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Old 06-16-2005, 06:24 PM
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I have an 02 z28 w/ 4k miles. At what mileage will the LS1 achieve max power and mileage?
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Here's some reading materal for you http://www.sallee-chevrolet.com/Info..._break-in.html If you have 4,00 miles on it it should be broken in, take it out and give it hell
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30,000miles, or 50,000kms
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30,000 miles I puled my stock motor out for what I have in my sig with 29,000 on the clock guess it wasen't even broke in yet.
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They do take a relatively long time to break in.
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Go run an open road race. When you cross the finish line it'll be broken in
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Originally Posted by conan
Here's some reading materal for you http://www.sallee-chevrolet.com/Info..._break-in.html If you have 4,00 miles on it it should be broken in, take it out and give it hell
thats for an older engine with a distributor
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Originally Posted by cgworth
thats for an older engine with a distributor
Other than adjusting the distributor and carb, what has gm changed about their break in procedure with the lsx?
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Originally Posted by cgworth
thats for an older engine with a distributor
And what does the distributor change in regard to break-in? There's nothing special about the LS1 or other GenIII motors when it comes to break-in. They are still internal combustion, ohv, pushrod motors. At 4,000 miles, it's as broken-in as it's ever going to be.




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