Do low-mileage cars not run as well (under 5000)

[Camarorulz]

I ran my car at the track a while back with about 3-4k miles on it. Now that it has almost 10k miles it feels a lot stronger, especially with the newly installed 3.42s. My question is, does a brand new car not run to its full potential until it gets at least 5 or 6 thousand miles or more?

[jamie]

the myth(?) is yes, it does matter. things have to get worn in and what not.

[Radcat]

I noticed that my car ran better after it had a few more miles on it. It might of just been me getting better at shifting though [img]smile.gif[/img]
I just noticed you are from Oklahoma. When are you going to TV next? Maybe we can meet up. I have a black firebird with a silver hoodbird on it. Easy to spot ;) [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[Camarorulz]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Radcat:
I just noticed you are from Oklahoma. When are you going to TV next? Maybe we can meet up. I have a black firebird with a silver hoodbird on it. Easy to spot <hr></blockquote>
Well, Thunder Valley probably won't open again until Feb. I'll go next time they open, hopefully. I looked on their website and the last thing they had scheduled for 2002 was December 8th. Hope to see you there, though. Whats your IM name?

[MustangEater8251]

yeah teh car will run better with soem miles on it, ever notice alot of times listed in magazines are not that great, most cars are brand new.

[12secondv6]

The engine needs to break in.
Typically in the case of LS1's they are fully broken in around 10,000 miles.
Pistons,rings, etc all need to set in.

[Camarorulz]

9700 miles here, I guess my engine is just now getting fully broken in, if the same is true for the V6.