I know the manual says 600 miles, but i couldnt help myself. So with 320 miles on the odometer, I floored it from 0-120. The pull was AMAZING (especially till the end of 3rd around 113 mph). I was wondering what was your milage when you first floored it?

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2002 Satin Silver TL-S With Navi

 

Oh Oh! Hope we don't start the lecture circuit again!

WOW! Not bad! So far I've chickened out after 90+....

:-jon

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02 TL-S NAV w/Spoiler, Body Kit, Bowling Ball Wheel!
Comptech Springs
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I floored it for the first time when I couldn't help myself from drag racing my friend's supercharged buick. It only had 500 miles on it -- but three times before then, I had heavily laid on the gas to pass a car or two. Don't worry, once you have 1300 miles on the car like I do, you won't care anymore, cuz it'll be very well broken in. I do notice though that my front tires are wearing unusually fast -- I don't doubt it's cuz of the way I drive the car --

 

Peter, how many miles are you up to?

:-jon

 

Jon,

I have 1316 miles or so on it to date. I can't say the car is any more responsive or faster than it was day one -- it really feels about the same. The reason I mention this is 'cuz someone said their TL-S became quicker as it broke in .. Anyways, I DO notice the HUGE difference hot and cold weather plays on the car -- I was definitely expecting the lower performance in hot and humid weather -- kinda makes me yearn for a V8 that'll perform well in many weather conditions.

 

Peter,

It was me that mentioned the difference. I seemed to notice it at 900 or so miles. Maybe it was the fact that I stopped "babying" it, but it seemed like there was a change. It also could have been because the snow went away !

I'm over 3000 miles now, almost time for the oil change!

:-jon

 

How sensitive is the 3.2L V6 to temperature??? My 400SE's 4.2L V8 is very sensitive to temperature. In fact, it's so sensitive that it drives like 2 different cars when the temperature is hot!! And from what I gather from MB technician, the 4.2L V8 can loose as much as 10HP/degree(Cecius..spelling?)when the engine temp is over 100C...

Andy Kuo

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'92 Mercedes-Benz 400SE
Pearl Grey/Black

'02 Acura TL-S
Satin Silver/Ebony

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

 

I'd say higher temps are more of a burden on 6 cylinder and 4 cylinder engines since they don't usually have the higher torque bands that typical V8's tend to have. However, I think V8's suffer from high temps too, most engine prefer cool, moist air (not too humid), and most tires prefer warm to very warm road temps.