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Old 01-09-2010, 10:03 PM   #11 (permalink)
LateralG'z
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I am by no means an expert but as somebody who has built lots high-performance engines growing up and is a mech eng. There are lots of good practices. I was an intern for Dynojet for one summer, I got to see lots of really cool cars and meet some really smart people in the industry. One guy who raced for Ford factory was tuning his new mustang told me that a his mechanics good practice is to not use more than 50% of the RPM for the first couple hundred miles and then vary the whole RPM bands as much as possible including using the whole RPM band with light throttle variation or load so that all the components break in seat correctly. I would highly recommend changing your oil after your first 700-1000 miles if not a little sooner. I would recommend getting a oil filter magnet to help trap all the metal shaving that take place during this time period and keep using to keep using it after. But there are lots good recommendations to properly break in your new car. Have fun with it!
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