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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Ahhhhhh..... @($@*($(@#$*@$ I want to feel the Z's power!!! LOL... only 120 miles so far iam far from 1200....
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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go for a long a$$ night drive! do that for a week and it'll be broken in =D
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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Time for one long road trip! ... Thats why Im glad I bought mine used no break in haha Itd be to tempted..
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by aarantes
Time for one long road trip! ... Thats why Im glad I bought mine used no break in haha Itd be to tempted..

i bet the first owner redlined it outta the lot. yer motor is gonna blow at 50k. haha just playin. just pissed at u cuz i had to break mine in. only took me about a month.
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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Same here. Got about 1000 more to go. Break in period FTL =]
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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The rings are actually seated in the first 20 miles , so just drive it.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:37 AM
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people still follow break in?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:42 AM
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redline means break in!!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 02:11 AM
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just drive itlike u stole it if u dont plan to keep the car lol
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Jestasia
Ahhhhhh..... @($@*($(@#$*@$ I want to feel the Z's power!!! LOL... only 120 miles so far iam far from 1200....
you only need a few hundred miles...i let the car loose at 500 miles...
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 03:39 AM
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Yeah, I drove her nice and easy for about 450-500 miles (under 3k), and after that I have been driving her fairly more aggressively, near redline once or twice but still pretty conservative (under 4k). I am at ~820 right now, and until 1200 I will gradually drive it harder until I get near redline. That way, the whole sweep of the tach will have seen even break in.

Thats my plan, anyways
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:05 AM
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I couldn't resist any longer and redlined my baby at about 1k miles... by the way if you're used to 4 cylinder family cars like i was, the hr engine will kick your ***. haha just redlined her before coming home and oh baby i'm in love lol have fun
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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Hmm..."why NOT to buy a used DEMO car from the dealer"...
Yesterday, I went to teh stealership with my girl for a test drive of the new 07 Z...they had one with just 200KMs on it...and they lend it to me as a free loan car for a good drive for a few hours just me with my girl...=) "yes...surprisingly nice salesperson".....so, of course I had to test out the 07's potential and caned it HARD...gave her a nice break in bash....few burns on the tyres, red lining first, second, and third....drove harder than i ever hav done with my own 03 Z....lol....u get the picture... it was a good drive and now i'm pretty keen to get a 07 upgrade...(Brand NEW)

so yeah...anyone out there thinkin to getin a demo discounted Z? DONT!
they've been thrashed to the limit without proper breakin in!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 04:28 AM
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You are going to be OK.

Remember to take it one day at a time. And don’t forget your meetings.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:07 AM
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Damm I just hit 489 miles it feels like I'm never going to get to 1200
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:15 AM
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Yup, I just got to do that with a built motor and turbo. It sucked!
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 07:13 AM
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+1 on not waiting til 1200 miles. You don't need to. All you need to do is wait about 500. I brought up to about 5000 rpms at about 500 miles. Then I brought it to redline at about 800 miles. Haven't had a problem.

Dustin(hopes he didn't just jinks myself)
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yeah break-ins suck i spent like 300 bux the first week in gas just trying to get over that marker, but i was told 2000miles, bought it off floor with 967 lol
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Originally Posted by BADASSTT
Damm I just hit 489 miles it feels like I'm never going to get to 1200
when are people ganna learn , just drive the dam thing. I just wouldnt break it in at a track event , just normal driving they way your normally going to drive it . If it hits th redline 5 times in one day , so be it.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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i hate it too, i only get to drive my car once or twice a week. i had the car 5 months. only 900 miles. but i've already taken it up to 4-5K RPM's a few times already.

good luck jestasia, just break it in how you want to.
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