R_Rated

Awesome car!

TimboCarrera

Tru Tru.

It's been getting better everyday.
So many refinements that I'm slowly noticing that make this superior to my previous 911.1

And it was excellent fun

Looking forward to post break-in.

PJ Cayenne

What did the dealer tell you to do for break-in? I was told to try to keep it under 5k rpm. Damn, I'm having fun, and can't wait to really let it rip.

TimboCarrera

Dealer said nothing. Sale was a lightning round. I've been staying under 4K per the manual. Only a couple of slips so far. I feel your pain on rippage limit. However it pulls really good up to 4000. Breaking in for me means taking it easier until I learn the car and setting in all components other than engine. N1 P-zeros are great in the rain so far.

PJ Cayenne

I've not been able to find anything in the owner's manual concerning break in. Agreed, lots of usable power below 4k, just grab the next gear and keep accelerating. This car just wants you to drive it fast. Maybe one day I'll get used to the base car's power and will wish for the S, but I'll deal with it if it happens.
Yes, the P-zeros are planted in any conditions.

kayjh

Owners manual recommends engine not to exceed 4,000 rpm, avoid short trips and lugging the engine for the first 3,000 miles (5,000 kms). Also, keep engine (not road) speed low until engine warms up.

PJ Cayenne

Holy smokes, 3,000 miles. Going to take me a long time.

kayjh

Same with me. I'm currently driving my 5 series about 8,000 miles a year and I'll probably park this car for 4 months of the year.

PJ Cayenne

When is your delivery date? My dealer located a car for me, but it took me 3 years to pull the trigger. So I paid my waiting dues.

subshooter

3000 miles? Nope. 2000 miles or 3000 kms.


Here it is. Page 16.

PJ Cayenne

^^^Thanks very much.

Jenner

As noted above the manual says 2000 miles but either way this is just in there for the USA and because lawyers. Porsche wants you (the driver) to warm up to the performance level of their vehicle since their cars are much more capable than the average joe.

When I took delivery of my 991.2 @ PEC I was given a similar car to drive (beat) on the track. It had 100 miles on the odometer. When I asked about this, this said that's all it needs then it's ready to go. Go easy for the first few hundred or so, building up to higher and higher RPMs, but don't wait 2000 miles to enjoy it. It's ready to go from the factory.

I was bouncing off the rev limiter in 2nd gear doing full circle drifts of the wet friction circle looking out the drivers window I was so sideways
If the cars needed more break in time why would Porsche put them on the track @ 100 miles?

This applies ALL the time, not just when new.

dflowerz

For all my vehicles I just drive normally and soon enough the car is broken in. Maybe I just avoid full throttle max acceleration high RPM stuff for awhile. I agree that cars nowadays have tight tolerances from the factory and do not need to be worn in as much as older cars. Break-in procedure is one of those endless debate topics though.

quattr0

Nm. Dup.

R_Rated

Maybe a difference in .1 and .2?