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What's this break in you guys speak of?? Is that code for Grandpa driving
Always the same debate whether it's the M3/4 or M2 forum. Wife and I max out our cars straight out of the Welt on the Autobahn. ZERO issues. I thought the grandpas would be on the 7er forum : |
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I think it's more a case of paranoia... M2 seems to be attracting a lot of "first time M" people to it, plus never-owned-BMW-before owners.
I've always thought that break-in was kind of BS, since AFAIK the motors are all run-in at the factory anyway, or at least they are run and driven around a bit before they're ever in the hands of the final consumer. I thought that the majority of ring seating happens in the first 5-10 minutes of engine life and anything beyond that isn't doing much... but if it didn't matter, then why do they put a break-in procedure in the manual? I plan on keeping this car a while so I will probably follow the break-in. My last "bought-from-new" car was a VW R32, which I had at an autocross with like 300 miles on it IIRC... but that's also a N/A motor, no turbo. It went to ~85k before I traded it and AFAIK the second owner still has had no problems with it (I left a note in the manual so the next buyer could get in touch with me).
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Thanks guys! I know lots of you are telling me to disregard the break-in, however i will go with what ever BMW recommends Thanks for the feedback! Can't wait to receive it. About a week or so hopefully!
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Perhaps you should read the whole thread.
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08-29-2017, 11:32 PM | #29 |
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The OP never asks for input on how to break-in the car, I can read just fine. Folks like you chime in and give your unsolicited advice which was the point of my post. I suppose since he didn't ask about how to break-in his car I gave unsolicited advice by telling him to ignore the advice from those who can't resist to tell him what to do. No reason for any of us to argue here, we should all do what we think is best, life is too short to argue about how a stranger should drive their car.
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Congrats on the new car!
Coming from a 235, I could definitely tell there's a difference in power, even (mostly) staying within break in protocols. And the sound is divine! |
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The break-in period is also for the drivetrain. So if you really DGAF then by all means disregard. I mean why would anyone listen to those stupid engineers that built the damn car?
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I guess the argument would be which part was written by engineers and which part by the lawyers? |
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I did Euro Delivery and did my best to follow BMW break in rules as well. The answer to your first question is, it is definitely a fun driving experience during break in! While you won't be redlining it, you'll enjoy how it feels and handles the curves of the road. Really what the M2 was designed for anyway as opposed to quarter mile killer. 2nd question, you will also feel quite a bit of power as you'll notice good torque from about 2k rpms and not stopping till the 5.5k rpm recommendation. Shifting at the 5.5k mark, still keeps the turbos spooling, pretty much in the sweet zone, so you'll still experience acceleration immediately, in the next gear up. Regarding exhaust volume (totally subjective of course to everyone). Cold start up is loud for a stock exhaust, but not excessive as some aftermarket exhausts are. After it's warmed up, I think it's just right. Volume wise, not tone wise, it's about the same as the stock 03-08 Infiniti G35's, if you ever heard those. I did test drive a M2 with the MPE, but that was a little too much for my taste, YMMV of course. Once again, Congrats on the car |
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Having been around the auto industry a long time, I'd say it was written by the engineers, put in simple terms by the writers and approved by the lawyers without modification. The lawyers don't understand or care about the mechanical stuff; they're too busy writing disclaimers about air bags, electronic nannies and other things that can get a company sued for big dough by owners who don't understand them and didn't bother to read the manual.
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those offering opinions to this topic rather than facts are fxxxxxx
oh wait, Im wanted to edit so i can add: Last edited by devo; 08-30-2017 at 07:04 PM.. |
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Now THAT is the funniest thing I have ever heard. Seriously, have you ever worked with an attorney? Because they NEVER approve something without modification. They would explode, I'm positive.
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The quote below was taken from the youtube comments on the video posted by M2LA. I guess people should do whatever they think is the right thing to do, as there are conflicting opinions on here and on tinternet.
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"people driving their GT4 or GT3 straight from the dealership to the track are hurting their cars": admitting 2000 as indicated in the manual was a bit too much. - For the first 500 km (300 mi), never go over 5,000 rpm (keep in mind the gt3 has a 9k redline) - Then increase the max rpm by 500 increments every 200 miles, about 1,300 miles." Iircc, engine dyno runs at the factory do not serve the same as chassis mounted real driving break in. Last edited by devo; 09-01-2017 at 08:06 AM.. |
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