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Originally Posted by Gilgamesh
Steam,
Thanks for the input. So if I just put the 1200 miles on the truck before towing, (as was the plan anyway) I am ok to tow above 50? I think I should be, or do I still need to keep it under 50 for the first 500 miles of actual towing?
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Also, front loaded, I needn't worry about a special hitch...I can just slap on the trailer and go? Guys pull their RX-7's and such out to these events (granted they are lighter than a G35, but still) on old Nissan harbodies, just fine...the road is really mild..only a few nasty bumps, no real bends...and a few grades.
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Gilgamesh,
You're doing just what I did... Every night I drove the LONG way home to rush to get some miles on the truck. Believe me, you're better off doing it like this. I've got about 17,000 on my truck now, and just plain no problems. Until I got about 3,000 on the engine (I'm old-fashioned) I kept my foot off the floor - the Titan would pull my trailer just fine anyway up most grades at 3/4 throttle. And I have a 6500# trailer. So what if you slow down a little... you will not harm the engine by taking it a little easy anyway.
Best advice on towing with a new engine: make REAL sure it's thoroughly warmed up before you hit the highway; don't try to pass everything in sight, and just pretend it has less horsepower until it's thoroughly broken in and on that second change of oil.
As far as the car trailer.... You can just hook 'er up and go. Agree with you that surge brakes aren't the best, but they are 'WAY better than nothing!
I have an SE, and have been really pleasantly surprised: I haven't had to change shock absorbers for towing. The last 4-5 trucks, I had to do so.