My Decision

manual > auto... everyone knows that... have fun w/ ur new toy btw

 

I got suckered by the paddle shifters too, and now im starting to feel the same way, but im stuck with it....for now...

 

Why cant you push boost? Just push the pedal down. Its not too hard.

 

his warranty makes him break it in for the first 500-1000 miles.

 

Congrats on the new ride. Now, you will destroy him for sure. Any mods in the future?

 

His warranty makes him? Like its actually written into the warranty? That doesnt make any sense.

 

Even if it doesnt, it would be stupid to run boost on a brand new engine...

Whenever you are ready to really mod that bish, hit me up

Yesturday at the streetunit dyno day, speedclinic's evo made 450whp... they did 11.8 at OSW track last friday... still slower than the big valley performance ebo

speed clinic's ebo:

 

yes it does,like ecktor said.you wouldnt want to run a brand new motor hard,you have to break it in first.it does makes sense and if he did run it hard off the lot and the turbo blew and or even the motor,and its still in the break in period,pretty sure the dealer isnt gonna cover him.

 

unless it's written in the warranty that u can't hit boost... he can get it fixed at the dealership's repair... since more then likely it was the turbo's fault... and well... the turbo is OEM..

 

im sure that they would tell you not to run it hard for the first 1000 miles,or they wont cover it.if the turbo blows since it wouldnt be properly broken in.

 

The waranty might not say it, but its common sense. Why push a brand new engine to the max?? Let it have its break in period

 

There are cars that log the problems, and with the problems, it will log the circumstances that problem happened, like the speed, rpms and other factor. this will tell the dealership how much of a dumbass you were when you blew your engine...

on the evo, the ecu is already setup for a "break in" period, that for the first few hundred miles (cant remember exactly how much) you will be running less boost that the stock amount...

 

i'm pretty sure the lancer is one of those cars that logs the problems (think i read it in another thread/forum) so they would know... was just saying that if it was the turbo that blew the engine, they should of capped the turbo for a break in period, and it'd be covered under warrenty... but apparently from what u've said... thats exactly what they do

hmm... y don't we just wait till the OP to respond, he works at the dealership ne way, he should know better then the rest of us :-D

 

So, how much did your monthlys go up?

How much did you pay before compared to now with the EVO?

 

im sure that they would tell you not to run it hard for the first 1000 miles,or they wont cover it.if the turbo blows since it wouldnt be properly broken in.[/quote:1obj1drj]

number one, the dealer will cover it regardless. they can't void your warranty for going into boost, they put the turbo on the car. and they cant void your warranty based on what rpm you were driving at. Its that simple, they made the car to use boost and set the rev limiter, meaning anything before that limiter is fair game.

* Manufactures are making engines with much higher tolerances today. Where cylinder clearances used to be in the thousands of an inch, now its in the ten thousands. Bores are rounder and straighter. There is know reason to baby a newer engine, it will actually hurt. You need cylinder pressure to drive the rings out onto the bore, which actually shaves the bore into a perfect fit. By babying it the rings will only rub and burnish the surface leaving a less then Ideal finish. So ... keep the revs below 4000 the first 300 miles, then drive it ... accelerate with meaning for the next 2500 miles and your all set. This is how all High Performance engines are broken in, and all engines today can be considered a high performance engine since they pull more power out then there predecessors ever did.

* Most modern car engines are broken in at the factory, before assembly. Therefore the old tradition of breaking in a new car doesn't apply anymore. Just drive as you normally would drive and treat the car the way you would treat anything else of value.