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Old 11-23-2006 | 01:33 PM
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Default How many miles do you consider as breaking in your car

I have heard many different opinions.
I have heard 1000 is the best,
Some say after 900 you should start going to around 6000 rpm to "train" your ecu.

i have currently 920 miles, what do you guys think?
Old 11-23-2006 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sw0ng
I have heard many different opinions.
I have heard 1000 is the best,
Some say after 900 you should start going to around 6000 rpm to "train" your ecu.

i have currently 920 miles, what do you guys think?
What does your manual say?
Old 11-23-2006 | 01:55 PM
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I thought it said 1100 in the manual if im not mistaken
Old 11-23-2006 | 02:00 PM
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does it say 1100?, i never read it =/
Old 11-23-2006 | 02:01 PM
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manual says 1200....... I did 1000, all I could stand
Old 11-23-2006 | 02:07 PM
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mine says 1200 too. I've got a little over 800 now.
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Yeah... maybe it was 1200...
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so what do you guys think, i got like 920.
do i qualify to go at least....5000 rpms?
Old 11-23-2006 | 02:13 PM
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^^ Haha, just wait, you're almost there. I know the feeling too man. I could not wait! But I did, lol
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awwww fine =/ so 1200,1000? final?
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The manual says 1200!
Old 11-23-2006 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by zand02max
What does your manual say?
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Old 11-23-2006 | 03:34 PM
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look what i did that seemed to work good is; 500mi up to 3000 rpm, up to 700mi at 4000 rpm, up to 1000+ at 5000+ rpm. i've had no prob
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Originally Posted by Spartan
look what i did that seemed to work good is; 500mi up to 3000 rpm, up to 700mi at 4000 rpm, up to 1000+ at 5000+ rpm. i've had no prob
That's about what I did. I went to 500 w/4k limit and bumped up 500 rpm every 100 miles from there to get to 7k at 1200 miles. I made sure to hit whatever my limit was for a given mileage frequently. I have no idea if this way made any difference whatsoever, but I do have an '06 without oil consumption problems. Not sure how widespread that issue is for us '06 guys, and again, not claiming my break-in is a factor, but I can't say it isn't either.
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I'm old school. I broke it in like your going to drive. That's what all the old timers told me growing up. But I wouldn't to that with a turbo upgrade.
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thanks guys, ill take that advice the best =D, since it lets me go higher rpms =]
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I really haven't pushed my car at all and I'm at 3,500mi already. Maybe I should take it out for some fun now
Old 11-23-2006 | 05:26 PM
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I just passed break in today. Took about 5 months.
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Originally Posted by zand02max
What does your manual say?
Reading the owners manual is much too simple. Probably written by a bunch of MIT graduates with only 10 or 20 years of automotive engineering experience. What the hell do they know.
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