View Poll Results: Motor break in period

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  • Stick to the plan...500 miles it is

    7 35.00%
  • UGH no, more like 1,000 miles

    4 20.00%
  • WTF??? Drop the hammer already!!

    9 45.00%
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Thread: Fresh motor break in

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  1. #1
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    It's funny, we can buy a brand new truck and hammer it from day one without fear of it breaking but when we buy a replacement engine we have to baby it for a while to break it in. What's up with that?
    See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709

  2. #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat View Post
    It's funny, we can buy a brand new truck and hammer it from day one without fear of it breaking but when we buy a replacement engine we have to baby it for a while to break it in. What's up with that?
    I did manage to break my stocker in for 500 miles.

    I guess the difference is I am second guessing myself since I assembled it. Logic should be that if it can live at 4,000 RPM, it should live at 6,000 RPM, RIGHT???
    Gone, but not forgotten!

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