mattdillon
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Finally put the 3.55's in & was wondering do I HAVE to put the whole 500 miles on them BEFORE I test the waters?
OK Guys, Do I HAVE to put 500 miles on them!
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mattdillon
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Thanks for Nothing Jack, Lol! Just Kidding Jack, I know & believe me its hard (I don't know how some guys don't forget about it though) & git down on it a lil' bit', I know I've caught myself before I realized its a no-no just yet! What's so bad is my car doesn't have but 11k miles on it & I'm trying to put 500 more on it as FAST AS I CAN! Lol!
2002_red_gts
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When unitrax put my 3:73 in they said I could give it a little gas every once and awhile just not a full blown rowing through the gears... But after 2 heat cycles and 300 or more miles you will be fine
dave6666
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Follow the instructions. I did with my 3.73's and haven't regretted it.
mattdillon
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Thanks Guys (300 miles it is then, my guy went thru the heat cycles before I even picked her up), I forgot to mention that everybody was right (about putting the 3.55's in) that I would say WHY did I wait so long. I LOVE THEM (I know, for you that already have them this is no surprise)! I know most guys go with the 3.55's more so than the 3.73's (but I really don't think the 3.73's would have been to low, at least not for what I use my car for). This will be A lot more Fun now, right before VOI if I decide to drive there with one of the caravans (will probably spend a lil' more on gas though) may drive one way & trailer the other, either way its gonna be ALOT MORE FUN NOW! jmo
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AZTVR
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I've read that in addition to no wide open throttle in the first 300 miles, you should not do any towing in the first 500 miles. Just sayin'...
mattdillon
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AZ, that's ONE Thing I hope I NEVER have to do (on any amount of miles) Lol!
AZTVR
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Given your listed location, I assume that you must have a nice bass boat that might need to be taken to the lake quickly !
mattdillon
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Jim, you're right about the (Ouachita River is in my back yard) but I Don't Fish (Go Figure)! Well not enough to own a bass boat (my brother lives right around the bend) & we'll either use his boat or some of the other guys around here if we go, but not enough to justify owning one. A couple of my buddies have Cigarette Boats & we usually take them & the jet ski's when we go. We actually have a camp grounds right down the road (where some people actually live but most people either drive their motor homes or pull their campers for a weekend or maybe a week to go fishing or hunting). That's pretty bad when you live in Sportstman's Paradise & don't Hunt or Fish! jmo
mattdillon
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Cam, I got the so called All-American Hardened Steel Ones from JonB if that means Anything (I heard they're SUPPOSE to be the BEST)!
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dave6666
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You are quite obviously smarter than the engineer that designed the gears, and the combined experience of many others that went into the break-in procedure.
Another brilliant statement. The break-in procedure does not prevent the gears from breaking. It is a hardening process whereby the risk of increased noise later from improper break-in, will cause premature wear. Just what do you think that noise is?
Moral of story: Most engineers and parts designers are complete idiots and the average car enthusiast is gifted.
mattdillon
Enthusiast
Dave I forgot to tell you, you were right (its been a good while back, so you might not remember) but since I put the 3.55's in it's so much easier just going thru parking lots & such, it doesn't do all that lunging back & forth like it used to. jmo
