[Shotimes] Engine Break In (WAS: Interesting...porting the intake)

[Kirk Doucette]

Stay away from the bigger oil filter.. IMHO every time I install one I lose
time and trap speed at the track, I think it follows Porters rule about
adding the extra QT of trans fluid about stuff sloshing around in the pan
slowing things down. I know everyone does it and Ill get slammed for it but
that's what happens to me EVERYTIME on my V8 car..

Also even thought this has to make everyone laugh but I have tried the
larger filter 3 times, all 3 times I was going to a road course event and
all three times I have broken my Torque Converter. Yep I snapped something
on the track at the convention,  I think it's a stator this time. Maybe its
just VooDoo - but all I know is dropping the trans again for the 5th time in
14months is getting sickening. Now I have a "super duper" converter from a
company out in the Midwest but I don't trust it, so Ill just prep the car to
make it to Lapeer in the fall and make some 13.3 runs with it on the bottle,
then bring it back tear the drive line out and get ready for the blower
installation FINALLY, a new converter that Im having made from a person that
makes 1100hp and up Power glide converters and then Ill feel safer about
some of the long trips and beating Kurt Metros on a track :)

Kirk J Doucette
NESHOC President
Stormtrooper-97 White

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:31 AM
To: Chris "Zap"; John Weidenbenner; SHOtimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Engine Break In (WAS: Interesting...porting the
intake)

Yeah I plan to beat the snot outta the 3.2 that I'm starting to build up.
Soon as its in my car and the oil is warmed up (dino for the breakin with my
AMSoil 1/10th micron pypass filter and a big clean m1-301) I'm gonna run the
car just like what that motorman guy says.

I'd love to try his velocity porting on a set of heads, but alas I'm not
wasting a set of head gaskets. maybe someday.


Bruce
94 Opal Frost MTX
93 Black ATX - winter beater then parts car :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris "Zap"" <zap@columbus.rr.com>
To: "John Weidenbenner" <johnjweid@earthlink.net>; "SHOtimes"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 2:49 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Engine Break In (WAS: Interesting...porting the intake)


> http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
>
> Saw this a while ago.... very interesting article on break in for engines
of
> all kinds!
>
> ~Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Weidenbenner" <johnjweid@earthlink.net>
> To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 2:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Interesting...porting the intake
>
>
> > What difference does that make? Looser bearings? More or less
> > sealing/friction of the piston rings? "Bedding" in the engine block
(like
> > making the brakes work "better")?
> >
> > John W.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Nimz" <niks@dlogue.net>
> > To: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@comcast.net>; "SHOtimes"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Interesting...porting the intake
> >
> >
> > > I think it is in how the motor is broke in.
> > >
> > > Paul Nimz
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