Got_CID?
Jan 16th, 04, 2:09 PM
Heres the deal...just went in with a new 454, Tremec TKO, and Eaton posi and gears. All require a break in procedure of some kind, but in what order should I do it to make sure everything gets a good break in?
Now obviously I would say break in the cam first, but I'm using a roller cam which doesn't require break in. So rings would be the only thing. But they say to break in the Tremec by putting the car on stands and running through the gears for 20 min. But the rear end needs to be broke in for 20 miles (or is it minutes) and then cooled down. And then you got the whole ring issue.
So should I just drive her out of the shop and get the rings seated with some variable throttle runs and assume that was enough to break in the trans and rear end?
Oh and heres a few pics of the project:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p754b51a00affae4dcece8a8686b5e72f/f9ef7fec.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/pd3ef4f77eed07ccb3f28a2bcb9b8cf3e/f9ef7ff1.jpg
Now obviously I would say break in the cam first, but I'm using a roller cam which doesn't require break in. So rings would be the only thing. But they say to break in the Tremec by putting the car on stands and running through the gears for 20 min. But the rear end needs to be broke in for 20 miles (or is it minutes) and then cooled down. And then you got the whole ring issue.
So should I just drive her out of the shop and get the rings seated with some variable throttle runs and assume that was enough to break in the trans and rear end?
Oh and heres a few pics of the project:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p754b51a00affae4dcece8a8686b5e72f/f9ef7fec.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/pd3ef4f77eed07ccb3f28a2bcb9b8cf3e/f9ef7ff1.jpg