New BRZ - how long to wait before rippn it on the track
 

Hi all,


I have a new 2020 brz. Just wondering how long ya'll think i should wait before ripping er on the track.

I've heard 1000km, 2000km, and like my dad says, never.

What do ya'll think?

Day you buy it!! Drive it like you stoled it!!!

Yah don't ask me. I blew my motor up [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji24]

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I would wait until, at least, the "break in period" is met. ;-)

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I think the break in is a few thousand miles. It is in the owner's manual. After that, go to town!

The tires should've been spinning off the lot!!

To be fair... Mine were... Then I adhered to the break in rules... Mostly...

What is this "break in" that you speak of ?

Follow break in. It’s there for a reason.

Get it warm and break it in driving home from the dealer.

Change all oils and fluids.

Go to track.

As long as you warm up the car and don't beat on the limiter you will be fine.

Food for thought > https://www.enginelabs.com/news/disp...mance-academy/

https://www.jepistons.com/blog/how-t...k-in-an-engine

My fav > http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

I've done quick/hard break ins on every engine I have ever had, none have had issues, none have had excessive blow by.

Opinions, much like blow by, may vary

i've owned 2 brz's.

the first, i bought in january, and i meticulously kept to the break-in schedule for the entire 1,000 painful miles that i finally completed in early april. in march, someone blew a stop sign and totaled it a block away from my house. it was a very long walk home despite the short distance.

the second, i took it off the lot sideways, banging off the rev limiter ;)

Break in is critical to Long engine life.

500 mi below 4500 rpm with varying rpm
No synthetic oil for 3000 mi
Change oil At 500 mi again at 1500 mi.

The early miles are crucial for seating the rings and eliminating contaminants.

Difficulty factor the same as not sleeping with a new girlfriend for a month

Give it a few full heat cycles. Change the oil. Good to go.

Want the engine to last a long time? It's not about the 'break-in'. It's about caring for it over the life of the engine. Let it warm up every time, don't push high load or high rpm until the OIL is up to temp.

Do you think commercial trucks get an easy break-in? Nope, It's full throttle, full load, full boost, all the way to max RPM from day one. Just let the damn thing warm up.

Uhhhh.... doesn't the car come from the factory with a synthetic fill ?

These engines are probably 90% "broken in" from being test run before they even leave the factory. I am a believer in the first early oil change though.

The only engine I've ever "broken in" by going by a strict set of rules was an old SBC with a replacement flat tappet cam. The kind that eat lobes and go flat if you don't do it properly. Thank god we don't use that junk anymore.

Check what the car manual says. There is a break in period.