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Old 03-29-2012, 03:04 AM   #120
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Originally Posted by carbonBLUE View Post
im glad you think the same way, i filter the oil every 100-200 miles on the break in to catch straggling metal powder bits but thats about it, give it to her hard the first few times
Exactly. If during break-in the engine never sees the type of operation it's going to get...how can it adequately "prepare" to ever face those conditions?

Yeah you need a couple hundred miles to break in pads, rotors, etc.. I've specifically been talking about the engine though.
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