Thanks Andreas! And thanks guys for your info.

Andreas, thank you for the deal on this Porsche, If you say drive it hard, then that's what I'm going to do! See you next week.

 

No problem!!! Look forward to getting you in that ride! I always say drive it hard but dont keep it in the red. Well not for too long anyway

Ive went ahaed and set everything else up so we should be good on all fronts. It's up to Porsche to get me the car ASAP! : )

-Andreas

 

I'm going to Miguel today to sign all the papers, they just called me. I'm planning to come up there on Tuesday, but any day sooner would be better if possible - let me know...

Oh, and the brake pads are yellow.

Thanks!!!

 

Sounds good! The only thing we have that can mess this up is those bastards at the port. Shouldnt be a problem I just like to under-promise and over-deliver! : )

I'll have my GM call and put a priority rush on it! : )

 

Awesome - thanks man!

 

I did the same thing!!! Except I video'd it

 

if you saw how porsche runs your engine on the dyno and the initial test drive of your car at the factory, you probably wouldn't be too worried about the break in period! i can't remember exactly how long the engine was run wot on the dyno but the exhaust manifolds were glowing hot (and the oil is changed afterwards) ... and the test driver runs the car hard to check for problems and quality issues.

maybe someone with better memory can describe the factory test procedure.

 

Dont listen to the owners manual. As Gasman and Whyb2nd said, hard break in. Dont beat it like you are driving a race car, but you need to drive it like you have *****. Its hard to explain why it works, but basically you drive it hard and it wears the rings in properly, and you are going to be better off.

If you drive it like you are an old lady for 5k miles, the rings wont end up sealing correctly, you will burn oil much earlier, and you will have less power from improper sealing.

 

Drive it like you stole it, Your car will thank you later.

 

I´m from the hard break in division, really hard.

I ran my 997TT with 321km/h just 20 km away from the factory pickup.

Result at ~ 10.000km: 60-130mph in 8,86s (driftbox, car is bone stock)

I did this break in with all my cars including 7 new ferraris, after a ferrari chief development blabla guy told me to do it that way.

The most important argument he gave me: If your engine explodes, it´ll happen under warranty

 

It's YOUR car, decide what YOU want to do. As for me, I chose to break mine in properly according to the owner's manual AND what I was told by the factory technician when I visited the Porsche in Zuffenhausen. 2000 miles, 4200 rpm maximum being sure to vary the rpms throughout *with a heavy German accent*

 

Since every P-engines are subject to vigorous engine dyno before placing into each cars.And that means all the way to the redline many many times. The valve/rings will seat and seal properly during this period. So my question is did the technician explain to you why it needs 2K miles break-in (under 4rpm)?

 

Yes, he did...I did see them running those engines at WOT. The reason for the break-in procedure is because the rest of the driveline still needs to be broken in properly. This is especially crucial for the gear pinion components.

 

I was told by several motorsport shops that it's mainly for the clutch to wear evenly with the tranny gears.

 

Up until the 997 came out the break in was always 1000 miles, I seriously doubt components have changed that much to neccessitate longer break in time. The engine is already broken in at the factory.The extra time is probably for the drivetrain and the American market. Take it easy the first 500 miles then hit it hard and it will not use oil. I'm not saying bang it off the rev limiter the fiurst thing in the morning, use common sense. After it is warmed up run it thru the gears at every opportunity.
Remember Porsche takes brand new cars straight to PDE and runs them hard. They don't seem to be worried about it. I asked one of the driver instructors at PDE about break in, he said "we're doing it now!" Nuff said.
Like Jason said, it's your car do as you want.