My 2001 Silver L has arrived at the dealership in Toronto, Ontario. I am picking it up on Wednesday. Just curious as to the ideal way to break it in. It takes about 3 hours to get home in Kingston. Should I drivelike I stole it or like Granny?

Thanks,

HORSE9

2000 Flareside Ext'd Cab toredor red
Billet Grill
Painted Air dam with Fog lights
Tail Light Covers & Full length running
boards(painted to match)
Dual exhaust
K&N Air Filter Kit

 

Drive the ***** outta' it!

 

Congratulations Horse9. I'd drive it home in a closed transporter. I picked mine up last year at the end of March and it only took about 1 week before it had its first rock off the hood. These trucks are like stone magnets. And the paint doesn't seem to adhere so well to the aluminum hoods.

Just trying to say that with all the crud put on the roads for our winter driving pleasure really does a number on these trucks.

Enjoy it. They are a blast. Which dealer are you buying from?

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2000 Red Lightning - #835 of 4966 Born 3-8-00 / Delivered 3-22-00
22% Window Tint, Clear Corners, MPulse LoPro Tonneau, AIM 2" Drop Shackles, Bed Rug, PSP Filter Kit, Other Goodies, Group Buy Floor Mats
Best time: 13.45 sec. @ 101.99 mph

2000 Red Trans Am Ram Air WS6, 6 Speed - Delivered 2-15-00 - Awesome Looking Car

My Zing.com Album Click Here

 

Drive it like you stole it!! Dont baby it!

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99 White
6-9-99
#2163
Full Bassani
Pro-M 80
JDM Chip 13.13@104.55
F.R.R.P. Throttle Body(BaBolt Modified)
tcaka@austin.rr.com

 

Congratulations,

Drive it like a bat out of hell with its wings on fire.

Have fun and Good luck

FD

Black 2001 Lightning
A.R.E Ls II Hard Tonneau
Liner
Airaid Intake System
Filter 10” Big Mouth Power Unit AutoPhysics

Black 2001 F150 SuperCrew 4X4 Lariat
Chip Jet Performance
K&N Gen II
Ravin
Gailord Hard Tonneau and Liner
Go Rhino Sumatra Series and much more.

 

Can we see some pictures ?

 

Use common sense and break the truck in properly.

Drive at various speeds, both highway and around town. Be easy on it. Do the first oil change early, then start to have some real fun with it.



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2000 Red Lightning
95 Saleen S-351 Convertible/Triple Black
97 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic

 

Straight from SVT:

What is the recommended break-in procedure for my SVT vehicle?

SVT recommends that you drive your SVT vehicle easy the first 1,500 miles, combining highway and city routes.

Refrain from using the upper rpm range. As the miles accumulate, stretch the engine out to use more of the available rpm. Also, do not to use the brakes aggressively in the first 300 miles to give the brake linings a chance to properly break in.

Check http://www.svt.ford.com/faq.html for more info.

Good luck!

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Red '01 Bolt ordered 7/17/00
Build date 1/10/01
ETA for delivery to dealer unknown
Realistic delivery: Too long away!!!

 

Opps, guess I missed that memo about breaking it in! I'm sure my baby will be fine. She ran strong as hell today, although I did keep things slow as it was raining hard today.

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-Marcus M.
Email-SnakEyez60@aol.com
Black 2001 recieved 2/10/01. Pictures coming soon.
Moderator:BLackBoLT01 Http://www.SVTperformnace.com
PICTURES AT
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...204&a=11459829

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Thank you everyone for the info. I have some pictures from the Kennedy Ford Sales in Oakville. It is about 4 miles from the Ontario Truck Plant where the L's are made. If anyone knows how to attach these to a message please let know and I will forward them asap.

HORSE9

 

HORSE9:

Email me and I'll post them. Send them to xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxxx

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Sorry HORSE9 - Got your emails, but they were Big Time Infected with the 7 Dwarfs virus. Would not open your attachments!! Sorry about that.

The attachments also came with .eml file extensions which are a big no-no.

Try going to www.Zing.com and opening an account. From there you can post any picture you want on this site.

Please don't send me any more e-mails. Thanks!!