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IPT · 09-12-2012, 02:40 PM

Haven't got my car yet (:() but just read in another thread that the car will be limited by the computer until 750 miles, not letting you beat on it or take kit "too far". Somehow I find that hard to believe, but maybe it's accurate. So, is it true or false about the 750 mile limiter, and what is the "proper" break-in period (per the manuafacturer).

Obviously track car motors don't get 750 miles on them before being pounded on. Also I know people will say "break it is properly, drive it hard from the begining" but that doesn't mean it's a safe sentiment.

What does the manual say, and does the car's computer have any say in how the cars is driven in the earlier miles?

Ehmsea · 09-12-2012, 03:04 PM

Check your glove box for the manual...

1500 miles is the break in period.
<4000 rpm
<80 mph
No full throttle starts
No full on breaks

It is tough! I am at 1380 miles...

PsychoZL1 · 09-12-2012, 03:26 PM

I have never heard of this 750 mile limiter to enforce the break-in period of car. I doubt it is true.

tonyko1 · 09-12-2012, 03:29 PM

Wow is all I can say. Did the dealer also state you were required to buy the mega-extended warranty?

Oh yeah, the check is in the mail...

IPT · 09-12-2012, 03:33 PM

LOL - yeah, no car yet so no glove box to check! That reference to the 750 mile thing was from someone elses comment in another thread, not any dealer. Seemed pretty inaccurate to me but wanted to verify

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hrpiii · 09-12-2012, 03:42 PM

I thought the break in period was the length of drive from the car dealer to the road. After that, it's full throttle.

BNB · 09-12-2012, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrpiii

I thought the break in period was the length of drive from the car dealer to the road. After that, it's full throttle.

Fo sho! Drive this bitch like I stole it!

Sent from the front seat of the Amberlamps!

jkchambless · 09-12-2012, 03:56 PM

Never heard of any limiters but then again I really didn't push it until 1000 miles.

fielderLS3 · 09-12-2012, 04:09 PM

I've never heard of this on a Camaro, but other high performance cars limit the output over some kind of break-in period. I've heard the GT500 does it, maybe the ZL1 does too. Maybe not...every car is different.

PAUL SS · 09-12-2012, 04:15 PM

Obviously track car motors don't get 750 miles on them before being pounded on

They don't come with 5 year, 100,000 mile warranties either.

One-Bad-ZL1 · 09-12-2012, 05:07 PM

I'm coming up on 7K and I broke mine in like all my cars, HARD! Set the rings early, no oil blowby and have power to spare.

Ir0nM4n · 09-12-2012, 05:15 PM

I used the hard break in method, seat the rings and etc, there are two sides to this. I built a 383 and slammed it as soon as it was installed. Man I miss my 69 Chevelle... sad..

Look up break in on Camaro five you will get both sides.

AdamZ · 09-12-2012, 06:05 PM

Just so you know....the faster you go the faster you'll get to the 1500

1BADLS3 · 09-12-2012, 06:20 PM

It's a matter of preference. I drove mine spirited-ly, but not hard, during the break-in period, basically introducing the car to a good range of the RPM band, some progressive stops, and some good pulls without nailing the rev limiter...

I know people that have babied their cars since new, and the engines outlast the rest of the car. My dad is one that drives cars hard out of the box, and the engines in his cars have lasted just as long.

But no, there's no limiter in the car's computer that magically lifts at 700 miles or whatever.

09-12-2012, 02:40 PM	#1
IPT Drives: '02 Trailblazer, '12 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AK Posts: 819	Break in period Haven't got my car yet (:() but just read in another thread that the car will be limited by the computer until 750 miles, not letting you beat on it or take kit "too far". Somehow I find that hard to believe, but maybe it's accurate. So, is it true or false about the 750 mile limiter, and what is the "proper" break-in period (per the manuafacturer). Obviously track car motors don't get 750 miles on them before being pounded on. Also I know people will say "break it is properly, drive it hard from the begining" but that doesn't mean it's a safe sentiment. What does the manual say, and does the car's computer have any say in how the cars is driven in the earlier miles?

