Brake in
10-30-11, 05:46 PM
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Brake in
how do I brake in an engine that is in a car that isnt legal to drive can I just let it idle for a long enough time or let it idle through a few full tanks of gas.
10-31-11, 08:34 PM
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The engine needs varying loads and rpms, so idling the engine will not work. Here are your options if the car is not street legal:
1. Put the car on a trailer, transport it to a race track, and perform the break-in on the track. It will take about 100 miles with old bearings, or 300 miles with new bearings.
2. Put the car on a trailer, transport it to a facility with a chassis dyno, and perform the break-in on the dyno. It will take about 2.5 hrs with old bearings, or 7 hrs with new bearings.
3. Pull the engine out of the car, transport it to a facility with an engine dyno, and perform the break-in on the dyno.
I highly recommend that you get help locally from somebody who knows what they are doing.
1. Put the car on a trailer, transport it to a race track, and perform the break-in on the track. It will take about 100 miles with old bearings, or 300 miles with new bearings.
2. Put the car on a trailer, transport it to a facility with a chassis dyno, and perform the break-in on the dyno. It will take about 2.5 hrs with old bearings, or 7 hrs with new bearings.
3. Pull the engine out of the car, transport it to a facility with an engine dyno, and perform the break-in on the dyno.
I highly recommend that you get help locally from somebody who knows what they are doing.
10-31-11, 11:01 PM
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I mite just take it to the fair grounds by were I live and drive it around there all day.I just got to make sure my front cover leak isnt cosing me to lose to much oil
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