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Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power
Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power
Andy with all those machines it's sounds like you sir are having to much fun with life so I want to help you before it gets to far I will take some of those off your hands this way you don't have to worry bout heart problems from to fun excitement :smile:I been using the Moto Man method on all my engines for several years. I first read about it on the advice of a Harley mechanic, and used this method to break in a 2005 Harley Wide Glide. It has a bone stock 88ci twin cam motor, and has 50k+ miles on it and still runs stronger than my bro-in-laws 95ci S&S built EVO motor (pisses him off). I used the same method to break in an 06 LTZ 400 that runs great, an 08 KFX 450r that has a few bolt ons and runs like a scalded dog, and a 08 KFX 700 that is just an absolute torq monster. All my toys are well maintained, but get rode hard, and all are still running in excellent condition with no blow-by, no compression loss, and no smoking. Needless to say I used the same method breaking in my Mav. I can't argue with the results.
I'm no metallurgist, but I do understand what your getting at. All I'm saying is that my results using the Moto Man method have all been as advertised. Seating the rings in the 1st 20 or so mile of break in seems to be the key, regardless of HP.What I'm getting at is basically all of the vehicle you mentioned above have the same basic type an composite material that is used to make the rings and cylinders. Some have much more power than others. So how can you consider them being put under the same break-in conditions whe some make close to 2 times the power or more than others..... I agree you need a fair amount of pressure and heat on the rings and cylinders to seat the rings properly but I don't think you have to hot rod it from it's first breathe in order to achieve proper ring seating....
The same break in conditions should apply to all vehicles. A 500 cc motor making 50 horsepower, a 1000 cc motor making 101 horsepower, of 5.0 Mustang making 225 stock or 500 modified. I remember 30 years ago someone say something like break it in hard, and it'll run hard. Break it in easy, and you have less power or something like that. Well the moto man method just shows evidence for that.What I'm getting at is basically all of the vehicle you mentioned above have the same basic type an composite material that is used to make the rings and cylinders. Some have much more power than others. So how can you consider them being put under the same break-in conditions whe some make close to 2 times the power or more than others..... I agree you need a fair amount of pressure and heat on the rings and cylinders to seat the rings properly but I don't think you have to hot rod it from it's first breathe in order to achieve proper ring seating....