Only at 450 miles...

Booo the breakin period, i still have no idea what 4000-7500rpm's is like..

I drive like a complete turd on the highway trying to keep the rpm's moving and stay under 4k all the time.

SUCKS !

 

just floor it.. break-in period doesnt matter for newer cars like ours.. drive it like u stole it right out of the dealership

 

i agree! just smash on it. the more you babe it. the more it's gonna hurt you

 

Sweet, i figure at 1000 miles, i have to take it back to infiniti for the "check up" i will have them put in Synthetic oil drain out the old oil with crap in it and be good to go..

 

Metal from the new engine etc.. = "crap"

 

Agreed,

I gave hell to my brand new 09 on the second or third day after getting it... just couldn't help myself... my irresponsible driving had no consequences whatsoever... I'm now at 12 000Km and if anything, it works even better than those first few days. With the quality of motor we got under the hood, you can easily afford to spoil yourself at least once in a while dude... just warm it up and tear it up.

 

I know the car is pre broken in and all, but I still babied it until 1200. I think you can pitch a good argument for both sides, but in the end it's whatever floats your boat.

 

Yea that is what i have come across...

Equal amount's of people on both sides of the arguments...

For those who are proponents of the "Break In" period... What specifically does it do? Or not do? Or help?

 

Also why 1000 miles, is that just a number thrown out. Or is there significance to actually takings it easy for that exact amount of numbers....

I think it is really just a "mythical place"..

 

Its a $40k car... I would baby it and not get the revs above say 5k for an extended time. 1k is a nice break in period. Tolerances are tight and high revving builds unwanted friction and heat. I babied mine until 1k.

 

Length of break in period = length of dealership driveway

 

Uh, because Infiniti that builds the car says this is the way to do it?

Read page 5-42 of your owner's manual.

 

Doesnt infiniti also say not to mod it??

BB You listen to everything Infiniti tells you to do ?

 

I just read, 5-42 and did not like what i heard....Lol

BB i was looking for more factual reasoning for the break-in period..

I know infiniti say's to do it.

 

I listen to a lot of what Infiniti tells me to do, not everything.

If you need more than the manufacturer of the car stating "...follow these recommendations to obtain maximum engine performance and ensure future reliability and economy of your new vehicle. Failure to follow these recommendations may result in shortened engine life and reduce engine performance" then don't know where to tell you to turn. I didn't look for anything more factual than that. Do whatever you like. I posted that because you specifically asked.

BTW, where's the page that says don't mod it?