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new engine break in..any tips???

Old Jul 9, 2002 | 12:02 PM
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new engine break in..any tips???

my new engine wil be in tomorrow. Does anyne ave any tips or rules for breaking in a new engine? I dont wanna f*ck anything up and i was hoping you guys would have some useful pointers to help me out. Your help is appreciated greatly
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Old Jul 9, 2002 | 12:27 PM
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There was a thread on this a couple of days ago... do a search, there's lots of good info in it and some opinions too...
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Old Jul 9, 2002 | 01:10 PM
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i used gmgoodwrench's breakin procedure. I had to split the 30 min breakin to two 15 min sesions b/c it was so g'damn hot out that the car kept overheating.
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Old Jul 9, 2002 | 01:44 PM
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opinions vary.. check this also

http://www.camaros.net/forum/Forum4/HTML/005043.html
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