Is there a break-in period or anything special that you need to do for these cars? We are picking up my uncle's 2013 shelby tonight from the dealership.
Motor break-in process
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yes, yes there is. Here's the process:
Enter vehicle, make sure that youre securely in drivers seat. See owners manual regarding Launch Control, dial up 3800 rpm on the 4.2" info display. Start car, jam clutch to firewall, same with accelerator pedal. Quickly release clutch, enjoy your break-in. Repeat as necessary.
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Enter vehicle, make sure that youre securely in drivers seat. See owners manual regarding Launch Control, dial up 3800 rpm on the 4.2" info display. Start car, jam clutch to firewall, same with accelerator pedal. Quickly release clutch, enjoy your break-in. Repeat as necessary.
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Keep rpms and speeds to a minimum until 1500 miles. 
Keep rpms and speeds to a minimum until 1500 miles.
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Bring engine up to operating temperature first, by driving it normal.
Find safe location.
Do as many short 4 or 5 second bursts of WOT as you can without blowing the tires off or getting arrested-- as early in the break in period as possible.
Follow each WOT burst with an in gear coast down.
Do not do sustained WOT, and yet do not spend the entire first 50 to 100 miles tip toeing around either.
Your welcome!:beer::rockon:
Enjoy it!:thumbsup:
I like this break-in process:rockon:
I broke mine in today with an 130 mph blast in front of the ford dealership.
That was my tongue and cheek GM/ZL1 bashing. GM essentially says baby the car until 1500 miles. Eff that, I think a 200 mph run would break everything in just fine. :dancenana:
Broken in from the factory... get out there and beat it (at your local drag strip of course) :banana:
Worse than that, the GM procedure is really odd for a 21st century car. If you haven't seen it, here it is
1500 miles!! You've got to be ****in kidding me! - Page 6 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com
The engine must be made from glass!
1500 miles!! You've got to be ****in kidding me! - Page 6 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com
The engine must be made from glass!
Drive iike maniac for first 60 miles. Put on dyno at 95 miles. Go drive like maniac additional 40 miles. Verify first dyno at second dyno at 130 miles. Worked for me.
Drive your ZL-1 for 1500 miles and then rightfully demand a full refund from GM + a pair of Al O's mom jeans, to be burnt in effigy.
The WOT blips and high decel against the lower tranny gear is and old school way of breaking in an engine. Not used anymore. The ring packs modern engines nowadays seat within seconds of startup. As long as the fuel is correct the rings seat. Back in the day you would break in an engine by creating as much engine vacuum as possible to get the rings to seat because they were a lot harder and the honing process was less refined than it is today.
Drive it like you stole it. Just don't wrap it around a telephone pole.
Drive it like you stole it. Just don't wrap it around a telephone pole.
Bumblebee2012 said:
This is the best post I read lol
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