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Old 11-14-2013, 10:40 AM   #313
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Same here.
The 86 is pretty sensitive to proper breaking-in.
... And to giving it some time to heat up before starting to push.
My gears were rather ... notchy/sturdy (=a pain in the ...) when new. Couple of thousand km's later, nicely crisp when warm. Still you feel that everything just works better when it reaches normal working temperature though (which can take quite a few km's , weather dependant). But I've read on several forums that people were complaining about the gears, and that they went for different tranny oils. Personally I'd be very cautious when going for other than OEM oils for the box. Thinner oil might feel nice in the beginning, until you find out 10-15k km later you're synchros or gears are worn out as the lubrication film was broken under pressure conditions. Same goes for 'racing' oils, they can be very different chemically as you change them very frequently anyway. So no issues with long term deposits (= no detergent doping agents required). Kinda different in 'normal use' conditions.
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