The infamous "break-in" period.

zZSportZz · 04-09-2009, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frost

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but with the "black box" tracking more and more of what we do every couple years, don't be surprised if you start seeing warranty issues denied due to not following their break in rules in the future.

This may be true down the road, but I don't think current Z owners have to worry about this. The "event data recorder" in our cars only track info for about 30 seconds or less in the event of crash. There is another post floating around with more information on this. But you are totally right, the future may hold a nasty little surprise for car enthusiasts.

Edit: Here is a link to that thread in case anyone missed it and is interested.

Anyone know more about the EVENT DATA RECORDER ?

In2Deep · 04-11-2009, 09:43 AM

An engine-builder friend once told me that over the first 1,000 miles
- Drive a new motor as you would normally around town
- For a performance engine -- run her through some higher rpm's every 75-100 miles, but not to redline. Ever. So, 10-12 run-throughts up through higher rpms within the first 1000 miles
- NEVER drive for a long period at the same speed (long trip) during this 1000 miles. but...
- take a 250 mile drive somewhere, on the freeway without stopping, and spend 10 minutes at a time holding various speeds, faster and slower. something like this.

10 mins at 55...then speed to....
60....10 minutes at 60...then speed up to...
70....10 minutes at 70...then slow to.....
55....10 minutes at 55...then speed up to...
75....10 minutes at 75...then slow to...
50....10 minutes at 50...then speed up to...

60....
Repeat.

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04-11-2009, 09:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
In2Deep Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Austin Posts: 48 Drives: Plat Graphite Spt/Tr Rep Power: 18	An engine-builder friend once told me that over the first 1,000 miles - Drive a new motor as you would normally around town - For a performance engine -- run her through some higher rpm's every 75-100 miles, but not to redline. Ever. So, 10-12 run-throughts up through higher rpms within the first 1000 miles - NEVER drive for a long period at the same speed (long trip) during this 1000 miles. but... - take a 250 mile drive somewhere, on the freeway without stopping, and spend 10 minutes at a time holding various speeds, faster and slower. something like this. 10 mins at 55...then speed to.... 60....10 minutes at 60...then speed up to... 70....10 minutes at 70...then slow to..... 55....10 minutes at 55...then speed up to... 75....10 minutes at 75...then slow to... 50....10 minutes at 50...then speed up to... 60.... Repeat.