20k mile club
Just coming up to 26k. It should really be on 32k, but I piled those miles onto a couple of other cars. 
14k on my last Trophy, 10k on this one..... does that count :wink: haha
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Good to see others up there to.
I've somehow piled 10k on my daily driver in the past few months!! I must really love driving!!
It'll be interesting to see how the engines fair in the 30s. Hopefully no one else will need a replacement!
I've somehow piled 10k on my daily driver in the past few months!! I must really love driving!!
It'll be interesting to see how the engines fair in the 30s. Hopefully no one else will need a replacement!
my girlfriends 182 with 30k on it feels great.... much looser and more fun.
car gets better with age amd more miles
car gets better with age amd more miles
jezza l said:Good to hear, wonder when it 'peaks' !!!!
Probably keeps getting better until things start wearing out, 50-60,000 miles is probably the peak for a 182 engine in performance terms under normal drivng.
7MAT told me something very interesting about running in his Trophy, turns the 1000km low revs procedure on it's head and he's got the RR results to prove it. All about sealing the cylinders while the engine is brand new (no deposits).
Steve said:jezza l said:Good to hear, wonder when it 'peaks' !!!!
Probably keeps getting better until things start wearing out, 50-60,000 miles is probably the peak for a 182 engine in performance terms under normal drivng.
7MAT told me something very interesting about running in his Trophy, turns the 1000km low revs procedure on it's head and he's got the RR results to prove it. All about sealing the cylinders while the engine is brand new (no deposits).
i've heard about this before - a contact who has a tuning company in the states said they recommend short bursts of high revs when the engine is brand new to 'temper' the seals etc.... I didn't know if this worked just for larger engines or not so i played safe.
ps, i've stalled on 15k - only done about 1k in the last 2 months!
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I've seen how engines are run-in first hand at the BMW plat in Munich:
1) Put brand new engine in car
2) Start brand new engine for the first time
3) Drive car onto rolling road in a sealed 'room'
4) Nail car to around 150km p/h for a few minutes
5) Drive car off rollers
6) Turn car off
And yet there are those that harp on about running engines in...
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1) Put brand new engine in car
2) Start brand new engine for the first time
3) Drive car onto rolling road in a sealed 'room'
4) Nail car to around 150km p/h for a few minutes
5) Drive car off rollers
6) Turn car off
And yet there are those that harp on about running engines in...
O.
30K club!!........What about the 50K club
Car 51K
Engine 13(New)
Still feels fine......no knocks or bangs.
Engine is pulling hard but isn't as old, however my housemates 44K Trophy is singing sweetly....Car and engine....nice!!
Car 51K
Engine 13(New)
Still feels fine......no knocks or bangs.
Engine is pulling hard but isn't as old, however my housemates 44K Trophy is singing sweetly....Car and engine....nice!!
Blimey, not even reached 9k yet.....really should get out more!!
Just coming up to 18K - must try harder!
mines on 21k!
Still only 15,200 - Engine feeling better every mile!
Mine is on 23K and no problems. seems a lot quicker than when i brought it with 8K just under a year ago...