I'm picking up my new '05 Silverstone/Black tomorrow and the dealer told me that I will need to keep it under 5500 RPM's for the first 600 miles. I don't have the owner's manual yet so I can't confirm this. Anyway, if it's true (probably is) how the HECK did you guys do it? I mean, 600 miles for me will be like a month of commuting. I don't think I'll be able to make it....

 

cruise around for two days, go through two tanks of gas and you should be fine. Don't do any highway cruising... no full throttle either. To break in properly, it's best that the RPMs go up & down under load (below 5500rpm) - I would start slowly getting up to 5000 once I hit 400 miles. So, a bunch of city driving would suffice.

Put the top down, crank the A/C, and it'll be over before you know it! Remember to not change the factory oil until 7500 miles.

 

Yes, its true, 600 miles for break in. I put 600 miles on easily by cruising around for a week. its not very hard, just cruise around and you'll have it done in no time. After 17 days of ownership, i have about 1200 miles on the car.

 

What's with the "don't change out the oil until the first recommended oil change?"

Do they put snake oil in the car to help it break in better?

 

From my experience, I would recommend doing the break-in as instructed for this car.

All that I can say is, I followed it to the "T" and my car does not burn ANY oil.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

 

When I used to race karts my engine builder was the head Chrysler engineer on the original Viper engine. Based on the engine break in information he passed along to me here is what I would suggest...

Engine load is good, too many revs are bad....

In day to day driving, no full throttle, no revs over 5,000 RPM, no constant engine speed cruising.

However we need to get some load on the engine. This generate higher cylinder pressures which will promote ring seating. Do some full throttle runs from 2,000 to 5,000 RPM in 3RD or 4TH gear. Do this occasionally (once or twice every drive) over the 600 mile break in period and you will have well seated rings. Only do it on a well warmed up motor.

When you hit 600 miles make a few 2,000 to 7,000 pulls in 3rd or if it can safely be done 4th. After that, drive it like it was meant to be driven.

 

Take your S2K out cruising in the weekend, to some country/2-lane twisty roads. You will be surprise the first 600 miles will go by very fast.

I picked up my S2K 2nd week in June and put on 1300 miles cruising around the first weekend. I have now put 3600 miles on my S2K, just over 5 weeks.

Enjoy,

 

Sometime I wonder, why don't the manufacturer just break in the car for us? It will be professionally done, and when the car is sold to consumer, they can just drive it the hell out of it and also to avoid future cost if the motor is broken because of inproper break in by consumer...

just my 2 cent

 

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It would cost the manufacturer significantly more and the chances are very good that, even if broken in improperly, the first owner of the car would see few, if any, problems due to this.

Basically it would cost them more to make the car marginally or no better for the consumers they care about (the one who buys the car new)

 

There are people that won't buy a new car with 20 miles on it. I can't imagine how these people would feel about picking up a "new" car with 600+ miles on you.