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1. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: paulricco at att.net (Paul Ricco)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 12:20:58 -0500
FOT, Good afternoon and we hope everyone is having a great weekend. We have a couple questions for those who have had experience and success building TR4 race engines. The information might be helpfu
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00066.html (8,844 bytes)

2. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com (Duncan Charlton)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:19:43 -0500
Paul, Running the engine at 2000 to 3000 rpm and just leaving it there for 20 minutes is usually suggested as the right way to break in a new flat-tappet cam and tappets but my understanding is that
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00067.html (11,114 bytes)

3. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com (Jack Wheeler)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:50:31 +0000 (UTC)
Hi Paul.? When I last raced in the late 1990's, I was building 180 HP motors, taking advantage of all the SCCA rules would allow.? I was using up to 7,000 PRM's consistently.? Since I had to use a st
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00069.html (11,445 bytes)

4. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:33:25 -0400
The short version, rings flex. Piston pushes ring up, it's flat and against the lower face of the groove. Gas pressure charge travels through the side gap on top past the upper face of the ring and g
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00070.html (12,411 bytes)

5. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: van.mulders.marcel at telenet.be (van.mulders.marcel at telenet.be)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:20:28 +0200 (CEST)
Probably much more horsepower is lost by being too kind on a fresh engine than by running it at full throttle too soon; Marcel Van: "fot" <fot at autox.team.net> Aan: paulricco at att.net, "fot" <fot
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00073.html (13,571 bytes)

6. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: fubog1 at aol.com (fubog1)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:50:13 -0400
Yes there is some degree of truth in that, it's a balance... Glen Probably much more horsepower is lost by being too kind on a fresh engine than by running it at full throttle too soon; Marcel Van: "
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00074.html (13,175 bytes)

7. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: tr4racing at googlemail.com (tr4racing at googlemail.com)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:53:21 +0200
Hi, I never used braking in oil on a new engine. I put in 10w60 synthetic oil and go racing. Cheers Chris --Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-- Von: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> Im Auftrag von Paul Ricc
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00076.html (9,856 bytes)

8. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: tr4racing at googlemail.com (tr4racing at googlemail.com)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:05:03 +0200
My piston manufacturer says about braking in: Put the pistons in, and then drive the car to pole. Means: Reckless driving from the first second. Cheers Chris Von: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net>
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00077.html (11,649 bytes)

9. [Fot] TR4 Race Engine Break-in Questions (score: 1)
Author: billdentin at aol.com (Bill Dentinger)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 11:44:58 -0400
Amici... When I was a teenager, I remember two adults discussing this engine break-in issue concerning for a new street car. One insisted it was critical to go no faster than 35 mph for the first 1,8
/html/fot/2018-08/msg00078.html (14,207 bytes)


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