Breaking in new motor With new turbo

WVRigrat05

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Meth was the only thing in this convo that caught my eye. :)

So if it's an issue could you not let it idle 10-15 minutes then install the turbos after oil change then go run the **** out of it to break it in?
 

Chevy1925

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Meth was the only thing in this convo that caught my eye. :)

So if it's an issue could you not let it idle 10-15 minutes then install the turbos after oil change then go run the **** out of it to break it in?

turbo mfg also recommend NOT running the f**k out of it to break in the turbo.
 

clrussell

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Just quit it, you can't have Corbins crown for getting trucks running and then selling them. Nobody on here will take that title from him

Exactly. That's my title on this forum.. the guy who can't keep a truck
 

Chevy1925

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Exactly. That's my title on this forum.. the guy who can't keep a truck

well when you gotta keep up on your blow addiction, its what you gotta do! just dont resort to sucking johnsons............... jake aint that rich :rofl:
 

clrussell

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well when you gotta keep up on your blow addiction, its what you gotta do! just dont resort to sucking johnsons............... jake aint that rich :rofl:

Hahahahahaha..

I wish I had a drug addiction sometimes, pretty sure it would be cheaper
 

malibu795

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No priming, cranked it until it had oil pressure then plugged in the FICM fuse and fired it up. Idled it long enough to look for fuel/oil/coolant leaks, then shut it down.

Next morning, hooked a trailer (~20,000 lb GCVW) and ran up a 6% grade until I was satisfied the rings were good and seated. Been daily driving on a 660 RWHP tune ever since (~15k miles now).

Seems to have worked out OK, because the blowby is nearly stock despite larger ring gaps, and oil consumption is barely measurable. 1/10th of a quart in a 3,000 mile oil change seems to be the new normal.

Basically what I do
 

WVRigrat05

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For what it's worth, I broke my motor in medium driving for 300 miles, changed the oil and went on burnout rampage for about 2 hours. Then did it with about 10k miles on the motor and that's when the trans died. Motor had almost zero blow by and used no oil. My LMM uses a qt in 5k miles. Guess I need to be harder on it.
 
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