hey guys im going to pick my EVO 8 on thursday..anyways i was just wondering what's the ideal break period for the car? i want to make sure i do it right..so i have no head gasket problems later...thx guys

denver

 

They make you watch a video that explains it all.

 

i really dont think think they are going to make me watch a video especially this place..well anyways im not that noob..i know about the car..im just asking about the break in period cause i heard completely different stories..with my 98 m3..they told me beat the **** out of it to break it in....just floor it completely..then another person said..take it easy and go slow for the break in..oh well maybe someone can be more specific, rather than watch a video.

 

If you're buying it from a place that isn't gonna show you the video, DON'T buy it... they won't have a ****ing clue what they're selling you, and neither will you... That video comes with EVERY Evo I've ever heard of being sold, even from crappy little dealerships... But the owners manual says what to do anyway, and if you can't find it there, I believe the suggested is 500-1000 miles, sub 4000 rpms, stay off boost as much as possible.

 

I drove mine very conservativly for the first 600 miles and got the oil changed. then drove it another 1000 miles, still conservativly, and got the oil changed again. i have had no problems at all with mine yet. you should know UT EVO that it is extremely hard not to hit boost with the very responsive turbo that the evo comes with.

 

QUOTE=Warrtalon]They make you watch a video that explains it all.[/QUOTE]


LOL love that video! Shows a few clips of the Evo rally car racing, then tells you not to do that. Its like putting candy in front of a kid and saying you cant have it. Hell, I had to take a test.

Its like stay under 5k in the first 600-800 miles, and easy on the brakes for 300 miles.

 

I never saw a video? and i bought mine from a mainstream dealer...

 

really wow ok ill make sure they show me the video..ill even ask to when i pick up the car...thx for the help guys..now it's time to read through these forums to get used to what's out there for this car...so far the car blows my e36 m3 out of the water...i go on bimmerforums.com and let me tell you guys..there is alot of sh*t talking about the EVO...oh well most of them havent driven the car..cause once you drive it..it'll amaze you..i think im still smiling from the test drive.

 

I said stay off boost as much as possible... even with all my mods I can keep boost below 10 pounds really easily... it's hard to stay off ANY boost, but pushing the full stock 18.7 isn't good (basically, don't go full throttle, there, y'all happy now?)

Oh yeah, and you'd be surprised how many Bimmer owners have no clue how fast the Evo is, I have 330 owners telling me "whoa, that's a pretty quick car you've got there" all the time...

 

haha, wait until you mod it

 

*sigh* Again, you shouldn't have been able to do ANYTHING during a test drive to make you smile, unless it was used. If you were able to get into the boost, high rpm, hard braking, hard shifting, or make use of the AWD system from a stop, then I hope you are buying the one you test drove. I would not have bought my Evo if I wasn't absolutely sure it had just come off the truck and not been driven by anyone else.

 

yes very happy

 

Or the stock 20.5 psi...

 

What stock does 20.5? Do the 05s do 20.5 from the 10.5 hotside? I've never heard of any over 19.5, but I have heard of a few crazy ones up above 19, but 19 is what they claim stock is, and most do around 18.5-19 that I've seen... maybe it's an altitude thing

 

i have an 05 and i put in a defi d spec boost gauge it hits 19 psi pretty easily but starts to taper between 5000 and 5500 rpms.