Oh, you're right all of the MY03's got the revised bolts... half of the MY02's did as well.

 

Picked her up friday night

 

I've heard this debate more times than I can count, and I'm still not sure what to make of it and not entirely sure it really matters. But it's a bit like playing slots -- people tend to pull the lever in the same way they did when they actually WON something....

 

I'm in the court of it doesn't really matter. However, I am leary of stomping on it from word one. Mine had 7 miles on it when I took delivery, so I'm pretty sure that no one else (other than Honda techs) had an oppurtunity to thrash my car before I did.

I've had really good luck with putting a couple of hundred gentle miles on cars before starting to drive it like I intend to. Don't know that it makes any difference (too many ideas on what is right to do, and it appears that no one has experienced premature failures doing it their way), but I feel a bit better being easy on it for a bit.

Chris, are you going to make the drive? Assuming the weather cooperates?

 

Congrats on the Rio, riopdx!

 

[QUOTE]Mine had 7 miles on it when I took delivery, so I'm pretty sure that no one else (other than Honda techs) had an opportunity to thrash my car before I did.


WRONG!...... I hate to tell you but I Know some people who worked for Auto Warehousing Company. They take the cars off the ships and load them onto trains to be shipped or park them for local delivery. Believe me I have heard some horror stories! Most to the tune of starting the car, redline the engine then drop the hammer. No warmup, no worries, who cares it's not mine right. They thrash on s2k's more than any others.

Not that it stopped me from buying one but my friend that went with me to pick mine up made the comment that he had already done a few burn outs in my car. Just figured I would let you guys know that it doesn't matter how few miles are on your ride it's probably been hammered on.


P.S. sorry for hijacking the thread

 

Thanks!



I am being nice to her so far (havn't even hit 5k I dont think...). Got about 150 miles on her this weekend already

 

I've not followed this thread, so I'm not sure if the drive was scheduled for this past weekend or some upcoming weekend, but until the garage is done (another week, I'm hoping), I'm unlikely to be doing any driving. My car's actually been living in the garage of a friend and neighbor for the past six weeks....

On the break in procedure, for race engines the only thing they do is run the engine up to the redline to insure it holds oil pressure and then into the car it goes. Now, race engines obviously aren't meant to last -- they measure engine life in HOURS! -- but still there's probably some truth in the argument that a lot of our "understanding" of appropriate break in procedures is based on an era when manufacturing tolerances were a lot looser and metalurgy wasn't nearly as sophisticated. My two cents, but again I'm not sure what to make of this question myself -- and equally unsure if it all really matters much anymore.

CB

 

I'll have to check with my better half but a Gorge run is right up our alley - I lived out there for about six years, still travel out twice a week for work, and know ALL the hot spots! There is a great golf course in Hood River (not the old course mentioned already) called Indian Creek and the restaurant is good too. Of course, the downtown area is rich with shops, nosh spots, and excellent watering holes. We also like heading out as far as Maryhill Winery (past The Dalles on the WA side) when the weather heats up - its a great place for a picnic, and the curves are a BLAST.

 

Hopefully the weather will allow us to make it out this weekend 4/3.

Jim- Lets put this together and detail the logistics. We can leave it tentative until we know how the weather will pan out.
Let me know if you would like me to call Skamania or any courses to swing the sticks at.