Finally Joined the "CLUB"!
Evolving Member
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: SoCal
Break in
Originally posted by rebelzx
Make sure you break in your engine right, it will keep your engine strong. Mine dynoed higher then most stock cars, and I think I can attribute that to the break-in.
Make sure you break in your engine right, it will keep your engine strong. Mine dynoed higher then most stock cars, and I think I can attribute that to the break-in.
I know there 2 schools of thoughts: a) break in with mineral oil, drive as hard as you want your car to be in the future within the first few miles, then change oil at ~100miles, repeat...change oil at ~1000miles, then switch to fully synthetic; b) follow the O.E.M. manual, stay below 4k rpm until 1k miles, change oil, then progressively increase rpm. But I honestly don't know which way to go....
....O, congrats on your new EVO...!! 
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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: West
Re: Finally Joined the "CLUB"!
Originally posted by freds4
Well, after lurking here for many months I finally took the plunge and got a red Evo last night.
Bob Baker Mitsu in Carlsbad, CA is knocking $2000 off the MSRP on the 2003 models, so I got a sweet deal AND I unloaded my 17 year-old Son's beat up Honda Civic as a bonus. He made out like a bandit, as I passed my modified 2002 Acura RSX down to him, so we both have grins from ear to ear this morning.
Over the past few months I drove 3 different Evos at the dealer and there was a noticible difference in the performance of them. I am happy to say that the red one I settled on was also the fastest of the 3. The car had 13 miles on it when I bought it and now only has 31 but I am already so hooked on it that I couldn't sleep last night.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself (Steve Fredericks, Oceanside,CA, 43, U.S. Marine) and say that I will become a regular poster here now.
Well, after lurking here for many months I finally took the plunge and got a red Evo last night.
Bob Baker Mitsu in Carlsbad, CA is knocking $2000 off the MSRP on the 2003 models, so I got a sweet deal AND I unloaded my 17 year-old Son's beat up Honda Civic as a bonus. He made out like a bandit, as I passed my modified 2002 Acura RSX down to him, so we both have grins from ear to ear this morning.
Over the past few months I drove 3 different Evos at the dealer and there was a noticible difference in the performance of them. I am happy to say that the red one I settled on was also the fastest of the 3. The car had 13 miles on it when I bought it and now only has 31 but I am already so hooked on it that I couldn't sleep last night.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself (Steve Fredericks, Oceanside,CA, 43, U.S. Marine) and say that I will become a regular poster here now.
Enjoy the Evo and congrats on a good deal!
"I hope your son is responsible enough at 17 to handle a sporty car. "
No problem, he has been racing both drag and autocross regularly for 1 1/2 years now and is a pretty darn good driver. It is very cool to spend a night drag racing head to head against your Son.
No problem, he has been racing both drag and autocross regularly for 1 1/2 years now and is a pretty darn good driver. It is very cool to spend a night drag racing head to head against your Son.
