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guerrillakilla13 · 07-03-2014, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by duck899

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Exactly, excellent advice! No WOT, no over 4k, and no cruise control. First oil change comes early. I caught myself doing CC for a mile than stopped when I realized what I was doing lol.

Trust me guys I want to WOT but I MUST RESIST THE TEMPTATION

brokencilence · 07-03-2014, 03:33 PM

Drive it like you stole it!! That's what I did!!

Fastcat3 · 07-03-2014, 03:37 PM

You have a real beauty there. Welcome, be safe and enjoy all the car has to offer which is a lot. I considered my 2014 pretty much broken in at 500 miles and now I have 594 miles.

kevinw · 07-03-2014, 08:37 PM

WOW. OP . very nice car! i personally like auto trans, i have a 2LT, but there is no question the 1 LE are really really nice cars. take care of her. i personally would follow owners manual. i have a 2013 i bought new in October, and it has 1180 miles on it now, and i am still easy on her till 1500 miles. enjoy her!

oldfriend · 07-03-2014, 08:43 PM

Break her in , just like one's first GF. Nice and easy , she will be around for more , and for longer time , than otherwise !

shawn18 · 07-03-2014, 08:43 PM

Its under warranty....Don't worry about 4k rpm's ...drive it like it was built to be driven. Not driving Miss daisy to the beauty parlor.... Congrats on a pretty cool car!!

Kado047 · 07-03-2014, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by guerrillakilla13

Exactly, excellent advice! No WOT, no over 4k, and no cruise control. First oil change comes early. I caught myself doing CC for a mile than stopped when I realized what I was doing lol.

Trust me guys I want to WOT but I MUST RESIST THE TEMPTATION

There needs to be an AA style group for those breaking in a new car... NPP opens up too late and 4k comes too soon. Break-in sponsors might help the process.

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stunnr · 07-03-2014, 08:45 PM

Honestly That is one sick Camaro Congratulations

Galts Disciple · 07-03-2014, 09:00 PM

I'm a huge fan of the white 1LE. Congrats, you're gonna love it!

PQ · 07-03-2014, 09:04 PM

Congrats on the ride. Those tails are really growing on me.

SIN R G · 07-03-2014, 10:55 PM

Nice

guerrillakilla13 · 07-04-2014, 01:54 PM

Thanks a ton guys. I'm sure you all heard of that dust storm in Phoenix the other night, so right now she's resting :( but I'm planning on keeping this car as a DD for a very, very, very long time! So i want to do everything I can to extend it's longevity the best I can! Can't wait to get it on the road again!

Sheriff Justice · 07-04-2014, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by guerrillakilla13

I want to do everything I can to extend it's longevity the best I can! Can't wait to get it on the road again!

Congrats on the car OP, looks great! You need to put a good paint sealant or wax on that beauty ASAP (or both). I just picked up mine 3 weeks ago and I'm still in the break-in period (935 miles).

@ PQ - everybody who talks to me about the car really likes the new LED tail lights.

ChrisBlair · 07-04-2014, 04:14 PM

break-in is to seat rings, etc

The kewl "Drive 'er HARD!" philosophy, seen here a whole bunch, is not something I ascribe to at all. While it is not a thing that qualifies me as a master mechanic, I have built my own V8 from the block up, for use in a daily driver.

"Drive 'er HARD!" ignores the basics: you want to vary rpm during break-in. The "drive 'er HARD!" instructions say "beating on the car makes it better for some reason, as you force the engine's internals to seat and seal" but without addressing that key issue.

Vary your rpm for 1500 miles. Do not set cruise control and drive yet. The "drive 're HARD!" school-folks may imply varying your rpm, but the way they make their case, it's beating on the damned thing that matters.

I disagree a whole lot. My feeling is anything that raises the chance of say, piston slap, is something I will avoid. My LS3 runs at least as well as any stock LS3 that was broken in "hard", and so does my 455 block 462 engine that had careful break-in too.

It speaks more to modern engines than anything else in my opinion, that you can break these things in "hard".

But no matter what you do- vary your rpm during break-in.

07-03-2014, 08:43 PM	#34
shawn18 OWTATIME Drives: 1969 CaRaMo Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,082	Its under warranty....Don't worry about 4k rpm's ...drive it like it was built to be driven. Not driving Miss daisy to the beauty parlor.... Congrats on a pretty cool car!! __________________

07-03-2014, 09:04 PM	#38
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	Congrats on the ride. Those tails are really growing on me. __________________

07-04-2014, 04:14 PM	#42
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	break-in is to seat rings, etc The kewl "Drive 'er HARD!" philosophy, seen here a whole bunch, is not something I ascribe to at all. While it is not a thing that qualifies me as a master mechanic, I have built my own V8 from the block up, for use in a daily driver. "Drive 'er HARD!" ignores the basics: you want to vary rpm during break-in. The "drive 'er HARD!" instructions say "beating on the car makes it better for some reason, as you force the engine's internals to seat and seal" but without addressing that key issue. Vary your rpm for 1500 miles. Do not set cruise control and drive yet. The "drive 're HARD!" school-folks may imply varying your rpm, but the way they make their case, it's beating on the damned thing that matters. I disagree a whole lot. My feeling is anything that raises the chance of say, piston slap, is something I will avoid. My LS3 runs at least as well as any stock LS3 that was broken in "hard", and so does my 455 block 462 engine that had careful break-in too. It speaks more to modern engines than anything else in my opinion, that you can break these things in "hard". But no matter what you do- vary your rpm during break-in. __________________

07-03-2014, 03:33 PM	#30
brokencilence Drives: '14 1LE, Z28.R Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: PA Posts: 308	Drive it like you stole it!! That's what I did!!

07-03-2014, 03:37 PM	#31
Fastcat3 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS/RS manual tranny Join Date: May 2014 Location: Tampabay Posts: 93	You have a real beauty there. Welcome, be safe and enjoy all the car has to offer which is a lot. I considered my 2014 pretty much broken in at 500 miles and now I have 594 miles.

07-03-2014, 08:37 PM	#32
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,765	WOW. OP . very nice car! i personally like auto trans, i have a 2LT, but there is no question the 1 LE are really really nice cars. take care of her. i personally would follow owners manual. i have a 2013 i bought new in October, and it has 1180 miles on it now, and i am still easy on her till 1500 miles. enjoy her!

07-03-2014, 08:43 PM	#33
oldfriend Drives: Fiat 500 E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 32.7607/N. 16.95947/W Posts: 7,816 View My Garage	Break her in , just like one's first GF. Nice and easy , she will be around for more , and for longer time , than otherwise !

07-03-2014, 08:45 PM	#36
stunnr Drives: 2012 Camaro 2LS Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: United States Posts: 15 View My Garage	Honestly That is one sick Camaro Congratulations

07-03-2014, 09:00 PM	#37
Galts Disciple Drives: 2017 Camaro SS (2SS, M6) Join Date: May 2014 Location: Milford, MI Posts: 116	I'm a huge fan of the white 1LE. Congrats, you're gonna love it!

07-03-2014, 10:55 PM	#39
SIN R G Drives: 2008 VW R32, 2011 Synergy Green 2SS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Randolph, Wisconsin Posts: 1,544	Nice

07-04-2014, 01:54 PM	#40
guerrillakilla13 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 711	Thanks a ton guys. I'm sure you all heard of that dust storm in Phoenix the other night, so right now she's resting :( but I'm planning on keeping this car as a DD for a very, very, very long time! So i want to do everything I can to extend it's longevity the best I can! Can't wait to get it on the road again!