In the other forums it's been brought up many times that for the first 200-250 miles the engine is set rich and the timing is retarded. Others have said the full power kicks in at 10 hours of engine time.

Well for the last 2 days I was doing wheelies on my Outlander 800 MAX. Then half way into my ride my bike felt like a rocket. Lifting the front end into the sky became a night and day difference The stinky rich exaust smell vanished and the mid range pulls much harder. I checked my engine time and it says 10 hours. Not only that but I ran GPS and I gained 5.3 mph on the TOP end from the run I did 2 days ago.

The limiting chip is real. It's no joke.

I drag race many times a month and I have wide band O2 recorders and G-force meters. I can tell you the 800 did lean out about 1.5 points and has much more pull after it hit 10 hours.



The only thing I don't see on the dash is the 10 hour service warning.

 

200mph,

thats what i was wondering, i dont mind the chip holding me back for a little while...i

just didnt want a big red light or a constant notice on the dash board forcing me to bring it in!

it basically a safety mechanism so people dont go and destroy there quads until they are broken in..not a bad idea and saves the dealer a lot of money also

 

In my time this use to be a big problem. Now they have computers with a bore gages and if it does not pass, that jug is red flagged and pulled from the line. Things are very close now days on the line. Not as close as a blueprinted race engine, but still very close.
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The final "quality control" test in the factory is to fill the engine with oil and red line it, if it doesn't freeze up or anything it passes. IMO an "easy" break in is not a benefit to the machine and the only benefit to the mfgr. is the hope you don't wrap it around a tree on your first few rides.

I have a friend who used to drag race, he said they never broke in an engine easily, in fact, on more then one occasion they were literally filling the engine with oil while being towed to the start line. Whenever they tore down the engine they never had any piston/ring problems.

The last two quads I purchased the first thing I did was warm them up then opened it up as frequently as possible the first 5-10 miles. I've experienced no mechanical or oil usage problems with either.

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

FWIW try reading with an open mind. IMO this is a pretty compelling argument against an easy break in.

 

Has anyone called Customer Service on this? It would seem the factory has no reason to cover up a temporary reduced power map in the ECU. And what do the aftermarket chip mfgr's say? They should know. Lots of spectulation, but a little research should quickly uncover the real deal.

 

jimja...we nominate you to make that call..good idea

let us know