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Originally Posted by Cubanaso
I've been through this with my RX8, and per Mazda they don't want you to drive at the same speed/rpm for extended periods of time or maxing out the RPM's (9K in the RX8) for the first 500 miles.
What did I do? I followed the easy break in plan of a major rotary engine expert which was even more conservative than Mazda's....give or take 500 miles.
What I actually did, was avoid the same speed/rpm for long periods of time for the first 1K and I never hit 9K (I didn't go over 6K) until I hit 1.5K. I agree with what some have said...go easy on the car for that first 1-2K then let it lose. It pays off...
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If I had to take it easy for the first 1000-2000 miles... I only put like 500-600 a month on my car. That's a long time to have to break it in and be careful. LOL