upgrades during break in?

[YellowSnake]

I had my TNT Cat-Back (no muffler) exhaust system installed after only 500 miles. I have had no problems.

I like the "TOOOFST" air box. It is a custom air box "TOOOFST" fabricates at his shop in Glenview, IL. Several VCA members already have one.

Congrats on the new GTS!

 

[ACR Joe]

You won't hurt anything but it might be desirable to establish baseline performance in order to at least subjectively quantify any performance enhancement. At 244 miles, I sincerely doubt you have had sufficient opportunity to gain such understanding. In other words, slow down!

 

[Viper Wizard]

^^Yeh-What he said!^^

RELAX! MASTER STOCK FIRST!!

 

[JonB]

The motor runs hottest during break-in. Cooling off the sidesills w/ hi-flow mods could be a GOOD thing, Before ya discolor the paint. No biggie on sapphire. Dont be too anxious to eke performance til 1000 mi. You'll just tempt yourself. But SOUNDING coool and running cool while going slow is a good mod!


Choose an intake on looks? Nope!

 

[GTzViper]

This brings up another interesting question - If mods are done before the car is totally broken in, would the complete HP gained by the mods during the break in be equal to that after the break in is complete or would it progressively increase as the engine gets looser? If the engine alone will gain some HP after break in then why wouldn't the the mods add to that.