break in peroid
break in peroid i have put just over 300 miles on my spec st. 3 and was wondering when i can get on it! driving mild is making me go crazy...it says 450 miles but is it really necessary to do the 450?
yes, do it. everyone complains about their spec not working, i put like 600 stop and go on it before i beat it to death. just start in the morning sometime, drive all day, its worth it in the long run
when they say not to drive it really hard i think they are putting the biggest emphasis on not doing clutch dumps and power shifting. having said that, i drove my car 430 miles until i drove it to redline. i shifted it pretty hard at redline, but not power shifting. i also don't ever do clutch dumps in my car, so i knew i wasn't worried about that. i then drove the clutch another hundred miles or so until i got on it again.
so i'd say put about 400 on it at least, and then only drive it hard enough to shift it a couple times, then be easy on it a little while longer. i think break in happens to be a slightly over-emphasized thing because i've seen some people break in their clutch perfectly and get only 2k miles out of it. other times i've seen people put 20 miles on the clutch for a break in and still get 25k out of the clutch (and yes, i'm referring to spec clutches).
but it made me personally feel better to granny-drive my car for 430 miles. it's difficult to say if 430 is enough, or if 2000 is even enough. but you aren't gonna drive the car like your grandma for the rest of it's life, so you have to play a little guessing game with the break in. all clutches are different, and that includes their break in time as well.
so i'd say put about 400 on it at least, and then only drive it hard enough to shift it a couple times, then be easy on it a little while longer. i think break in happens to be a slightly over-emphasized thing because i've seen some people break in their clutch perfectly and get only 2k miles out of it. other times i've seen people put 20 miles on the clutch for a break in and still get 25k out of the clutch (and yes, i'm referring to spec clutches).
but it made me personally feel better to granny-drive my car for 430 miles. it's difficult to say if 430 is enough, or if 2000 is even enough. but you aren't gonna drive the car like your grandma for the rest of it's life, so you have to play a little guessing game with the break in. all clutches are different, and that includes their break in time as well.
