No accumulated wear and abuse. The rings may not set right, the shavings scratch the cylinder walls, etc. You wouldn't notice it until the mid to late part of the engine life.
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Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness,his upper rooms by injustice,making his countrymen work for nothing...Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar?Did not your father have food and drink?He did what was right and just,so all went well with him. He defended the cause of the poor and needy,and so all went well...But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain,on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion. Jer 22:13, 15-17
No accumulated wear and abuse. The rings may not set right, the shavings scratch the cylinder walls, etc. You wouldn't notice it until the mid to late part of the engine life.
chuckle...sooooo you wont notice that the engine is old and worn until............the engine is old and worn?.....fascinating
chuckle...sooooo you wont notice that the engine is old and worn until............the engine is old and worn?.....fascinating
My car has 128000 miles, and has no issues whatsoever. Good compression, no idle, no smoke, no problems.
I usually put 250,000+ miles on my cars, and keep 'em a while. My old truck has about a million miles on it. I put 250,000 my brother put 250,000 and my uncle used it driving back & forth to Kansas City (140 miles a day/6 days a week for 10 years). The engine didn't give out on it, the floor rusted through.
Like I said, if you take care of the engine in the break-in period, it'll take care of you.
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Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness,his upper rooms by injustice,making his countrymen work for nothing...Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar?Did not your father have food and drink?He did what was right and just,so all went well with him. He defended the cause of the poor and needy,and so all went well...But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain,on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion. Jer 22:13, 15-17
chuckle...sooooo you wont notice that the engine is old and worn until............the engine is old and worn?.....fascinating
How soon the engine becomes old and worn is up to you. I've seen engines with 30,000 miles in worse shape than others with 150,000 miles.
It's all break-in. But then I reckon you'd have to have experience and knowledge to know that . .. .
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Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness,his upper rooms by injustice,making his countrymen work for nothing...Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar?Did not your father have food and drink?He did what was right and just,so all went well with him. He defended the cause of the poor and needy,and so all went well...But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain,on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion. Jer 22:13, 15-17
I don't even know if my TCS works half the time. I was going backwards up my fiance's driveway and slipped off the clutch while at around 4k rpm and did a reverse burnout...lol. I had TCS on the whole time. Maybe TCS doesnt work in reverse?
As I noticed, TCS does not work when you rev or do burnout, if you're at a stop light and TCS is on, you can still rev but not as 'natural' as if it was off. All that TCS does is try to balance the revolution of tires, making them the same, which is noticable when going on a curved road. What's funny and kinda cool is that the car can do burnout in reverse much easier than on drive LOL. my friend and I noticed that. anyway TCS does not hinder you from wheel spining.
as for how long you should wait till you 'give it!'... I was reving the engine on the first day and on idle, coz I was thinking "come on it's just a car", but now I have 10k miles on it and I'm in love with my pony, so I'm preserving it as much as I can, I majorly drive hard when impressing new girls and friends, and in street racing, when I'm byself, I like to cruise at 60-70 mph. sorry for the long speech
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'05 RedFire Mustang GT Premium Auto, Roush Spoiler, Roush front bumper, antenna delete, MidwestAutoGear mirror covers, Borla catback exhaust system, Eibach Pro-system suspension kit, JLT II with bamachip tune, Foose Nitrous Gray 18", self made leather arm rest!
Is it true that if you drive your car hard from day 1 your computer remembers that. Then the car is expected to get drivin that way every time you get in and sit down??? is that real ????? need to know have new GT 07 on the way in July. I want it to run well. no break in time hmmmmm. might leave a little something at the dealership in July , besides my wallet....ha ha
Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness,his upper rooms by injustice,making his countrymen work for nothing...Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar?Did not your father have food and drink?He did what was right and just,so all went well with him. He defended the cause of the poor and needy,and so all went well...But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain,on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion. Jer 22:13, 15-17
I peeled out of the dealeriship, too, day one, but for different reasons. I'd wanted a 'Stang since I was ten and understood what it was, but never had one. Now, finally, 18 years later, I ot my first one as a father's day gift (yeah, my wife's awesome)
But I never knew how to drive a stick, and in the last 9 years or so I've had a couple chances to get a Mustang, but I always swore I'd do it right, and make sure to have a stick. Then I went home to visit family and I finally learned. Got back, and the last piece of the puzzle fit in.
So, I now have an '06, Windveil Blue, GT Premium coupe, fully loaded, and I AM LOVIN' IT!!!
But still kinda getting the hang of the stick thing ...
2,200 miles here. I am still breaking her in. I have on occasion taken her up to 4,000+ RPM's but very seldom. Regular driving for my break in period consists of no more than 2500 to 3000 RPM's.
But as soon as i hit 5,000 miles i might change my driving habits a little bit *smirk*
Having read through the earlier posts, I noticed that most people went for the immediate gratification of burning rubber, rather than honor any kind of break-in period for their new Mustangs (kscoyote being a notable exception). Interesting because Ford programmed the onboard computer in my 2008 GT500 to prevent it from exceeding 4000 rpms for the first 500 miles or 50 cold engine starts. Kind of makes you believe that taking it easy on the engine at first would be a good thing.
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2001 Cobra mineral grey with 2003 Mach 1 shaker hood
1996 Cobra color-shifting mystic paint + sequentials
I'm a firm believer in the break-in period. I've always been told to take it easy for the first 800 miles or so, then change the oil. I do notice that the oil is surprisingly dirty at just 800 miles. Peeling out the first day with the car cannot be good.
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Stock as can be, just trying to reverse the damage the previous owner caused.
Having read through the earlier posts, I noticed that most people went for the immediate gratification of burning rubber, rather than honor any kind of break-in period for their new Mustangs (kscoyote being a notable exception). Interesting because Ford programmed the onboard computer in my 2008 GT500 to prevent it from exceeding 4000 rpms for the first 500 miles or 50 cold engine starts. Kind of makes you believe that taking it easy on the engine at first would be a good thing.
I revived the old thread because i saw it at the bottom of the page as one of the "closely relevant" topics that are always there. I also found it interesting how so many people were burning rubber right out of the dealership. And that i seemed to be the guy who took the longest time "breaking in" my new car.
Modern engines employ the use of low friction components,(roller rockers,roller lifters, low tension piston rings, etc) and also superior manufacturing techniques and alloys.They also run low weight reduced friction oils and lubricants. Due to these advances modern engines are ready to drive like you normally would, with no break in period. Technology marches forward. But unfortunatly information about newer technologies sometimes does not get to the people that can use it and many of the oldschool ideas that simply don't apply to newer technologies remain in circulation.
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Peeling out the first day with the car cannot be good.
