02-04-2015, 02:38 AM
I suspect, my opinion, that Honda is less concerned about their uber tight tolerances on their engine and more concerned with transmission break-in, thus for the first 300 miles they focus on those crazy Americans not trying to do jackrabbit starts out of the dealership.
Maybe the traditional break-in warnings don't apply here because the engine is not expected to wear-in like older designs and are already perfectly mated off the line? That is the only thing that makes sense to me.
To add, perhaps unnecessarily so, back in the day we called such engines "detailed" engines where the parts are perfectly measured and mated, resulting in no wear on break-in and more durability in racing applications, for which most of this expensive process was dedicated. I suspect we all have 'detailed' engines.
Maybe the traditional break-in warnings don't apply here because the engine is not expected to wear-in like older designs and are already perfectly mated off the line? That is the only thing that makes sense to me.
To add, perhaps unnecessarily so, back in the day we called such engines "detailed" engines where the parts are perfectly measured and mated, resulting in no wear on break-in and more durability in racing applications, for which most of this expensive process was dedicated. I suspect we all have 'detailed' engines.