Breaking in a new C6
Team Owner
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CI 1-4-5-8-9-10 Vet
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '10, '17
Originally Posted by MitchAlsup
Minor Quibble: Annealing is not the correct word. The heat cycling is used to heat treat and polish the gear surfaces. Annealing softens metals.
Racer
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Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
Sure hope you don't think that just because this came off the internet that it's appropriate here, especially no. 13. Do you know of any car manufacturers that recommend this breakin? 
Racer
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From: Lakeland Florida
I guess this is a topic, like politics and religion, where everyone knows best. Follow your hearts guys. Those crate motors pack more power than the LS2 could ever hope for, so I think , using some common sense when reading this, that much of it IS appropriate. And it IS from GM, but what do they know....
Last edited by bj33813; Feb 14, 2005 at 11:17 AM.
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Just to add confusion: There have been several lively discussions about the “break-in” of high performance Ducati engines on the internet. A poll of users showed that those who faithfully followed owner manual recommendations eventually had the most engine problems. Those who ran their engine hard from the get-go, but understood heat cycles and the difference between abuse and riding it the way it was meant to be ridden, had stronger engines and less problems overall. Intelligently loading an engine early in its life is not a bad thing (varying rpm and applying short burst of acceleration with proper cooling/heat cycling) .
