Life after 1000mile service in T350c

[sinsall]

anyone thinking of buying a T350 test drive one thats had its 1000mile service as the performance is as different as black and white.It is now everything and a hell of alot more than i expected from car,hence posting this so late as the roads are great this time of the morning!!!I had annoying clunk,passenger side the same as my Tamora and at last worked out this was the petrol tank.I wanted the car to offer me the same thrill as my old Tuscan but with better grip and thats exactly what ive got.The T350 almost makes up for the day I took my Tuscan back to my OLD dealership with an oil pressure warning. After explaining I was using 2ltrs A DAY they adviced me to "go to Halfords and try some other oil".The engine blew up on the way!!!!Never mind hey!Ive since had good times with a chimp and Tamora and now over the moon with the T350,well done chaps.

[Snakes]

Sounds promising. Mine is coming up for 1,000 miles and is being serviced on the 20th. I know it's been asked before but what increase in revs are you allowing yourself. I've done it strictly by the (hand)book so far so I'm limited to 3,500 although I've just re-read it tonight and it recommends ocassional bursts to 4k. Doh!

Snakes

[Tin man]

At around 900miles I did 5sec bursts upto 4000rpm,as set out in the manual. Took a day after 1000miles for me and the engine to get used to the cars full potential.Initial sluggishness soon sorted after service and now its a very different animal. The car allows you to drive at speeds with confidence. But I had to be carefull as this is a scary level of confidence,and could easily get carried away. Not sure of the effectiveness of the headlamps though as visibility seems very poor at night,have you noticed this?
PS changed sign in name !!

>> Edited by Tin man on Thursday 12th June 02:47

[Snakes]

So are you now using the full 7,500 rpm?

[mrs fish]

Short bursts of 4000 revs before your service otherwise you'll glaze the bores, after the 1000 miler ramp the revs up so that when you reach 2000-3000miles you are on full revs. No need to be too gentle

[Tin man]

Im using upto between 6500/7000 where and when possible