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Originally Posted by Radiation Joe
I've built a number of hi po engines over the years. From dual weber M10s with 7800 rpm redlines to 461 ci Pontiacs. My rules have been pretty simple. Use the whole rpm range gradually over the first few hundred miles and avoid prolonged heavy loads during that time.
What that means is vary the rpm a lot over the first 500 miles and use the whole rpm range long before 1200 miles. Don't run the car hard enough to get the oil temps much over 200F.
Forget what I just wrote. Halfway through this I read the post above. Lotus has it right.
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I think so as well, I have been doing a combination of gradual and some higher revs with gas. During the first few hundred I was very easy and now passing 400 I have been giving some full throttle. It is more healthy to let the motor see most of the powerband than just a small portion of low revs for 1200 miles.