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      08-10-2012, 06:03 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by RPiM5 View Post
The best advice I ever got concerning the Break-In is to just not let the vehicle sustain long periods of constant rpms and speeds. The vehicle components need a high degree of variation in rpm in order to form the best bonds internally. Basically, don't drive for long periods of time on the highway with your cruise control set to 65mph. Work that engine, work those components, but try to stay within the limits as much as you can.
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Couldn't agree with you more. There is definitely a wear-in period where materials forge to each other and form boundary layer lubrication. You want them to mate at various RPMs/speeds within the limit so as not to create resonance frequencies which may result in a more choppy transition.
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