frogg Member 57 Member For: 14y 4m 30d Gender: Male Location: Bundoora, Melbourne Posted 25/04/12 12:47 PM Share Posted 25/04/12 12:47 PM Does driving it out of the dealer's carpark sideways count as running it in gently? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Member 573 Member For: 16y 5m 8d Gender: Male Posted 26/04/12 01:56 AM Share Posted 26/04/12 01:56 AM My mods were done with 2000kms on the clock. I don't really give it a hard time but I don't believe in babying these cars. Drive it to its potential and you should be safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr3chie Member 14 Member For: 12y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Werribee Posted 26/04/12 02:48 AM Author Share Posted 26/04/12 02:48 AM thanks for the comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletty Member 191 Member For: 12y 10m 17d Gender: Male Posted 01/05/12 10:32 AM Share Posted 01/05/12 10:32 AM My contribution...Working in the Rental Car industry for close to 5 years now, I deal with new batches of cars on a monthly bases, I have easily jumped in 200+ brand new cars in that time and put the foot down from day one, No matter what the make/model/engine size, N/A or Turbo. Now I know for a fact, people who drive rental cars give them a hard time. Its just what we do :DWith over 250+ Cars on our fleet on a 2 yr 80,000km turnback basis, we have not had a single one with engine failure, driveline issues, diff problems, or anything else which may have been caused due to incorrect "Breaking in" procedures in the whole time I have been in the industry, let alone heard of it.I know when my new car finally gets here, it will receive the same treatment! You buy a performance car to enjoy it after all If all else fails, return all parts to stock and claim on warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptide Member 733 Member For: 13y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posted 04/05/12 10:00 AM Share Posted 04/05/12 10:00 AM I just stripped down a BA motor with nearly 100,000 on the clock. The bore still has the original hone marks in it and there is no lip what so ever at the top. As far as I'm aware the bearings run on a film of oil so not much to run in there either. I remember opening motors in the old days and there were lips at the top of the bore and the rings were bedded to it.Things have come a long way since then. Not saying you shouldn't run it in, just what I have noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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