Hey everyone,

My Stang has been in the shop for a couple weeks now, and I am getting it back on thursday (THANK GOD).

They had to replace the trans, clutch, and flywheel, which means I am going to need to be easy on my baby for a while.

My question is what should I do to break in the new parts, and how long should I do it for?

And yeah I know, it sucks that I am having the parts put in by someone else, I just dont have the time/equipment to put all those parts in myself. Luckily it's a trustworthy mechanic who's fixing it

thanks,
DMD

 

Just dont beat on it, keep the throttle mild and do NOT dumpe the clutch. I usually break in clutches for 1000-1500 miles depending on driving conditions.

 

Okay then Ill just keep it below 2000 RPMs and I dont drop the clutch for 1500 miles, thanks

 

2000rpms? Thats barely even moving! Bring it up to 4k-4500.

 

Break in doesn't need to last 1000-1500 miles. 400-500 miles of normal driving and you'll be fine.

 

lol I usually shift at 2000 rpms when im trying to save gas anyways...and so only 500 miles? That definitely sounds alot better, 1500 miles would be brutal

 

Yea I just got the extra mileage because I'm paranoid OCD and use spec.

 

Yeah makes sense, right now I can tell the clutch needs to be broken in just by how it drives. I honestly can't wait for this 500-750 mile break in to be done with