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[BillsRT]

You guys have great knowlage on these cars so whats the correct way to break it in ?

[Jay6spdRT]

The owners manual has a recommended break-in - believe it's 500 miles.

However, I've hammered mine hard since leaving the dealer lot, Bill. Did lots of full throttle flat out runs to triple digit speeds, accelerating up to the red line and then shifting the first day of ownership, and that has continued to this day. I had an "old school" Mopar guy tell me that's the way to do it, so I did. Helps seat the rings well, and quick I was told.

She doesn't burn hardly a drop of oil.... I change mine every 3000 miles and the oil level has barely dropped on the dipstick when she's due. And it still usually looks amber. When I changed my plugs a few days before Challengerfest - 21,000 miles.... they looked textbook for "normal" for a good running engine. She makes good horsepower too, for a stock 5.7.

Your results might vary, but.... If I bought another Hemi, I'd break her in the same way. Good luck and have fun. And stay safe!

[BillsRT]

Thats what ive heard drive it from day one like you want within reason.

[Goehner]

Let the operating temp get up to running normal, and do whatever the fuck you want with it.

[rdrdr90]

^^^^this. This is my 3rd 5.7, babied the 1st two for the 1st 1k miles and have driven the shit out of this one since day 1. No oil burining on any of the 3.

[Hemi31]

break it in as you will normally drive it.....don't baby it.

[NTMID8R-R/T]

drive it like you stole it...............................if you really did get a steal on it.

[BACNBLK]

Um.......What everyone else said.



Joe

[BillsRT]

drive it like you stole it...............................if you really did get a steal on it.

I got a great deal on two cars at the same time

[BillsRT]

First thing i need to do is cut these reso's off way too quite!

[Goehner]

Tread carefully on the reso delete, drone and snappy glasspack sound.

[StevoHemi]

I spanked mine from day one. If you are doing a long cruise (1 hour or more of interstate driving) then variate your rpms speed. Don't cruise at say 2500 rpm for an hour. Mix up the rpms. You will be fine. Have the dealer do your first oil change. They have trained gorillas in Mexico at the engine plant installing those filters. On your second oil change, switch to synthetic. I use Amsoil with an Amsoil EA series filter. Best filter in the industry. Just Google it and read all about it.

Good Luck.

Stevo

[BillsRT]

Tread carefully on the reso delete, drone and snappy glasspack sound.

Shit this thing is about as quite as my six gun was so i gotta do something how about a sugestion?

I spanked mine from day one. If you are doing a long cruise (1 hour or more of interstate driving) then variate your rpms speed. Don't cruise at say 2500 rpm for an hour. Mix up the rpms. You will be fine. Have the dealer do your first oil change. They have trained gorillas in Mexico at the engine plant installing those filters. On your second oil change, switch to synthetic. I use Amsoil with an Amsoil EA series filter. Best filter in the industry. Just Google it and read all about it.

Good Luck.

Stevo

Thanks for the info

[Jay6spdRT]

Let the operating temp get up to running normal, and do whatever the fuck you want with it.

Yep, great point. I never go over 3000 rpm until the thermostat opens.

[rdrdr90]

Tread carefully on the reso delete, drone and snappy glasspack sound.

x2 on that. I had a cat back with no reso's....DRONE CITY! If you are looking for a cat-back for an auto, Corsa.

[Goehner]

If I was going to do a catback, and spend the money, it would be Zoomers, not a doubt about it. They sound awesome, especially on an R/T. Call speedlogix, they support us here.

I am sure there are cheaper ways, but they sound kick ass, and they look fucking awesome under there.

[Yellow Jacket]

Zoomers, FTW. Did you not HEAR my car at CF3? Granted, different engines, but still. Also, get 'em from Speedlogix. They have better pricing than Zoomers themselves, and like Alan said, supporting vendor here.

Also, a few of us are OCD enough to do the first oil change at 500-1000 miles. Then next one whenever the computer tells you. I don't think you have to take it to the dealer, but definitely have an oil wrench handy so you don't have to do the old screwdriver-through-the-oil-filter trick.

[NTMID8R-R/T]

get ya some SOLO's, you wont regret it!!

[Jay6spdRT]

Also, a few of us are OCD enough to do the first oil change at 500-1000 miles. Then next one whenever the computer tells you. I don't think you have to take it to the dealer, but definitely have an oil wrench handy so you don't have to do the old screwdriver-through-the-oil-filter trick.

I got 5 free oil changes with my R/T. Did first at 1000the miles just to get any manufacturing dirt/grit out of the engine

[BillsRT]

Igot 20 oil changes 10 tire rotations and 5 yr 70000 mile bumper to bumper warrt with mine I made off like a bandit .
So I think I'll change at 1000 also.

Thanks for the advice on the exaust I would have paid more att if I had known I was going to trade