LOL what have you ever built Tracy?
Ive built my fair share of motors, and i did make one of the highest whp engines till this day.
I also am GOOD friends with people that have built motors for the last 30 years. Everything from Cosworth to Honda to Formula stuff. I pick their brain cause there is so much BULLSHIT on the internet its not funny.
The article i quoted is from Jeff at IMPORT BUILDERS, and IMO, as prob THE Honda authority on this site from my experience, he is right. That is how you break a motor in. When i stumbled across that article a few years back, it was because i had built my first motor and was consuming oil. I had no idea why, come to find out, it was cause i knew nothing about tuning, proper break in, etc.
WHen my 2.0l LSVTEC was built, we broke it in HARD and it made TONS of power. It never smoked a drop (until i started crushing valve stem seals).
ALl my friends motors were smoking, and there was this real problem with the NA Honda Community in atlanta that were just not seeing the power they wanted, and they were having issues with oil consumption. Alot of it was from lack of tuning, improper piston to wall clearance, crappy hones from crappy machine shops, etc.
thank god i found Rocket from Rocket Motorsports who steered me toward Don Flores. Don is the BEST engine builder on the east coast, perhaps the nation when it comes to Hondas which is what the OP thread is about.
I think my opinion, considering ive built, owned, and been around hondas and a honda shop IE MAINSTREAM, i think i know what im talking about.
Charles has prob built more engines for hondas than anyone in Atlanta IMO. AN his track record is pretty good (everything from 200whp-630whp). Even though we have had disagreements in the past, i think he will agree with what i am saying.
So will Emminodagreat
so will DonF
so will Jim Justice
I mean hell, you dont want to believe me, dont , call ERL, call DFE ENterprises, Call Golden Eagle. ask them. Not everyone can build 100 motors to figure out what is right, you have to sometimes trust people. An that can get tricky cause alot of people dont know what they are talking about. So, if you have the money to experiment and find out what works, go for it, or you can listen to people that have been there and found out what works an what doesnt.
But, init2winit im not saying you are wrong, if you have any technical or personal exsperience id love to hear it, like more in depth
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