blu_'s Not Blue BRZ Ltd

[blu_]

Originally Posted by Laika

I'm curious though, you and several other owners mentioned that they could feel the power dip between 3-5k. Does this mean you guys haven't been adhering to Subaru's 4k max rpm suggestion for the break in? If not, any reason why? Not trying to sound like a jerk, really just curious since no one seems to be positive about a good break in procedure.

No worries. There is so much debate over how to break in a car that I decided to do a "hard break in" on this one, just to do it.

I have done a factory recommended break in on my last two Subies (and all my cars before it) with mixed results. I picked this car up with 4 miles on it and over the next 15 miles after I bought it I worked it up to the redline. Some people will say this is beyond stupid, but I want to see for myself what the results are.

For the most part all of us are arm chair generals, so I decided to buck the norm in this case.

[Laika]

Originally Posted by blu_

No worries. There is so much debate over how to break in a car that I decided to do a "hard break in" on this one, just to do it.

I have done a factory recommended break in on my last two Subies (and all my cars before it) with mixed results. I picked this car up with 4 miles on it and over the next 15 miles after I bought it worked it up to the redline. Some people will say this is beyond stupid, but I want to see for myself what the results are.

For the most part all of us are arm chair generals, so I decided to buck the norm in this case.

Thanks for the response! This is my first and probably only new car I'll have so I couldn't get myself to do that as much as I read about it.

[blu_]

Understandable, car exerts/mechanics or whatever are a lot like doctors, they all have different opinions and you need to come to your own conclusions that make sense to you. I really don't know what is the best way to break in a vehicle tbh, but this is part of my experiment to form an opinion on it In your case I think you are totally right to follow the manual, to be safe.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by blu_

Just was outside in my glove box and realized they didn't put those two plugs under the car in when doing PDI :/

Hopefully tomorrow it will be dry and I can crawl under their and snap them in place. I assume driving a bit without them in isn't going to hurt the car.

Can you do a video how do on, how to turn the DRL's on and the led strip around the fog-lights?

Thanks, congrats on my dream Zx6 !!!!!

[blu_]

I will try to figure out my camera to record it.

But I can tell you how.

The "parking lights" that look like eye lashes come on when you set the lights to DRL. Just between auto and the normal "on" headlight function, (maybe these are considered parking lights, Im not sure) there is actually a DRL selection between the two. They will stay on as long as the car is running (maybe if it isnt as well).

To get the lower LED strip to light up, those lights will stay on as long as the car DOES NOT have the parking brake engaged and DOES NOT have the headlights on. In my pictures if I had the parking brake off these lights would be on. But my car was sitting there idling.

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by blu_

I will try to figure out my camera to record it.

But I can tell you how.

The "parking lights" that look like eye lashes come on when you set the lights to DRL. Just between auto and the normal "on" headlight function, (maybe these are considered parking lights, Im not sure) there is actually a DRL selection between the two. They will stay on as long as the car is running (maybe if it isnt as well).

To get the lower LED strip to light up, those lights will stay on as long as the car DOES NOT have the parking brake engaged and DOES NOT have the headlights on. In my pictures if I had the parking brake off these lights would be on. But my car was sitting there idling.

Really awesome, thanks! Tho, It's possible to have the DRL and the LED strip on at the same time?

[blu_]

Yes it is, but you cant have the hand break on, or the normal headlights.

[blu_]

Took this a few weeks ago at the coast.

[blu_]

Ugh ill resize that later

[blu_]

Cause it came that way :p