I was wondering what some of your opinions are of this web page linked to down below. I haer how everyone keeps screaming that you need to baby the car for 600 miles to have a car reach its full potential.

Myself personally, bought my s2000 with 80 miles on the ODO. I would be willing to bet that the car was vteced often before I took delivery. And I must say, after babying the car the car til 500 miles or so, I proceeded to drive it how I wished. My car has never had any problems and it is definatley as strong or stronger than any other s2000 that I have driven.

Is break in procedure a MYTH!?!?!?

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MotoMan is a freak . It looks like he has spent a lot of time with this project of his. What is cool, is that he seems to take on all comers and knows some people will have serious issues with what he is saying.

Great site. Weigh out your options and do what you think is best. KNOWLEDGE does = POWER !!

 

My friend got his car with 10 miles on the odo. He hit VTEC the second he got it. Drove it hard for the first 500 miles of its life. It is now faster than all the other s2000's he's raced here. He is bone stock with a not too grippy clutch.

He's beat a s2000 with PRM intake, s2000 with a very very well built custom intake and a very grippy clutch, a stock s2000 "properly" broken in (mine. He also beat me by about half a car...and no it isnt driver - i shift at correct RPM's he doesn't), he has also beat a s2000 with intake and exhaust.

I do think Motoman's view is true. I will most probably never again break-in an engine the old fashioned way. This isnt the first time I've seen this btw. Plenty of other instances I can remember than this.

A properly built engine will most definately hold-up no matter what.

 

Pure marketing.

 

What is pure marketing? Motoman isn't selling anything...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by suvh8r
What is pure marketing?

 

If break-in is a myth, then why would all of the major auto manufacturers, who collectively employ tens of thousands of engineers, continue to perpetuate it?

Steve

 

i think break-in serves more for break-in of other components. Such as the seals which fatten up over time. Also cams need to get broken-in and not to mention the clutch needs beading.

 

It has always been my opinion (as a person with an engineering degree), that if a motor is built right. Which it usually is when it comes from the factory. Drive the car like you plan on driving it for the rest of it's lifespan. If you plan on making it an econobox, take it easy on the motor for the break in. If you want to drive your car like it's meant to be driven, then drive it hard when you first get it. There really is no difference. Trust me. Just monitor the oil levels CONSTANTLY during the first 500 to 1000 miles. Theat is the only thing you should worry about. OIL!

 

I didn't buy my s2k new, so I have no idea how it was broken in, but my past two motorcycles were bought new. To break them in, I did observe the maximum RPM/mileage listed in the manual, but I did so in a manner that did not "lug" the engine in a high gear. In other words, for my Aprilia, I only used 1-2 gear (maybe a little third), and I constantly tried to vary the engine speed. I believe that the real enemy of a good break-in is excessive heat which is either created by high RPM or lugging the engine in high gear. It's not just seating the rings that is important, but also strengthening all the engine components with gradual heat and stress increases.