Within break-in period, but long road trip? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Rossman · 07-10-2012, 11:18 PM

Got a long road trip ahead, and while I don't want to start a debate about whether break-in period is to be respected or not, I would like some advice about how to drive as I have a ~550km drive (each way) ahead that's nearly all highway driving.

I will have my pets in the back so unfortunately cannot dally and make a day of it on the smaller roads, it's gonna be all highway speeds just to get there as quickly as possible.

Any tips/advice? Not even sure if I should really care too much but the owners manual is so sternly worded

Tonym427 · 07-10-2012, 11:25 PM

The first 550 miles I put on my car was a road trip back home from the dealer.

Don't use cruise control, modulate the throttle so you're not in one RPM band and you'll be fine.

SeattleJeremy · 07-10-2012, 11:30 PM

Very the revs a much as possible.
When you're not inconveniencing anyone else, do soft and/or medium pulls from 50-80 and let the revs fall back to 50 (in gear not braking).
Try to stay under 4000rpm at least for the first 500miles. Stay under 5000rpm until 1000miles.

Do not use cruse control.

These where the steps I took during a trip I took in my WRX when it had 400miles on it.

Mitch · 07-10-2012, 11:37 PM

The first 2100 miles of my car were a road trip. Do not ever use the cruise control. This will be the biggest thing. Vary speeds and gears. The goal is to vary engine load and rpm as frequently as possible. Stop for gas frequently. Every half tank at the latest. This will help vary rpm and load more than if you were to wait.

Dadhawk · 07-11-2012, 10:57 AM

The last 400 of my first 1000 miles was a road trip, and I basically followed all the advice above. It should not be a problem. Like everyone said, biggest thing is not to use cruise control. That combined with more frequent stops will probably be enough to make sure the RPMs are varied.

ICantAffordAnLFA · 07-11-2012, 12:22 PM

at 600 miles now and complying with run in requirements is getting tougher

may push it up to 5k/5.5k rpm a bit

Miniata · 07-11-2012, 12:44 PM

Go back and forth between 5th gear and 6th gear every 10-15 minutes. Don't use cruise. Go the speed limit ar a few mph under for awhile, then go over by 5-10 mph to vary the rpm. Take back roads when possible, even if just for 10-20 miles.

jstn · 07-20-2012, 01:26 PM

I drove mine 150 miles home from the dealership, all interstates.

Seemed to be fine for me. The only thing I did was make sure to not let it sit in sixth for hours at a time. Vary your speed, use fifth and fourth once in a while, etc.

Rossman · 07-20-2012, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miniata

Go back and forth between 5th gear and 6th gear every 10-15 minutes. Don't use cruise. Go the speed limit ar a few mph under for awhile, then go over by 5-10 mph to vary the rpm.

I ended up doing this, now at 1200km's, can't wait to be done with the next 400km's so I don't have to be as careful

Thanks all for the advice!

ICantAffordAnLFA · 07-20-2012, 02:09 PM

Got bored running in.

Did a track day at 750 miles, lol

07-10-2012, 11:18 PM	#1
Rossman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '22 BRZ, '17 BRZ (prev '13 FR-S) Location: Backwoods Ontario Posts: 366 Thanks: 44 Thanked 123 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Within break-in period, but long road trip? Got a long road trip ahead, and while I don't want to start a debate about whether break-in period is to be respected or not, I would like some advice about how to drive as I have a ~550km drive (each way) ahead that's nearly all highway driving. I will have my pets in the back so unfortunately cannot dally and make a day of it on the smaller roads, it's gonna be all highway speeds just to get there as quickly as possible. Any tips/advice? Not even sure if I should really care too much but the owners manual is so sternly worded

07-10-2012, 11:25 PM	#2
Tonym427 Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Limited 6MT Location: CA Posts: 19 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The first 550 miles I put on my car was a road trip back home from the dealer. Don't use cruise control, modulate the throttle so you're not in one RPM band and you'll be fine. __________________

07-11-2012, 12:22 PM	#6
ICantAffordAnLFA Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Brz, Legacy Location: London, England Posts: 320 Thanks: 36 Thanked 120 Times in 66 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	at 600 miles now and complying with run in requirements is getting tougher may push it up to 5k/5.5k rpm a bit __________________ Trackday ride with built motor Mods: Going, Stopping, Handling Parts: CP, Pauter, Sprintex, Ecutek, Milltek, STI, Rays, Defi, Essex AP Racing, Bilstein, Whiteline, Perrin, RacerX

07-20-2012, 02:09 PM	#10
ICantAffordAnLFA Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Brz, Legacy Location: London, England Posts: 320 Thanks: 36 Thanked 120 Times in 66 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got bored running in. Did a track day at 750 miles, lol __________________ Trackday ride with built motor Mods: Going, Stopping, Handling Parts: CP, Pauter, Sprintex, Ecutek, Milltek, STI, Rays, Defi, Essex AP Racing, Bilstein, Whiteline, Perrin, RacerX

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07-10-2012, 11:30 PM	#3
SeattleJeremy Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Vibe Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 86 Thanks: 70 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Very the revs a much as possible. When you're not inconveniencing anyone else, do soft and/or medium pulls from 50-80 and let the revs fall back to 50 (in gear not braking). Try to stay under 4000rpm at least for the first 500miles. Stay under 5000rpm until 1000miles. Do not use cruse control. These where the steps I took during a trip I took in my WRX when it had 400miles on it.

07-10-2012, 11:37 PM	#4
Mitch form follows function Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: RIP '13 BRZ Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 688 Thanks: 42 Thanked 234 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The first 2100 miles of my car were a road trip. Do not ever use the cruise control. This will be the biggest thing. Vary speeds and gears. The goal is to vary engine load and rpm as frequently as possible. Stop for gas frequently. Every half tank at the latest. This will help vary rpm and load more than if you were to wait.

07-11-2012, 10:57 AM	#5
Dadhawk 1st86 Driver! Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S (#3 of 1st 86) Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 19,828 Thanks: 38,870 Thanked 24,965 Times in 11,387 Posts Mentioned: 182 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	The last 400 of my first 1000 miles was a road trip, and I basically followed all the advice above. It should not be a problem. Like everyone said, biggest thing is not to use cruise control. That combined with more frequent stops will probably be enough to make sure the RPMs are varied.

07-11-2012, 12:44 PM	#7
Miniata Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ - 90 Miata - 07 FXT -05 Mini Location: Ohio Posts: 546 Thanks: 6 Thanked 142 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Go back and forth between 5th gear and 6th gear every 10-15 minutes. Don't use cruise. Go the speed limit ar a few mph under for awhile, then go over by 5-10 mph to vary the rpm. Take back roads when possible, even if just for 10-20 miles.

07-20-2012, 01:26 PM	#8
jstn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '15 Vortech Supercharged Location: United States Posts: 105 Thanks: 7 Thanked 34 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I drove mine 150 miles home from the dealership, all interstates. Seemed to be fine for me. The only thing I did was make sure to not let it sit in sixth for hours at a time. Vary your speed, use fifth and fourth once in a while, etc.

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