fla.boy

hi eveyone! just wanted to no the engine break in time on 07 gt? thanks

RobK

There's no official break-in required. I'd personally give it about 1,000 miles to seat the rings, which is somewhat conservative. The only thing you need to avoid is banging it off the rev limiter and driving at a steady state speed on the interstate for hundreds of miles at a time. Vary speeds and keep the revs down at a reasonable level.

bigaloz

I've been driving mine hard since I left the dealership. I went to the dragstrip with 300 mileson the odometer.

Twisted_Reality

I babied mine for about 500 miles.

Bandit1

Do what you want,i willtry this on my next one.

http://http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

kepfordj

About as long as it took me to go from 0-60....

kevinb120

The consensus on modern motors is you can drive it like you stole it from day one. I would use SOME common sense to not beat up on the driveline components and make sure you don't warp the rotors or glaze the pads, but not so much for the motor's sake. I believe when they first start it up, they simply peg the rev limiter for a few minutes anyway.

MTAS

I went ***** out with mine the morning after I picked it up. I took it to redline more the first full day of ownership than my 96GT in 4 years. If it's gonna break, do it under warranty.

SteelTownStang

Drove it like it stole it from minute one .

fla.boy

thanks for all thehelp everyone! well good news my car supposed to be delivered sunday however i received phone about an hour ago and looks like she will be here anyime! yes i am starting to anxoiuse!

titanjc

It seems that nowadays the break in camps are split about 50/50. One group believes that taking it easy for about 1,000 miles or so is good for the car, the other group thinks that it's best for the engine if you drive it like you're GOING to be driving it from day one.

I belong to group #2. I took my GT to redline on the test drive

mvon919

spring is pretty good time to break-in the engine...

Cowtown

I was a little less aggressive on mine for about 500kms, after that just gave it hell.

DynamicmustangGT

Turned it sideways leavin the dealership, but broke it in at varying speeds

fla.boy

thanks again for all the replys! i am going to the track thursday night , i will have track times and pics!

Rondosa

Just made sure you change the oil after a couple days or maybe 100miles or so. I did the mototune rbeak in secrets (link posted above) - changed oil not until 4 or 5 days, ~800kms and there was lots of metal flakes.

have fun!
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Phantom26

Agree, just enjoy the car...

fla.boy

thanks again for helpful hints!

fla.boy

i forgot to ask, what oil filter is the best to use? thanks in advance.

TacoBill

Here's my fun drive home from the Dealership with my son... good times!