SS RRR

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Temp gauge doesn't work, pal?

Ed Wright

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Didn't just let it sit and idle, did you? Hope not, you usually burnish the rings doing that. When that happens, they never seal up like they should, and never make the power they should. More power in ring seal (not talking about burning oil or not) than in choosing a "custom cam" over one off the shelf. Don't let it idle while you marvel at how cool your new cam sounds. Go drive it. Hard, on the expressway. Run it up past 5000 WOT, let it coast back down, repeat about ten times.

SS RRR

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^^^
Yeah, hope to God you ran that thing like a scald *** ape when breaking it in?

lt1slowz28

It was broken in the correct a way that was just a trip to the grocery store

SS RRR

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I'm sure you already know this, but perhaps some don't- coolant heats up/cools down much faster than oil. If your temp gauge is working then your oil really isn't warm enough to be taking the engine to high RPM. Not a sermon. Just a thought.

Ed Wright

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I hope it didn't sit around and idle twenty minutes first. If it did, it likely won't matter how you try to break it in afterwards.

lt1slowz28

Ed.. car has been broken in and driving for some time now... I'm kind of lost here one where all this is coming from.

Ed Wright

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Do not ever let your car sit and idle for 20 minutes unless your looking to kiss your ring seal goodby.

transbird95

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When did he do that? are you just saying this for a future notice to guys?

Ed Wright

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That is for everybody. Especially a new engine. Bad idea for any engine you want to make power and be fast.

But, this is his comment that made me want to explain this to you guys:

lt1slowz28

Ahh. Thanks for the help Ed. I was replying to the troll.. apparently he knows best.

SS RRR

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Nah, man. It's perfectly acceptable to rev an engine with cold oil.