Finished FL5 Break In

[madbikes]

You sure about that? Never heard of brake pads needing to 'seat in' from going easy on them. You are supposed to brake hard, and do multiple stops, going from like 60 - 0 down to 30 - 0. The point is to generate heat on the rotors and literally burn in the pads. Idk the specifics but the friction burns off a layer or does some sort of chemical reaction with the pads

Most performance brake pads will require you to burn-in. It's only OEM or normal pads has the "take it easy for a certain amount of miles" instruction.

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[Icehawk]

I know these are being purchased with functionally zero miles but many other cars are not - how do you think I test drove that CT4V-BW recently? I sure didn't worry about break-in. Nice traction control system on those btw.

I'd avoid sustained high loads or steady RPMs for the first 500m or so but beyond that, no reason to super baby it IMO. When I pick mine up I can guarantee the first thing I will do is run it to redline.

No issue with folks who want to take it easy but after 1k you should certainly feel comfortable driving it however you want.

 

[Dallman]

I have always tried to breakin a car or truck correctly. I only failed one time. I bought a 2000 Ford F150 Lightning. We finished up the paperwork and filled it up it was 9:00pm. I left the dealership turned on the radio. stopped at the first light. Just before it turned green Sammy Hagar came on with the song I can't drive 55 and I lit her up. I took it easy after that for about 500 miles. Between the tires and the sound of the supercharger I rather enjoyed myself. That truck is one my favorite vehicles I have owned. When i get my FL5 I have to drive 400 miles to pick it up and I will have it broke in within a week.

 

[Cornercarver]

Since I bought my FK8 with 13,800 miles on it in 2020, I can only hope it was broken in correctly. Seems like it as I close on 41,000 miles.
Not an issue on the hugely marked up, nobody-gets-a-test-drive new CTR's, but most new cars are often revved hard on a test drive, not babied. So much for a gentle break-in.

 

[DarthTrizzle]

I always go easy for the first 500-600 miles on a new car. However my car was delivered with 12 miles on it and 2 miles left on the gas guage. Someone at the port had some fun in it before I got it anyways.

 

[rob495]

Most new cars are delivered with 15 and under miles. They normally drive the piss out of it at the factory as soon as it comes off the production line.

 

[saGOD]

I'm purchasing my FL5 out of state and will be enjoying a 6 hour drive back home.
I'm most concerned about running the car at a constant speed for a prolong period of time.

 

[AspecR]

I'm purchasing my FL5 out of state and will be enjoying a 6 hour drive back home.
I'm most concerned about running the car at a constant speed for a prolong period of time.

Just reduce the amount of time you spend using cruise control and take it up 5k rpm from time to time

 

[Icehawk]

I'm purchasing my FL5 out of state and will be enjoying a 6 hour drive back home.
I'm most concerned about running the car at a constant speed for a prolong period of time.

I've got a 1,025 mile drive home - I'm going to take two days so neither day will be too long. On the first leg I found some good backroads I'll hit to help keep me from sitting at constant RPM. By the time I'm done with the first leg and nearing flat, straight, FL it'll be good-to-go.

See if there is a side highway or something so you're not on pure freeway - you don't want to be that guy who is going 45, 60, 50, 75, 45.

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