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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 07:03 PM
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How long to break in a fresh rebuild?
I have a fresh rebuild from rotor sports racing.com and im about to drop it in.. how many miles should i put on it before i start to drive it harder?

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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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2k miles...Don't get over 3500 change the oil at 500 and 1000??? check out kevin landers site for his break in procedure.
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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1000 miles is enough before you start driving it harder. But you probably wont see full compression till 3-4k miles on used housings. Depends how worn they are really.
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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I'd say 2K
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Old Sep 13, 2003 | 11:25 PM
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Rotary Performance does a good job In explaining this. http://www.rx-7.com/tech/new-motor-tips.html
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 07:30 AM
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go to kevin landers site, he has a whole section on breaking in rebuilt motors www.rotaryressurection.com
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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like under 4k till 2000 miles, oil changes at 500 miles and 2k miles.
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