The Break-In Period No One Talks About (V6 Manual, Sports Suspension, Cup 2)

seriously · May 19, 2025

allenyao09 said:
The shifter was a bit to clunky after I fitted the short shifter and was difficult to get into 1st gear. I was a bit disappointed but after 1800 miles the transmission felt much smoother. I think the break-in really did make a difference.

Try the 1,2 R adjustment posted by KitKat. It helped my shift a touch in a good way.

sbproducer · May 19, 2025

See that … break-in is not just about the engine.. it’s about the transmission, the tires, the suspension… things have to settle and become one.

allenyao09 · May 19, 2025

seriously said:
Try the 1,2 R adjustment posted by KitKat. It helped my shift a touch in a good way.

I was planning to do that but still procrastinating... It felt like the transmission had worked itself out with more miles driven lol

sixtyy · May 27, 2025

Man.v.Cars said:
I do think our American friends forget that Lotus has never been about straight line speed, nor 'canyon runs'. Tested and built for British B roads that have so many twists and blind corners that 0-60 mph and max bhp are not even a consideration, holding the road and direct steering are.

British B road sounds like canyons in Malibu mountains area.

SimonT · May 27, 2025

And how we see ourselves when doing over 40 mph

Last ICE · 2025-06-18T03:55:44-0500

Nova said:
This feel like the same recommendation for speakers: give it some time for you to become familiar with it. This is why you hear people talk about speakers "opening up" after a few hundred hours of listening. A lot of times we equate difference with inferior, because some of the characteristics we've become familiar with have gone missing, and in their place are some new peculiarities that you find annoying initially. Eventually, you discover and become accustomed to the characteristics of this new car and find ways to work around the things you don't like.

I don't like to admit it, but for the first 500 miles of driving or so, there were times I was asking myself "what have you gotten us into?" I could have scratched the sports car itch in a variety of other ways. But all of that is way behind me now.

Well said. And having your first drive of the car home from the dealership being through a crowded expressway construction zone during rush hour with snaking orange barrels, choppy pavement, and narrow temporary lanes was absolutely the wrong intro to a car that 1,100 miles later proved to be everything I hoped it would.