South Member 323 Member For: 18y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 23/01/11 06:36 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 06:36 AM They are genuine responses. You do not baby brand new engines, you don't have to go fast go slow go fast go slow. Things have come a long way since those days.No difference between giving it stick now and in a few months, dropping 3rd isn't hooning either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 23/01/11 06:36 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 06:36 AM Alternate your revs on the freeway, and dont idle for long periods, and I wouldnt revlimit it straight up......first 400kms dont go past 4k, next 400 goto 4500rpm, it will slowly loosen the motor up and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkayne Member 203 Member For: 15y 10m 9d Gender: Male Posted 23/01/11 06:42 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 06:42 AM (edited) Thanks xr6t_ute. Sounds like the right way to go about it. When you say alternate revs, would it be beneficial to run in 5th for an hour, switch to 6th, and alternate between this and speed (110-130km/h) to change the rev range it runs at?South, can definitely understand, but I assume the last thing you want to do with a brand new car is rev it all the way up to 8,000 revs every single chance you get, right? You shouldn't be doing that even with an older car.. *shrugs*Also, since the Supercharger doesn't have an intercooler or the like (can this be added? any benefit adding an intercooler for the S/C?), is it the same as a turbo where you want to idle it for a few minutes after a long and/or heavy acceleration to cool down the oil (turbo timer, etc)? I've never owned nor driven an S/C car.. Edited 23/01/11 06:45 AM by Arkayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBOO57 Member 538 Member For: 15y 4m 28d Posted 23/01/11 06:48 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 06:48 AM Drive it how you plan on driving it for the rest of the ownership IMHO.Dont Rape it but dont baby it either.Stop At Elliot for a couple of Green Cans with the locals and take in the sights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkayne Member 203 Member For: 15y 10m 9d Gender: Male Posted 23/01/11 06:53 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 06:53 AM I doubt I'll be doing constant 1,300km runs in the car, which is why my question still stands.. Yes, if the car was around town, I would definitely give it a nice acceleration now and then, but because it's driving a 1,300km run, I was wondering what would be the best way to do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 16y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 23/01/11 06:55 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 06:55 AM Intercooler kits are already in production I've heard. I don't believe you have to run it in the way xr6t utes described. If you have 13 hours to drive go for it, it won't hurt. But it seems pretty unnecessary. It's not straight from an engine builder. Look at the demo, that would hit limiter every 10-20kms and will probably run up more rwkw than one that's been babyied ridiculously.(or so the rumpled have it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 21y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 23/01/11 06:56 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 06:56 AM The way I ran my FG in was to not drive at the same revs for lengthy periods, don't redline or rev limit the engine but make sure you exercise the it with good squirts of acceleration now and then. Just exercise the car and use it's potential without leaning on it too hard. Everyone seems to have there own methods and all the cars I've owned have seemed happy with my approach so I'll keep using it.Enjoy the new ride.Benny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natsxr6 Member 117 Member For: 16y 5m 24d Location: penrith Posted 23/01/11 07:55 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 07:55 AM I agree with Benny,When I picked up my 1st t it already had 7thou on the clock so I didnt worry too muchbut after picking up the new 1, demo only had 50km's on the clock u can definately feel the difference in the engine and the way it picked up felttight and not really wanting to unleash but the drive back from melbourne to sydevery 20-30kms I gave it a bit nothing over 4500rpm though and the way itaccelerates now compared to the old fg is very noticeable and seems to pullharder I think anyway, but yea what Benny said I think.Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 18y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/01/11 08:20 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 08:20 AM Couldn't be bothered reading the other posts, but hold the gear to certain revs and let the engine coast the revs back down. Try and do it up hills too. It helps the ring seals bed in. Don't go over 5000revs within the first 1000 k's at least, then once you hit 4000-5000k's drive it like you stole it from the cop in Terminator 2.There's a good write up about it somewhere... Oh here it is: Engine break in secrets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 23/01/11 09:03 AM Share Posted 23/01/11 09:03 AM Mate drive I like you would normally, just do not bounce of the rev limiter for the first 5,000km.When Ford make them, the end of the line is a dyno that they take the car through the gears to redline.I left 2 black stripes out of the dealer when I got mine and have always driven them hard fromt he get go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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