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Originally Posted by mrtodd
Aside from the engine, what other part(s) of the CAR do you think needs to be broken in as per manufacturer's guidelines?
The only thing I can think of would be the transmission and differential. Which begs the question, why would car manuals state that you should not keep engine rev's consistent? This should have no effect on the transmission in terms of friction.
Even so, you don't need to be dumping the clutch at WOT and redlining 1-6 gears to put enough load on the engine for the compression & oil control rings to aggressively seat within the first few miles.
Read my previous post about what's actually going on in the first few miles in regards to ring seat. I understand that you're doubtful, but I have yet to read any solid reasoning behind your skepticism - which is totally fine, I'm just attempting to answer your questions. Either way, feel free to baby your car for the first 1k+ miles, nobody will argue with you nor bother you about it, and I'm sure it will break in just fine. However, I'm just saying that it can be even better... |
It wont be better. Breaking it in hard proves nothing other than the fact that by the time you get the car it is already broken in and you are just driving it hard, not ''breaking it in''. I posted an article from motortrend published in 2006 that quoted several engineers from companies like Honda that said there is no advantage to a ''hard break in'' by the time the consumer get their car. They know more than you, you should listen to them. Note: I am not saying breaking it in hard is detrimental just pointless.