DrDiaboloco

I saw a mention of the "20k switch" in a thread about overheating, but it wasn't addressed further and I don't know what the poster was referring to (and a search didn't bring up any further info that I could find). It seemed to suggest that there is some sort of electronic switch in the ECU that changed something at the 20,000 mile point.

Any comments?

StealthTL

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No switch.

I'm well over 30k, no change.

S

Glyphon

just rolled over 30k this weekend, and there was no noticable change at 20k or 30k

QBallz

^maybe the switch was something broke for that person at 20k?

DrDiaboloco

Good point. Perhaps I just mis-read what s/he was saying.

I went back and tried to find the post in question, and naturally I can't find it now. I did find another reference, however, though in this case it's a reference to the RX-7:

"i was just wondering if any one has had there gauge cluster disasembled or out of the car yet. the reason i am wondering is becouse on the 7's there is a switch on the odomitor. its called a 20,000 mile switch. it runs the car ritch and at a "safe" timming set till 20,000 miles for "proper" engine break-in. i was wondering if any one has hit that milage yet and if you have have you had a noticable increase in power?"

There's even a reference to the 7's shop manual that shows where this switch is mentioned, so I guess it's not made up. The question is whether or not the 8 has this same switch, I guess.