09-12-2012, 03:04 PM	#2
Ehmsea Drives: 2013 2SS RS Hurst NPP Join Date: May 2012 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 233 View My Garage	Check your glove box for the manual... 1500 miles is the break in period. <4000 rpm <80 mph No full throttle starts No full on breaks It is tough! I am at 1380 miles... __________________ No Worries CAI Intake w/washer relocation and race scoop Ported Throttle Body (Polished) Kooks LT stepped headers 1-3/4 to 1-7/8 High Flow Cats Livernois Motorsports Stage 2c Cam Package https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKXyCyBh9BU Hill Start Assist Delete

09-12-2012, 04:09 PM	#9
fielderLS3 Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Portage, Wisconsin Posts: 4,049	I've never heard of this on a Camaro, but other high performance cars limit the output over some kind of break-in period. I've heard the GT500 does it, maybe the ZL1 does too. Maybe not...every car is different. __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE (Arrived 4/29/22) "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive." . 2022 1SS 1LE (Coming Soon)

09-12-2012, 04:15 PM	#10
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,690 View My Garage	Obviously track car motors don't get 750 miles on them before being pounded on They don't come with 5 year, 100,000 mile warranties either. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

09-12-2012, 05:07 PM	#11
One-Bad-ZL1 So easy to love Camaros Drives: 2013 ZL1 VR #3457 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Marlborough, CT Posts: 3,768 View My Garage	I'm coming up on 7K and I broke mine in like all my cars, HARD! Set the rings early, no oil blowby and have power to spare. __________________

09-12-2012, 03:26 PM	#3
PsychoZL1 Drives: 2015 Challenger SRT Join Date: May 2011 Location: Roy, UT Posts: 1,002	I have never heard of this 750 mile limiter to enforce the break-in period of car. I doubt it is true.

09-12-2012, 03:29 PM	#4
tonyko1 Banned Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible, IBM Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,015	Wow is all I can say. Did the dealer also state you were required to buy the mega-extended warranty? Oh yeah, the check is in the mail...

09-12-2012, 03:33 PM	#5
IPT Drives: '02 Trailblazer, '12 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AK Posts: 819	LOL - yeah, no car yet so no glove box to check! That reference to the 750 mile thing was from someone elses comment in another thread, not any dealer. Seemed pretty inaccurate to me but wanted to verify .

09-12-2012, 03:42 PM	#6
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	I thought the break in period was the length of drive from the car dealer to the road. After that, it's full throttle.

09-12-2012, 03:56 PM	#8
jkchambless Austin LT Drives: 1LT - Airaid,JBA Axleback,VMax PTB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 546	Never heard of any limiters but then again I really didn't push it until 1000 miles.

09-12-2012, 05:15 PM	#12
Ir0nM4n Love me some Tacos Drives: 14 1LE Join Date: May 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 2,728 View My Garage	I used the hard break in method, seat the rings and etc, there are two sides to this. I built a 383 and slammed it as soon as it was installed. Man I miss my 69 Chevelle... sad.. Look up break in on Camaro five you will get both sides. __________________

09-12-2012, 06:05 PM	#13
AdamZ Account Suspended Drives: Eve - 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fairfield, OH Posts: 11,815	Just so you know....the faster you go the faster you'll get to the 1500

09-12-2012, 06:20 PM	#14
1BADLS3 Drives: Sold: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United States Posts: 1,896	It's a matter of preference. I drove mine spirited-ly, but not hard, during the break-in period, basically introducing the car to a good range of the RPM band, some progressive stops, and some good pulls without nailing the rev limiter... I know people that have babied their cars since new, and the engines outlast the rest of the car. My dad is one that drives cars hard out of the box, and the engines in his cars have lasted just as long. But no, there's no limiter in the car's computer that magically lifts at 700 miles or whatever.