Break in has little to do with high speed and more with varying the RPM's. At 90 the car might be turning 3500 rpm which is not that high but a proper break in means varying the speed when driving on the highway to change the rpms. Proper break-in in my experience also means keeping rpm's below a certain level for a specified mileage. So in Germany that may mean not doing 180 KPH where the engine might be turning 5500 rpm or so until the car is broken in.
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Break in has little to do with high speed and more with varying the RPM's. At 90 the car might be turning 3500 rpm which is not that high but a proper break in means varying the speed when driving on the highway to change the rpms. Proper break-in in my experience also means keeping rpm's below a certain level for a specified mileage. So in Germany that may mean not doing 180 KPH where the engine might be turning 5500 rpm or so until the car is broken in.
Bender1
Banned
+1 - vary the RPMs and vary the amount of LOAD at those RPMS
That is why the owners manual discusses RPMS rather than speed.
surrealchemist
Ready to race!
I gotta sit down and read my whole manual front to back one of these days when I have nothing else to do.
Has anyone noticed the engine idle sound changing? At some point, like 700-800 miles I got in and it didn't sound quite as quiet but it might have been the weather or my surroundings or something.
Sometimes I will just drive with the windows down and the stereo off and enjoy the sound it makes.
Has anyone noticed the engine idle sound changing? At some point, like 700-800 miles I got in and it didn't sound quite as quiet but it might have been the weather or my surroundings or something.
Sometimes I will just drive with the windows down and the stereo off and enjoy the sound it makes.
chapusin1
Go Kart Champion
I haven't noticed a change in sound, however after long drives (30 miles or so) when I get to a stoplight, I notice a lot of sudden vibrations, like if it was misfiring or something, I've never experienced a misfiring cilinder haha but that's what I imagine it would feel like, just sudden like small burps that I can feel in the car. Oddly, the RPM's are in the same place.
tornadoredgti1
Passed Driver's Ed
Fast
try driving a hyundai sonata and switching over to a GTI... handling and acceleration are out of the world for me!! (tempted to get APR1 but I'm going to wait till the warranty is up...)
try driving a hyundai sonata and switching over to a GTI... handling and acceleration are out of the world for me!! (tempted to get APR1 but I'm going to wait till the warranty is up...)
jasonweremy
Ready to race!
I came from a 05 Hyundai Accent lol
Ditto. Auto 01 Volvo s80. That car was slower than my ejaculate.
pardon? :yikes:
chapusin1
Go Kart Champion
:lol:
In a related matter:
2 1/2 Men:
Charlie is talking about getting a vasectomy and his nephew asks him what is wrong with the car you have now?
tino