I know driving ur car hard brand new is not good. But what is the brake-in mileage??? and also once the car is broken-in is POWER SHIFTING good or would u guys on recommended not doing it??? I tried searching For power shifting but nuthin. So any help would be nice for a new "G" owner.

 

our VQ engines and drivetrain are built strong and durable. power shifting is not a problem unless you do it on your everyday driving. personally, i do it, but only when i'm getting on the onramp or messing around. so it means sometimes. also, sometimes doesnt mean 2-3 times a week...

 

**** it GO ALLL THE WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

 

kool yea cuz when i had my IS300 back in 05 wen it was new i powershifted wen racing a friend and after only having 2500 miles i blew the tranny. I just didn't want that to happen with the "G". btw wat is the break-in mileage???

 

1200 To 1500

 

is there a certain mph i should stay under b4 break-in??

 

it is actually good if you take it thru the rpms here and there.. just do not stay at one speed or rpm in each gear for a bit of time

 

if your looking to powershift...save yourself your transmission - go buy an auto and put a valve body in it. That way you can't powershift into reverse. your shifts will be "faster" than any manual out there and you will never have to worry about missing a shift.

"REAL MEN POWER SHIFT THEIR MT's IN HOPES OF MATCHING AN AT'S INHERENT SPEED!"

-Sean

 

Did your car come with an owner's manual? I think they're included with the price of every new car these days...

 

Um, yeah.

Do you have an upgraded valve body?

Cheryl's 04 5AT couldn't hope to match my shifting speed from 2 to 3 and 3 to 4. From 1 to 2, it's faster than me if I shift at redline. If I shift at ~6k, her old automatic was still slower.

And you can still miss a shift, somewhat, in an automatic. You can bounce off the revlimiter, which can be just as detrimental as physically missing a shift.

But - a manual driver can never hope to match the consistency of an automatic.

 

just out of curiosity but i was reading the manual and it said i could adjust the rev limiter but cant seem to find it on my base 6mt. i've never ever seen that light come on to tell u wen to shift so dunno if it's suppose to come on the "REV" light is on but dunno how to adjust or to turn it off.

 

No, i dont have one...yet.

As for the revlimiter, yeah it sucks when you hit it, but id rather hit a revlimiter than the totally wrong gear... Nothing a ECU reflash cant take care of.

-Sean

 

..............um okay but that still doesn't help meeh figure out how to adjust the "REV" light. in the manual it says push the button to reset the rev limiter at watever RPM of ur desire but i kan't find this dayam lil button. My coupe is a base model. is there even a button??? and if so where the heck-gosh is it!!!!!

 

Proper shift technique and you should never missshift, its all about how you position your hand

 

This has been discussed ad nauseum. Car mags have done tests (Car and Driver) and found that it made no measurable difference in the 0-60 or 1/4 mile times. Sure it's fun, but it's not worth the wear and tear on the car. A good driver knows how to drive fast AND smooth. Ask any professional track driver, smooth is the best way to win cause it easier on the car AND the driver.