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JohnnyrSS · 08-10-2010, 07:27 AM

Thank you guys very much I cannot wait till Friday. I will post pics, Thanks again for the help.

nosekb · 08-10-2010, 08:23 AM

It seems the one thing everyone agrees on here is the fact that you should change your oil every 500 miles for the first 1500 miles. 8 quarts of mobile one is not a cheap undertaking. What oil are you all using. When I built race cars decades ago I always used none detergent oil for the first 500 miles. Then switched to a strait 40 W Castrol. Granted this is not a race engine so the strait 40 W is out, but I hope there is a less expensive synthetic oil that is more popular then model one

oakaro68 · 08-10-2010, 11:42 AM

I used the same info motorhed is advising. I took it easy for the first 1000 miles then changed the oil and used AC Delco filter and Mobile 1 5W-30. After that, I introduced myself to high RPMs

but I still drive it with respect. It's TOTALLY worth the wait.

KEEP RT · 08-25-2010, 12:25 AM

Drive like you stole it..from your ex-wife!!! change oil soon. Clay bar to get all the CRAP out of the paint then the best wax, 2 coats, by hand. You don't want spider webbing. Buy the best gas! You don't want the dripps from your tail pipe.

VR Baron · 08-26-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tam's Cam

Congrats on the car. Black is beautiful but almost impossible to keep clean. Enjoy...

Garage, Mequier's quick detailer when dusty or lightly wipe down with a California duster. And definitley use only the soft microfiber towels as these will help keep out or minimize swirls and scratches. When washing/waxing I use all mequiers but there are other products out there. I have a black 98 Z28 and learned the hard way about black cars.

As far as breakin I just drove my V6 normal per the book, didn't baby it but didn't abuse it either,nomal driving I guess and nothing above 4000 rpm. All of this more for the brakes and trans to run in properly. I changed oil at 2500 miles and have 6200 now and car runs great and eats no oil.

Duflar · 09-01-2010, 02:17 PM

Here's my new baby
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1671211682

nosekb · 09-01-2010, 02:19 PM

Sweet Good luck with that black paint. They do look good

KeepItGreasey · 09-01-2010, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyrSS

Hi guys new to the forum I bought a 2011 Black SS 6 speed tonight I will be picking up the car on Friday after work. Is there any kind of breakin that needs to be followed for the first few thousand miles. Also is there anything I should look out for, it is loaded if that helps as far as option problems. Thanks guys

keep it under 1500 RPM for the first 5000 miles...........

read your manual.

larryt1026 · 09-01-2010, 04:38 PM

How bad is it really to downshift before 500 miles? I've actually been doing it on occasion..it really can't be helped with a manual car. I can't go lugging around my neighborhood in 3rd or 4th gear at 10-15 mph lol. I've also lugged the engine bad once, but I doubt one time is going to do any damage at all.

Russell James · 09-02-2010, 10:11 AM

You can downshift. The manual just talks about avoiding a downshift that would cause a real high RPM. It also mentions avoiding real high RPM when accelerating. So it's more of an RPM thing, than down shifting.

They want parts to be broken in a bit before seeing max loads and temps. Which 99.9% of the time will be just fine. But, being mass produced, just in case you get one with something on the real tight side like a valve to guide clearance being tight... they want that to break in before seeing high RPM hard use.

I saw a brand new car once when I was a tech come in on a flat bed with the engine locked up. Customers comments were that it stalled while breaking it in on the highway. It had 50 miles on it. Several of the valves showed metal transfer from the guides. The engine was green new with real tight valves, and when numbnuts decided to redline it on the highway it stuck a couple valves. If that same engine had been given just a little normal driving before holding it wide open, it probably would have been just fine.

Just my opinion, but on a new car, just drive normal for a couple hundred miles. After that, let it rip. Downshifting is part of normal driving, screaming it to redline is not.

08-10-2010, 08:23 AM	#16
nosekb Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: VA Posts: 32	Oil changes It seems the one thing everyone agrees on here is the fact that you should change your oil every 500 miles for the first 1500 miles. 8 quarts of mobile one is not a cheap undertaking. What oil are you all using. When I built race cars decades ago I always used none detergent oil for the first 500 miles. Then switched to a strait 40 W Castrol. Granted this is not a race engine so the strait 40 W is out, but I hope there is a less expensive synthetic oil that is more popular then model one

08-25-2010, 12:25 AM	#18
KEEP RT Wonderfully Awful Idea Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Battle Ground, WA Posts: 1,456 View My Garage	Drive like you stole it..from your ex-wife!!! change oil soon. Clay bar to get all the CRAP out of the paint then the best wax, 2 coats, by hand. You don't want spider webbing. Buy the best gas! You don't want the dripps from your tail pipe. __________________

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08-10-2010, 07:27 AM	#15
JohnnyrSS Drives: 2011 Black SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NY Posts: 150	Thank you guys very much I cannot wait till Friday. I will post pics, Thanks again for the help.

08-10-2010, 11:42 AM	#17
oakaro68 Drives: 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 410 View My Garage	I used the same info motorhed is advising. I took it easy for the first 1000 miles then changed the oil and used AC Delco filter and Mobile 1 5W-30. After that, I introduced myself to high RPMs but I still drive it with respect. It's TOTALLY worth the wait.

09-01-2010, 02:17 PM	#20
Duflar Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 388 View My Garage	Here's my new baby http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1671211682

09-01-2010, 02:19 PM	#21
nosekb Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: VA Posts: 32	Sweet Good luck with that black paint. They do look good

09-01-2010, 04:38 PM	#23
larryt1026 Drives: 2011 Camaro LT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 575	How bad is it really to downshift before 500 miles? I've actually been doing it on occasion..it really can't be helped with a manual car. I can't go lugging around my neighborhood in 3rd or 4th gear at 10-15 mph lol. I've also lugged the engine bad once, but I doubt one time is going to do any damage at all.

09-02-2010, 10:11 AM	#24
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	You can downshift. The manual just talks about avoiding a downshift that would cause a real high RPM. It also mentions avoiding real high RPM when accelerating. So it's more of an RPM thing, than down shifting. They want parts to be broken in a bit before seeing max loads and temps. Which 99.9% of the time will be just fine. But, being mass produced, just in case you get one with something on the real tight side like a valve to guide clearance being tight... they want that to break in before seeing high RPM hard use. I saw a brand new car once when I was a tech come in on a flat bed with the engine locked up. Customers comments were that it stalled while breaking it in on the highway. It had 50 miles on it. Several of the valves showed metal transfer from the guides. The engine was green new with real tight valves, and when numbnuts decided to redline it on the highway it stuck a couple valves. If that same engine had been given just a little normal driving before holding it wide open, it probably would have been just fine. Just my opinion, but on a new car, just drive normal for a couple hundred miles. After that, let it rip. Downshifting is part of normal driving, screaming it to redline is not.