How many miles do you think A new Mach 1 Needs to be driven until I could fully romp on it. I have 290 miles on it and i've been takin it pretty easy layin on the gas little by little. I can't resist the temtation! How many miles before I can let her scream????
Mach 1 Break in?
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03-s281
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I would not go over 4k rpms for 500 miles, then not over 5k rpm for 1k miles.
Change the oil at 500 mile just to get any shavings out.
After 1k miles let her rip.
Change the oil at 500 mile just to get any shavings out.
After 1k miles let her rip.
I let loose on the Mach 1 we had at the Ford Dealership when I used to work there. I don't even want to mention the things that happened when I let customers test drive it. This car only had 10 miles on it, and it was inspected after every test drive and it was alright. Hell you bought the car for the muscle.....use it!!! Don't be worried if anything bad happens, that is what the warranty is for!
the new mustangs have modular bearings and ford claims that there is no break in period. On my gt i drove it 500 miles not going over 3k rpms then changed the oil. I then drove it for another 500 miles not going over 4k rpms then changed the oil. I changed the oil every 500 miles until 2,000 miles. I change my oil regularly every 1500 miles with motor craft 5/20 and motor craft filter.(only about 13.00$)
I don't know about bouncing it off limiters right off the bat, but don't drive the car like it's fine bone china or anything.
You should be romping on it now, you only have a short time to seat the valves. Don't use Mobile 1 until at least 3k miles it's too slick and your engine won't seat properly.
Here's some tips:
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Here's some tips:
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Babbat
New Member
03-s281 said:
^^^ That's what I'm doing right now. I'm @ about 400 miles so I'm dying to put on a few extra miles and change the oil. After I hit 1000, the tri-ax goes in and the fun begins...
stangman
15 Year Member
CatmanJJ said:
i did that when i bought my last gt
, but i got in trouble 
(my sister did f & i there). their tech was begging me to light em up, so i happily obliged. but i didn't know that her manger would get so pissed, he said that he saw how i drove & didn't want to hear about that car having any mechanical trouble
stangman
15 Year Member
[QUOTE='01 Steed]To hell with her manager! There's not a damn thing he can do about it if your car comes in for warranty service.[/QUOTE]
well that one wasn't a brand new one, & it wasn't a ford dealer. but she has since gone to a much better dealer & they take care of me
well that one wasn't a brand new one, & it wasn't a ford dealer. but she has since gone to a much better dealer & they take care of me
Maybe I'm crazy, but I think high performance Fords need to be beaten in, not broke in.
Of the SVT/GT's I've owned, the ones that gave the most troubles the soonest were babied like I wanted to keep 'em forever. But now I have to ask myself, "why bother? they ain't worth 2 nickels at the end of an extended warranty anyway".
The Tremec in these is going to give troubles or not, no matter what you do. Luck o' the draw. I think the stock 4.6 is pretty solid.
IMO, you should warm it up good and run the p|ss out of it whenever you have a chance. Of course... within reason. Going sideways across a bridge or swinging @ssbackwards into the opposite lane can cause traffic problems.
Of the SVT/GT's I've owned, the ones that gave the most troubles the soonest were babied like I wanted to keep 'em forever. But now I have to ask myself, "why bother? they ain't worth 2 nickels at the end of an extended warranty anyway".
The Tremec in these is going to give troubles or not, no matter what you do. Luck o' the draw. I think the stock 4.6 is pretty solid.
IMO, you should warm it up good and run the p|ss out of it whenever you have a chance. Of course... within reason. Going sideways across a bridge or swinging @ssbackwards into the opposite lane can cause traffic problems.
decoy562
New Member
I'd say wait 1k miles, that's what I've heard, and that's what I did, even though it's tough to wait
