Total Newbie Question

[james007p]

Hey guys, I just picked up my 2001 Lightning 2 days ago and am really excited about it. I've never raced anything before so the speed is all new to me. I plan to learn a lot from this club but the one simple question I have is about breaking in my new vehicle.

I have 83 miles on it right now and the Dealer told me that for the first 1000 miles I should go easy and not "gun" it. The manual says to "vary speeds" for the 1st 1000 miles. Can I gun it once in a while or will I do damage to the vehicle? Again, please forgive the novice question but I'm just starting out.

I also see posts about chrome wheels. How much do they affect performance, especially if you switch to a 20 inch wheel instead of 18 stock?

 

[DJANIMATE]

Your question is going to get a lot of different responses, personally I went easy for the first 1000 miles but I couldn't resist going WOT a couple of times I also changed the oil at 1000 miles to remove any metal that may be in it from the engine breaking in. My 02

 

[BlkSVTTruck]

Drive it like you STOLE it. I think it's worse if you baby it then try and race it later. FORD builds these motors broken in.

 

[John Armstrong]

I took Ford's advice and varied my speed from 0 to 120MPH

Remember Ford didn't say how fast the speed had to be, just vary it from time to time

 

[james007p]

Thanks for the input guys. What about the chrome wheels though and perhaps changing the size from the 18s to 20s???