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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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How long do you use the break in oil after a heads cam install? Ive heard between 100-200 miles.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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I would change it when the car comes off the dyno. Then maybe about 500 miles. After that, change it normaly.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Well it might be next week before I hit the dyno. I lost my job last week and I wont get my last check till tomorrow. I've put 122 miles on the oil and new top end now.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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I wouldn't have run any to begin with...you're not breaking in new rings...if you kept things clean during the install, there shouldn't be anything abnormal in the oil anyways.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Shouldnt be that big a deal with just changing the heads and cam. But I would do it at 500 miles just to be safe.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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I changed my oil right after the dyno & drivability tune was spot on.
But I just used my regular oil.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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Well Im just going by what ls1howto said. I got some store brand synthetic in it now. I got Mobil 1 for the change.
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Your not really breaking anything in but I would change it after maybe 500 hundred miles just because I had it apart. But you shouldn't run it much without tuning.
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