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Originally Posted by trinxified
I'm at around 1300 kms (800 miles) now, and I got spirited one night. So I decided to rev past 4000 RPMs consistently for 5 minutes or so.
I never reached 7400 RPM redline, but the most I got is probably close to just under 7000 RPMs...
So what happens now?  |
Obviously any car that is taken on a test drive gets revved to over 4K.
I believe it was a Road and Track article some years ago that said if you ignore the break in instructions and rev your engine like you stole it from day one it will develop worn rings and burn oil earlier in it's life.
But the tolerances to which engines are made now are SO much closer than in the 70's it is probably much less true.