my mom is going to purchase a 2003 rsx type s i am wondering how many miles should be on the car before really pushing it and begin to use vtec. while breaking in what is the highest rpm could you shift at while breaking it in without harming the car

 

u should not hit redline or VTEC on or before the first 500-600 miles..

 

i kept my lude under 3000 rpm for 1000 miles

 

ya i was thinkin under 3500 rpm till 1000miles

 

I'm just keeping it under 4000 rpm until 1000 miles
but it's hard =Þ

 

hell yea its hard!!! i just got my type s 6 days ago..and just put 350miles on it...i'm waiting till 600mile then i'll hit it sometime

 

i was reading something on running the engine hard so you can break in the piston rings correctly or something. it made more sense when i was reading it. ill find the article and show you guys

 

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

thats the link.

 

what do you guys think about that im thinking NO not true but what your guys take on it

 

why so?

 

i think it's true.
just make sure the engine's warm.

 

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just make sure the engine's warm.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

well he mostly talked about motorcycle engines in the article.
my auto shop teacher thats was a mechanic for 20 years said that its not the best idea to push it really hard for atleast 200 miles but it wont make that big a differece either way becuase eventually everything breaks. but i do want to break it in the best way anyway.
but this makes me all confused tho. it is nice if i could push it from the start makes it alot funner thats for sure

 

Not the type-s but for my ITR....

I never push it hard when the engine has not warm up....(even now with 30K)

when my car was new I stayed below vtec for the first 400 mi, then did a oil change....go to the vtec once a while but only stay in vtec for a second or 2. Did another oil change around 1200-1300 mi. then go into vtec more often but still no constant full throttle. Another oil change at 2600mi-----&gt; redline every gear

that's my break-in process.....so far I never had any problem on the motor.

Enjoy your new S

 

maybe because thats how your auto shop teacher was taught. and it just went by the book. because according to that article. the crosshatch dissapears after 20 miles or so.

i just theres just so much controversy because auto manuals say dont, and if you dont, theres no problems anyways.

i guess people are just scared to try so

 

You guys know that at the dealerships, the detailers and maybe mechanics have already gotten your car into VTEC multiple times before you even saw it right?

 

ya i was thinkin that the people at the dealership abuse the car a little bit before they sell it.
the only reason pretty much that i dont wanna try that break in because i am scared thats bout the only reason holding me back
the car that we are getting has 15 miles on it
so i dont think they could have hit vtec too many times anyway

 

well i dont think you should push into vtec with the car cold....cuz VTEC might not engage at all....

i say try it. i would

 

ya i mgiht cuz i wanna hear it SOOOO BADDDD
i think were gona go pick it up 2moroe im hoping we are i'll keep you guys posted when i get it

 

i was hittin vtec all the way home from the dealership with only 14 miles on it. you can hear vtec but it doesn't sound as good as it is with an intake. i have 7100+ miles on mine now, no problems

 

yup screw it im goin to hit vtec when we get it my mom said that we will share the car and so im pretty happy with that so i get to drive it back by myself and her and my dad r goin to drive the mini van

 

600 is good. Mine has 720 now and i am enjoying it.

 

well i got the car today i got to drive it home then i drove it around a lil bit but i decided not to hit vtec then 20 miles later i was like just once so i went and chirped 2nd and then ive been nice to it since hopefully i can withstand doing it again but it wasnt as qucik as i thought it would be it seemed slower than a gsr it didnt even throw me back that hard

 

I just bought mine on Tuesday and it is killing me. I only have 180 miles and I cannot control the itch to bring it to redline. The car is sweet thought

 

we waited for about 500 miles & then my gf really wanted to race her friend w/ a prelude & well, she won. but i beat the hell out of the type s that we test drove- i feel sorry for whoever bought that one. the salesman was a friend so he didn't say anything when i stretched out the car's legs on teh test drive it had liek 4 miles on it & we tested i-vtec's limits in 1-3rd & part of 4th before I was satisfied. and to whoever said it's like a gsr you are wrong, tehy are totally different cars, speedwise in stock fashion they mey be similar, but there is more to the car than just acceleration