brakeing it in is to try to get seals and everything to fit in, which just means not to run the car @ certain rpm for a long period of time, just rev up and down, that will wear the rings in and seal propertly, and probably most other things inside an engine.
WOT will not hurt the car as much as setting cruise on a Long drive.
2006 Kia rio, 114k miles
2002 Grand Prix GTP. 40th Anv edition, 3.8L Supercharged V6, 130$ BBQ special. 111,000k
2001 Chevy Impala, 3.4L SFI. 141,000k
1997 Chevy Silverado 350 5.7L vortec z71, 250k
1997 Grand Prix GTP, 3.8L supercharged V6 -Knocking motor mod. 189,000k
1995 BMW 325I Slow, old, and high tech.
When I looked at the tach, I think it was between 5 and 6k. With yellow being 6.5 and red line at 7, thats what freaked me out.
A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable
to 'The United States of America' for an amount of 'up to and including' their life.
if you baby it its hole life. it wont have the power its capable of...
2006 Kia rio, 114k miles
2002 Grand Prix GTP. 40th Anv edition, 3.8L Supercharged V6, 130$ BBQ special. 111,000k
2001 Chevy Impala, 3.4L SFI. 141,000k
1997 Chevy Silverado 350 5.7L vortec z71, 250k
1997 Grand Prix GTP, 3.8L supercharged V6 -Knocking motor mod. 189,000k
1995 BMW 325I Slow, old, and high tech.
Totally agree. But there's simply nothing good that comes out of taking an engine that has been sitting for the better part of 15 years and taking the RPM over 5k so soon. I wouldn't do that to any engine with low miles.
A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable
to 'The United States of America' for an amount of 'up to and including' their life.
LuminaPower92 (01-06-2011)
This is getting way off topic but the very first mile or so was beaten into most our cars. Its standard procedure to wot the car right off the assembly line to its parking spot to be loaded for delivery.
-Chris D. - Your Community Manager
"Insanity has no brand loyalty" - Got2b GM
1992 Chevrolet Lumina Z34 3.4L TDC v6 Getrag 284
1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix 3.1L v6 Hydramatic 4T60
1997 Pontiac Bonneville SSE Supercharged 3.8L v6, Hydramatic 4T60E
1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28/IROC-Z 5.0L v8, Hydramatic 700R4
You should think of me then.Originally Posted by AL
I never WOTed the GP. Almost did a couple times, just never happened as I never needed all the power.
Alex. Girard
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT | 144,000 kilos / 89,500 miles
LOL. you dont ever need the power. i can think of one time i Needed the power. i pulled out infront of a semi in the gtp with out seeing it. any other car i would have got it. But i put it to the floor and let the eaton scream.
2006 Kia rio, 114k miles
2002 Grand Prix GTP. 40th Anv edition, 3.8L Supercharged V6, 130$ BBQ special. 111,000k
2001 Chevy Impala, 3.4L SFI. 141,000k
1997 Chevy Silverado 350 5.7L vortec z71, 250k
1997 Grand Prix GTP, 3.8L supercharged V6 -Knocking motor mod. 189,000k
1995 BMW 325I Slow, old, and high tech.
QFT.
DD's:
2012 Ford F150 SuperCrew XTR, Blue Flame Metallic... 8000 miles.
1997 Pontiac Bonneville SE Supercharged - 213k miles... original engine
Toys:
1987 Buick Grand National - 63k - Show car/garage queen... and fast
1989 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix - LQ1 turbo 284... in progress...
That was the case until about 2005 or 2006... I remember when I went to the fairfax assembly plant... The tour guide told us that they use to leave massive burn outs at the end of the assembly line... But some regulations guys came in and put a stop to that along with smoking while working...
When I was a kid, my uncle was a supervisor at the Norwood, Ohio Camaro/Firebird plant. We went there in the spring of 1969, and got the grand tour. I wish I could have one of those brand-new '69's now!
Anyhow, at the end of the assembly line, they would put the car on rollers right next to the exit doors, and run the whiz out of them on the rollers for about a minute each. Then, they'd reach out from the driver's side, and press a button to lock the rollers, then leave several yards of rubber on the plant floor, into the parking lot, burning the tires as far as they could.
I always laughed at how the owner's manual told you how to baby the car for the first bit, when I knew they'd been wrung out the moment they left the factory floor.
1995 Cutlass LQ1 DOHC Convertible
1993 Buick Century Station Wagon "The Refrigerator"
2008 Chevrolet HHR 2LT
One LQ1 in my driveway is plenty.
Fixed
Just sayin'
Just here for the pizza
Twenty (02-10-2011)
I think its safe to say this thread has run its course.
-Chris D. - Your Community Manager
"Insanity has no brand loyalty" - Got2b GM
1992 Chevrolet Lumina Z34 3.4L TDC v6 Getrag 284
1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix 3.1L v6 Hydramatic 4T60
1997 Pontiac Bonneville SSE Supercharged 3.8L v6, Hydramatic 4T60E
1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28/IROC-Z 5.0L v8, Hydramatic 700R4
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