Hard driving?

fzgood

I might have to do this. I just got a speeding ticket... my second of 2013. Before getting the Z, my most recent citation happened in early 2006.

To answer OP's question, I think driving hard in this car is kind of impossible on the street without entering felony territory. Full throttle at 6.5 revs can be terrifying, especially with the vibration in the manual gear lever.

jaedub

And you should've gotten the 6MT. So much more fun IMO.

Wonka2581

I would break in the car the way it is going to be driven. I believe if you break in a car as a turd it will be a turd. Go 1,000 miles change the oil and filter and beat that bitch.

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Chuck33079

None, but the factory recommended break-in says to keep it under 4k. It's all in the manual. You have read the manual, right?

It's 1k miles.

The manufacturer seems to disagree with you.







I know, engine break-in is one of those subjects that will be debated until the sun burns out.

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FortuneLSX-TT

Well the 370Zs they had at the Nismo Performance Academy were all VERY VERY low mileage... and I don't think anyone was keeping them under 4k or under 100% throttle. I still wonder what happens to those cars when they're done.... "Only one owner, only 1300 miles on the odometer, practically brand new"

As for other break ins. I've had a few performance motors built, and all the engine builders had me do the break in listed in that link that someone posted. I.e. half throttle to half rpm, cool down, three quarters to three quarters rpm, cool down, then full throttle to max rpm and cool down, three times for each part. Haven't had any problem with any of those motors yet, and those guys all built tons of motors.

As for the OP, don't worry about the 7AT. There are many times when I wish I had the auto..namely in traffic. The 7AT also does very well around the track.

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Haboob

Let's not turn this into that thread.

zeeder

I did a hybrid break-in where the first 500 miles, excluding the test drive and a couple of times, I kept it under the 4k revs and then I went to 5k revs and so on.

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Troyz

I don't need to break in at 33,000Mi but with all Torque available I seldom have to bring the RPM beyond 5,250RPM to do circles around traffic when I commute to work.