[WinterPegger]

The A8 in the V6 makes keeping it under 4k RPM easier said than done. If you go half throttle the A8 will hold revs to like 6500. Keeping it under 4k rpm is next to impossible unless you drive it in manual shift mode the whole time. Trying to keep up with minivans off stop lights and the tranny thinks it's race time.

[thebighar]

I do want to open it up but I guess I will follow the recommendations. Keeping it under 4000 Rpm’s is the only real issue. Really have to baby it. Only 330 so far, time for first tank fill up tomorrow.

[Bobkd]

Originally Posted by sschons74

St. Catherines in Canada builds our Camaro LT1s. Only the LT1s in Vettes come from Tonawanda. I found this out later. As for break in it's up to the owner. I impatiently waited 24 years to get my 1st SS Camaro, I wanted one since I was 17, and could finally buy one in my 40s, so yeah I followed break in. I also did first oil change at 500 mi, not 1500. And I still change every 3-4K, I don't care what the computer sensor says.

I also thought that the camaro LT1s were built in canada, but my 2018 window sticker says it was made in the U.S. Does anybody else have there window sticker that they could check?

[Ryephile]

Originally Posted by Bobkd

I also thought that the camaro LT1s were built in canada, but my 2018 window sticker says it was made in the U.S. Does anybody else have there window sticker that they could check?

The LT1's and LT4's [among others] are built in Tonawanda, NY.

[Bobkd]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

The LT1's and LT4's [among others] are built in Tonawanda, NY.

Originally the vette's LT1 was built at tonawanda and the camaro was at st catherines. Just wondered if the window sticker was correct.

[zeagen]

http://www.camaro6.com/forums/attach...5&d=1513136188

[torqueaddict]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

If you race the car, or drive hard (canyon/twisty runs) you should change diff fluid periodically. They call for every 24 hours of track time - in my world that ends up being once a year or so.

All fluid breaks down over time, viscosity...your Mazda may shift well, I wonder if it would shift better with fresh fluid? We changed the fluid in my 2014 after about 40,000 miles (installed diff cooler, so we had to)...didn't make a lick of difference.

Oh I agree, tracking regularly would call for quicker change intervals, but I doubt my car would ever see a track.

For me, it would be more like random bouts of spirited driving with some twisties sprinkled in, in which case, the recommended intervals should suffice.

You could be right about my Mazda, but since I had little to no issues with shift quality over the 11 years of driving it, changing the oil never became a consideration. And the popular wisdom back then was to leave the factory oil in unless a problem called for its replacement.

[kttxz06]

Originally Posted by thebighar

Was 500 on my 2010. This seems absolutely ridiculous to me. Is anybody following religiously to 1500. Also got an oil change on my last after 1500 miles, is that recommended still.

I had 200 miles on my car before I added 100 hp and some tuning. Had 1000 miles and I did more mods. I'm now at 740 at wheels and only have 2000 miles. What break in period? haha

[cooper1965]

Originally Posted by Childs Play

Exactly. So... It was done incorrectly for the first 9 miles, so I should just keep abusing and beating on it for the next 1491?

I under-cooked some chicken one time, so I should continue under-cooking it in the future?

Always thoroughly cook your chicken !!

Originally Posted by ninetres

I’m not following your point. Should we NOT follow some sort of easy break-in there-after? Let’s use my car for example. Bought it off the showroom floor with 9 miles on it.

What’s likely a better bet for break-in:
A: 9 possible harsh “testing miles” following me beating on it from day 1?
Or
B: 9 possible harsh testing miles with me following a mild break-in procedure as generally well accepted, as well as listed in owners manual?

I'm just saying 1500 miles is excessive. After 500, the ONLY thing I would wait for is extreme track duty. You have to remember some bean counter+marketing executive+liability lawyers+ect..ect.. Write these manuals. Gm knows that XXX driving for 1500 miles VS 500 miles, drops global warranty claims by XXX%.

[zx9rmal]

Whether it be high performance cars or bikes, you know the manufacturers are going to be conservative and cautious regarding break in procedure. But high performance drive trains are generally built stout, and in many cases are over engineered. I do follow factory recommended break in procedures, but not to the letter, e.g., limiting engine rpm to one speed. I believe in an aggressive but careful break-in. No lugging the engine, keeping rpm's in the torque sweet spot, no excessive heat build up, no sustained driving at the same rpm/in the same gear, up and down the gears, overrun.

Of course, just my $.02.

[Timbo-1LE]

Wait, let me get some popcorn..... Ok continue.

[Lafourche1]

I think being cautious is not out of line. I've had 6 oil changes and 2 differential changes in 19 months and 16,000 miles. I'm on my third set of tires and I've changed the rotors and pads, too.

[Hyperlinkblue]

Lol my car was on a dyno at 800 miles. Honestly i took it easy ish the first 500. Waited till car was at operating temp before i did any full throttle etc (as you should always). But one thing to look at, look at race engines and how those are built...... break em in on engine dyno for a bit then they rip em. I burnished my pads in how i always do em, and the clutch breaks-in in about 500 or less miles really. Oh i changed my oil at i think 5 or 800 miles by the dealer, after that and 1500 with mobil one and again at 2800 with mobil one before storage because i was running e85.

[Lazerbrainz2k3]

Originally Posted by cooper1965

This stuff is funny to read. What do you guys think happens on test drives? People TEST the car and its power. Unless you bought your car with 0 miles, someone already drove it. (the guy at the plant, the transport driver, the tech doing pdi, the porter doing clean up for the lot..ect..ect..

If you buy out of a dealership's existing inventory in their lot, yes, that's very possible, and with potential customers' test drives, you'd be lucky if the mileage was only double digits, much less single.

However, I bought my SS as a factory order, and I took ownership at my dealership with 5 miles on the odometer. Considering how large the lots at the factory and either end of the rail system are (plus however long to drive it to the gas station to get tanked up prior to delivery - .5 miles in my case, I asked), that doesn't leave much room for any of those people you mention to be abusing the power train. I also imagine that after moving dozens of cars around day after day, the allure of fooling around starts to wear off some.