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Originally Posted by mkoesel
Curious why you think 5500rpm/105mph seems "steep"? The car is capable of 8400rpm and 160mph+ (or much more if delimited), so the break-in requirements are well below its maximum potential.
I think most people (outside of Germany, anyway) don't do a whole lot of driving at 100mph simply because of the legal issues involved, not because of fear of screwing up the break-in. But as for RPM, I would definitely go all the way to 5500rpm somewhat frequently. Staying at or below 3000RPM is not a great idea IMHO, since you are supposed to vary the RPM through the entire allowed ranage.
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I hit 5500rpm very frequently once the car is warmed up pre 1200 miles. Sometimes if I'm at 65mph I put it in 3rd (6mt) and let it sit at about 5k rpm for like 10 seconds and then go to another gear.