1200 Miles...FINALLY!!
 

Doing the happy dance! :happydance:

Now to drop car off for an oil change then let her loose!

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Have fun!

(Admiring your oil temp)

I have about 500 miles to go! :D

250 to go on mine. Have fun!

Congrats and let her wrip!

Congrats! 1090 left for me, keeps raining, but i'm sure i'll take her out by sunday.:happydance:

uhhhh... snapping shots at 70mph! :eekdance:

I'm @ 953. Should get there by the weekend.

After that every mile will hurt. Mine passed 10k miles after only a year of driving :(

At least he's not texting. :ugh2:

He couldn't pass up the photo op..lmao. I have about 600 miles to go.

It's not like 1199miles you need to do <4K rpm and then in one more mile everything is suddenly "ready to rip". I think that after 5-600 miles, gradually increase aggressiveness. This is how all other things are broken in, not some drastic 2-step process, but a bunch of gradual steps.

Oh I know.. I have been up past 4K and few times already. I want to drop the oil in it before really pressing on the skinny pedal and really having some fun :driving:

I am having all my fluids switched to Red Line synthetic (MT-85/diff/engine) and the NISMO oil filter installed this Thursday. The NISMO oil filter really is a sick piece of engineering from what I read about it.

You guys are funny:icon17:

Watching the miles before you get on the car,these engines are pre-ran at the factory(not just started)the only thing that is important in the beginning(notice I didn't break-in period)is ester oil should be used,then after 5000 miles pick a good synthetic and enjoy.:driving:

The Nismo oil filter actually sucks,Purolator pure one has more pleats in it than any of the OE ones.

Time to red-line her!

x2

It was time to red-line her when you left the dealer.:shakes head:

Explain how the Veruspeed NISMO filter "sucks"?

Purolator has more media maybe, but that just hurts oil flow, and the media is homogenous while the Veruspeed uses a finer media near the core. Also, more media does not always = better filtration.

See my Quote above.

Go ahead and use them (Veruspeed) I've seen the light and heard it's song and I'm not going back.

import convert loves big words

I'm more a fan of less pressure drop across the filter on a high rpm engine than I am of 0.5% more filtration efficacy.

Go ahead and use what you want,my 26 yrs of experience working on cars is just a hobby anyway.

So what are you saying is better about Purolator than Veruspeed? Have you seen the inside of a Veruspeed filter? I have not, nor can I find a cut-away online.

100 miles left for me =D

baer, i heard similar info about engines being pre-run at the factories. where could i find information that would validate this theory? dont get me wrong, im sure you have done your homework and are more knowledgeable about this than i am, i only ask because this concerns me greatly, since im picking up a new one next week.

When people refer to "break" in,they are referring to piston rings even if they don't realize it,your rings need to seal as quick as possible to get a hold of oil control issues ,there are other reasons on why engines use oil but I'm talking about "rings" ,the rest of the engine is for the most part broken in.

As far as getting info on factories and their break in procedure you would have to just google it and you will come up with some info ,but as to where to find it I don't know off hand(I busy putting in my SC).

Oh!! and by the way my engine has a little less than 5k miles on it and I'm putting a Stage 1.5 GTM Supercharger on it so I think my motor is broke in.

GM runs LS7's on natural gas to around 2000rpm where they are dynoed, and the numbers extrapolated to ensure that each one makes 505 SAE NET. The engine is then shipped from Wixom to Bowling Green, where it is put in the Z06, and the car is driven through the factory off the line over a rumble-strip to the alignment verification machine, where the engines see on average 3800-4400rpm for a short period of time and the transmissions are run through the gears. Then the car is driven through a massive "car wash" looking setup that tests for leaks, and then onto the test-track out doors where the car is taken over all manner of un-even and rough pavement to test for rattles and squeaks. Then, to the CARE process for final inspection, then onto the trailer to your dealer.

That is the only process I am certain on. I am sure Nissan has a similar process, although I doubt they are that picky about their VQ37's to engine-dyno each one in such a manner.

Dyno an engine is not what he was asking about ,he is asking about break in procedure two different things.

Do you really have to have the oil changed once reached 1200miles? The dealer placed a 3750miles reminder sticker on my 1st oil change. Do all dealers use Ester oil with the Z's?
The dealer gave me 2 free oil changes. Thanks.

They will probably use Ester oil on your free changes. Synthetic you will pay extra. It is recommend you change the oil at 1,200miles to flush out the oil and any contaminants that may be in there.

Thanks Lakeshow, after the 1,200mile oil change, how many mile should be the next oil change?

Bingo!!! To each thier own but the book doesn't mention anything about changing oil after 1200... That number kind of developed on its own here. All these numbers, break in methods etc are just everyone's opinions. Read your owners manual and you'll see what that Nissan recommends not going over 4k rpm, no prolonged driving at the same rpm for the first 1200mi. It doesn't say anything about draining all fluids after you hit 1200. I followed the book on all my cars and never had a problem. Got my first oil change on the z @3750 and I switched to redline after 2 oil changes I think. Now I just get an oil analysis and change the oil at the recommended interval of the lab. Takes the guess work out of wondering what condition your oil and engine is in...

You should probably do 3,000-3,500 intervals after the first one. Not the 5-7,000 that they claim. The cleaner the better.

So you pay a lab to analyze your oil while you could pay the same/less/slightly more to get it changed? :ugh2:

Yeah. I pay $25 for a full analysis and then they give me a recommended interval for my next change. I am going 6k on this interval. Read up a little buddy and you'll learn.

Noone that I am aware of actually breaks and engine in at the factory. Maybe some of the ultra high-end cars, but I wouldn't know.

No, they don't. It's not required in the 370Z, so they won't use it unless you pay extra.