hehhehe jack the back tires off the grouind and drive it lol

 

HA HA im going through the same hell right now cept i have my license and NYC insurance is the enemy. If only I wasnt in soo much debt from building the engine....

Anyway I let it idle till warmed up 2x a week or so. Its hard letting her just sit there, shes sooo cold

 

Well, then build the engine, install it, start and let it run for a little while. Then properly store the engine. Starting it every week fairly bad for the engine, since it will never reach full operating temperature. You will build up condensation, contaminate the oil, etc.

A proper breakin means DRIVING the car under changing conditions.

 

Yep, I agree with Aaron here. In no way should that be considered a break in.

Breaking in an engine occurs with the engine under load in driving conditions and requires the full range of RPMs. Not just 1500 and under.

I also think trochoids answer is good as well:

 

well im not trying to break it in.. im just asking since it wont be broken in how often should i run it and for how long.. i know when i go on the road i will still have to keep it under 4k for the first 2k miles

 

I think you should put some crappy tires on the back and power-brake for 5-10 minets a day!!

 

LoL

 

why not just tell ur daddy to drive it for you

 

he doesent want the pay for the insurance

 

i figured he'd say that... well now you got some ammo to blast at him in case you every do get caught driving it out on the road.

 

um ... may be just keep working on the car ...
like TB mod .. port intake ... clean interior / weight reduction

save up and learn how to paint maybe ?

should keep u busy for another month ...

 

Store it until you can really drive it. You gain nothing by idling it or starting it now and then.

 

learning how to paint is a pain lol, i didnt read up on it and just went straight at it, i went through bare metal throughout the entire car, would have been 4000x easier if just sanded and primed the paint, oh well live and learn

 

Tb mod is done, interior is clean,

paint is what i plan to do next.. my dad waz a bodywork and painter so he is gonna help me through that....

ill prob put the engine in run it for a little then just run it once a week till the engine is compleatly warmed up...4 months really isent that long and buy the time itz in and running it will prob be down to about 3 months not that long at all

 

well looks like the majority of people are telling you the same thing. Don't run it until your breaking it in. Store it and wait it'll be hard but imagine that when you get yor liscence you'll have a brnad new rebuild wating for you. I would start it and make sure it all works then store it like arron sugested untill you can drive it. The problem is that it needs a load onn the engine. I'm sure you can find little things to do to the car over the next 4 months, and tiny little things you can think of. but i think only bad things can come fromletting that thing idle too much

 

haha yea driving a rx7 without a licence is fun! i did it once during the daytime hahaha ... man i was sweating bullets hoping not to get caught or something

 

lol

 

I don't really see what the problem with running it around at night is? hehe...

I mean, the first time I drove my rx7 after the rebuild (and before the bad things) it didn't have a hood on it, quite a few other electrical things weren't working right, didn't have insurance (for the car, I'm insured as a driver though)... and it is still registered non-op... it was pretty far from a street legal car. Anyway, I just drove it around put-put running through the gears to 3500, shift, 3500, shift, etc. Took it for a sunday cruise through the canyons since they're out of the way, not much traffic.. got some funny looks.

Then I put a wrong color hood on it (red hood, black car) and was pretty much driving it to work. (Almost made it there too..=/)

Being that you're an inexperienced driver I'd guess you can't do the same... but your dad could easily put it around without it being totally legal... just don't go blasting along past the speed limit and you won't get pulled over, no problem.

--Gary

 

I was going to take mine out for a spin... but it would have gotten stuck on the ice, snow, mud mixture trying to get to the road. Not insured... not registered.. not inspected... just got it yesterday and running today

 

my dad is a corrections officer.. he dont do anything illegal

 

So, we're done here, right?

 

One more thought.
Is your car stick or auto? Do you know
how to drive stick? If not I would
sugguset learning on something else
instead of a fresh rebuild, due to
missing a gear and over reving or
something. If you know how to drive
stick, hang out and dont drive without
a permit. It will be worth the wait to
do it the right way. Ive seen people
do some stupid things because they
could not wait. You have got a good
start, dont mess up.