risking engine? f13 instal
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risking engine? f13 instal sup guys,
gonna be putting in my cam/springs/oilpump etc etc this week and i was wondering after i have it in, how should the engine run... i ask becaus the dyno tuner is about 60 miles away from me
will i be risking my engine if i drive it to him? or should i just have it trailered over there
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gonna be putting in my cam/springs/oilpump etc etc this week and i was wondering after i have it in, how should the engine run... i ask becaus the dyno tuner is about 60 miles away from me
will i be risking my engine if i drive it to him? or should i just have it trailered over there
thanks
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No problem!
Just start it and let it idle for 4 to 5 minutes, so it can learn the idle each time you start it. Crusing will be no issue at all.
You are going to love this cam.
Bob
Just start it and let it idle for 4 to 5 minutes, so it can learn the idle each time you start it. Crusing will be no issue at all.
You are going to love this cam.
Bob
Just take it easy at first so everything can "relearn" and dont want to break a vavle spring. But you'll be fine. Dude, I drove on my F14 cam in my A4 car for 4months before I got time to get it tuned and I had to drive 250miles to my tuner. You'll be fine.
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I/previous owner drove my car for a couple thousand miles before there was a tune put in it. Cam was a 231/237 .598/.595. Ran good enough. Would never stall unless the a/c was on. Took about 10 seconds to find idle with my hitting the gas to keep it running.
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Ran my F13 for over a week before it was tuned. Like everyone else stated you'll be fine; just don't hammer on it to hard.
no harm to the engine will be done. I drove my car for over 3 weeks w/o a tune. Coming to a stop it will surge and might die from time to time but just start it back up and take it easy on it.
I drove mine around town, then all the way to Houston untuned with an F14, around 200 miles total. You'll have hell backing out of the driveway at first, just give it plenty of throttle. 
When I installed my cam I drove it around for 3 months untuned because I couldn't get an appointment to get a tune and my schedule wasn't very flexible. It probably wasn't the smartest idea but it didn't run too bad and yes I did beat on it quite a bit. It probably helped that I got the cam on a 114 but if you're just making a short trip to the tuner I don't see there being any problem.
