining a good speed. I didn't go over 5k rpm until after 800 miles were on the car.
I changed the oil right after I got back with the car having 1135 miles on it.
I just hope that the car will still be able to make good power. I'm not sure how much the varying speeds for the first 800 miles or so matters, but it was kind of hard.
Anyone have any input? I guess I'll end up seeing once we put it on the dyno and tune it this spring.
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^ You are fine man. Don't sweat it, your car is made so it can be driven like that. If it makes you feel better you did change the oil very soon and you didn't beat on it during the break in. Anyways hope you cool 
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Break in
Just got a 2011 EVO x Gsr....cars got almost 800 on it...I babied it till about 700....recently I did a couple of pulls with a 350z and SI with bolt ons....lost to 350z and SI I only won by maybe 2 car lengths....car seems to sputter up top like between 6k and 7k does not feel fast....is the turbo restricted for a certain number of miles? After 1k miles does it push more pounds? Something's wrong....I'm about to hand the car back honestly.
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^ Holy Thread revival Batman. First of all, you need to be careful about posting any street racing here on the forum. Second, your car should not be sputtering. I have 2 2011 Evos and they are clean to redline. BTW, I had a built 2007 Civic Si and no way in God's green earth that my Si could keep up with either Evo.
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as the engine and other parts break in the car will feel more responsive. Will it be faster? probably not...at least not that you will notice. I ran a 13.5 right off the showroom floor...car doesnt run any faster but it feels smoother now that i have almost 6000km's on it.
