Occasionally overrevving a rebuild: how bad?
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Occasionally overrevving a rebuild: how bad?
Hey guys i have close to 400 miles on my rebuild now and I am strictly abiding by the 4k rule but I am also new to driving a manual transmition and I occasionally miss 3rd gear and over rev, a few times up to 6k for a second or so. How much damage can this do to my motor?
I purposely locked my 6pi's closed so that it would sputter after 4k ish just incase but im still worried.
I purposely locked my 6pi's closed so that it would sputter after 4k ish just incase but im still worried.
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I think (I think is a key word here) the 4k limit is for those ideots who fail to let thier engine break in. If it hits 6k for a few seconds or so I would not think it would do too much damage. I would avoid diong so. I would avoid it and I think your 6pi trick is a good Idea since it would be a bad Idea to use that for some time.
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Originally Posted by YearsOfDecay
If you are free revving it... nothing...
I started beating the snot out of my last rebuild at 500 miles......
I started beating the snot out of my last rebuild at 500 miles......
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Revving beyond 4k on a breakin doesn't do any damage at all. Hell just beating the **** out of it fresh off a rebuild won't magically make it explode. However, it doesn't let the seals seat properly, and it causes excessive blow-by and various other similar things.
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Originally Posted by SonicRaT
Revving beyond 4k on a breakin doesn't do any damage at all. Hell just beating the **** out of it fresh off a rebuild won't magically make it explode. However, it doesn't let the seals seat properly, and it causes excessive blow-by and various other similar things.
Oh and sonic, check your pm's if you have a chance.
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