von

Thats my ?....If someone know how long exactly I have to let it idle let me know because I cannot drive it. Its to difficult.

1987RX7guy

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Ok, your kidding right?

James

1984special

I don't have a second gen, but conventional wisdom says no...

Driving the car to break in the engine occurs from putting it on varrying degrees of load, I believe that is why they tell you to vary your RPM and speed... and just idling it means it is doing little work. Why can't you just drive it?

patman

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DO NOT do that! u need to break it in at varying load/ rpm to make the apex seals and **** wear evenly. if u break in at a set speed and idle, this will not happen and u could end up with a smoker or low compression almost immediately. its not worth the chance man.

-Pat

von

well I was told that its better to let it idle than nothing.

I cannot drive it on the street. ITs not smogable. I was just looking for alternatives.

sonic7

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maybe you could sit in the car for an hour or two listing to music just changing your rpm's???

V8kilr

I am luaghing my *** off just picturing that,

oh its time for bed now.

that made my night

V8kilr

btw I'm picturing a guy listening to a walkman and playing air guitar with a beanie cap on and beating the gas pedal like a bass drum

goblues24

just make sure the garage door is down when you do that...that way your engine stands the same chance as you do...actually even up the odds by running a hose from your exhaust to the drivers side window?....j/k

kep0ne

im in the same situation. i just drive around the neighborhood as much as possible. hehe.

sonic7

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neibors are watching you do circles in the front lawn, and i dont mean donuts. im talking 1.5mph circles.

Dan H

Why not drive it late at night or really early in the morning? When I got my FC, I wasn't supposed to drive it yet until I got some paperwork done but drove it during those times when no other cars are around.

SonicRaT

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Drive it around the block a couple hundred times, or tow it to a big parking lot and drive around in circles.

rxse7en

Put it up on jackstands, put it in reverse and those miles will come right off! Your dad will never know you took the Ferrari out!

Oh wait, nevermind.

SonicRaT

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Just don't start kicking it in a mad rage..... :-)

rxse7en

I'm in the same boat. I have about 500-1000 miles left on my break-in. Putting on about 10 miles a day driving the boy to school and another 50 miles on weekends. Other priorities make it tough for me to just drive aimlessly adding miles and the anticipation of adding the mods is starting to kill me! I just can't wait to bring the idle back down to 750.

88IntegraLS

Why not take it to the 1/4 mile track and do some mild runs? Pro drag teams just put the fresh engine in the chassis and rag on it like a normal engine, but I am sure they clearance their engines differently (ie. more clearance).

von

Yeah im thinking of just f-in runnin it. Im guessing the power is between 7-10,000 rpms. I have to drive it right now under 5k rpms wile I have absolutley no power. even at 5

marcus219

Once it is running and youre satisfied everything is stable, set the idle to around 1500rpm and let it be. Since compression is constantly changing, there isn’t much use in adjusting and readjusting idle and TPS settings until breakin is almost complete, as the settings will change almost daily. Right now, the more you can drive it, the better. IT is very helpful for the first few days even to just let it idle in the driveway all day.

thats from Kevin's website at Rotary Resurrection. I think varying rpms and loads would be the best..but thats from a guy who has done twice as many rebuils as most people on here.

Rx-7goblin

Just drive it around without registration. What's the big deal? I live in California and have been doing that for ages. They just give you a fix it ticket anyway. I got pulled over once in two years and had to pay a hundred dollar fine. It would have only been 10 dollars but I refuse to buy new cats and spend all kinds of money smogging the bastard! I also don't pay insurance either. Have never been in an accident and saved 150 dollars per month for 6 years. You do the math.


Rob

von

Yeah im in the same boat. But they might take my car away this time. Thats what im worried about.

my_jdm_rx7

**** breaking it in. You're gonna race it? Than ******* race it. Don't bother with that break in BS.

marcus219

Thats the best advice I've seen in awhile!!!!

Scott 89t2

you can't buy temp passes or anything? if a car doesn't pass smog. and you need to get between the house, shop, and testing place. how do people do it there?

here we can buy 1-7 day pass permits that don't require passing smog.

j200pruf

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Von, why don't you set up a day or too that can be just for breaking in the motor. Go down and get a trip permit (temp pass) And drive it for a day or too, that should be more than enough to break it in.