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you guys must have the manual transmission then when going 80 some miles per hour in third. the auto's gear ratios must be much different because i have gone about 110 in 3rd gear before it shifted into 4th. i never topped out fourth, got scared and i dont think the car has enough power in that gear to fight the wind resistance.

 

Of course they're different. You're running a 4 spd auto instead of a 5spd. 4th on a 5spd tops around 110.

 

The break in time on the Evolution 8 is 600 miles keep it under 5k rpm as per the factory traning I went to on monday for selling the Evolution

 

well from what i know the first 20-50 miles your supposed to give the engine certain throttle positions and at different rpm's to seat the piston rings correctly so they don't wear the cylindars the wrong way. this is the most important mileage for a new engine. the rest of the 500 miles or whatever is mostly for the brakes so you don't heat up the rotors too fast and warp them.

for the 20-50 miles your not "beating" the engine, your just doing what its made to do. you pull the car to redline...first easily then a little faster, then full throttle just to seat the rings correctly. then you drive it easy for the brakes sake.

oh yeah another important thing...don't use the brakes to slow down during the first 20-50 miles...let the engine slow itself down...that is very important.

 

Here is what I have done. I have gotten it to 6000 rpms a few times and have been conciously engine breaking a lot all the way down to a stop. I did 80 miles of driving last night through the hills stopping and going, didn't launch or anything but didn't baby the car either. I got the 75000 mile warranty so hopefully I won't have to use it anytime soon. (Almost got a 750,000 mile warranty but thats a different story.)

 

Let me just say that breaking in your engine is important if you expect a long life... However, if your like me you'll be rebuilding her atleast once to put better parts in... NOS BAD Rods/Pistons BAD, Totally built going turbo---OUTSTANDING! Learn from over revers like me but know that a good breaking period is only truelly useful if you drive conservativly... beating the engine after breaking in still does its damage over time. 200-300 mile city driving/motor braking/staying under 4.5K should be fine if you plan to ride hard. My .02!