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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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How many mi should i put on my new engine before i can start to drive it hard. I was thinking 500 to 750mi. What do you guys think.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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it is best to break your engine depending on how u plan to drive i would say bring it up five hundred rpms every two hundred miles
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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All my friends that have gotten new cars always did 750-1000mi and never went above 4000-4500rpms.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 01:41 AM
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Why did you get a new engine?

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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 02:14 AM
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fried the old one, the mechanic said it melted together... haha
 
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 02:15 AM
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drive under 1/2 the rpms for the first 1000k miles, it makes the engines bullet proof, WELL ALMOST, but better
 
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