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ALLT4 · 08-31-2009, 05:03 PM

Broke my LS3 in pretty much like you stated, I've been saying the same things for years but there's always the guys that want to follow the OM. Most everything in this motor is roller so there's no cam break in to speak of, you're seating the rings and that's about it. Of course the 6 speed manual is now working smoother also. All the gears and third memeber also need to set in. The one problem I had was I picked the car up in the rain and couldn't really hammer it as much as I fully wanted to.

I agree, after about 500 miles and an oil change it was game over, let the beatings and burnouts begin. The engine has much more gettup and go than it did the first time I drove it on dry roads.

Yeah, GM can't hardly say in the OM "drive it hard" no one would know what that means so they play the conservative game. Some would blow their motors and others would wipe out having never owned a car with 400 or more HP.

I said this in another thread, I slapped my ZZ383 crate motor in my Nova and promptly performed the burnout break in. That thing has some torque! It's fine and runs really strong, stronger than it did when first installed.

08-31-2009, 05:03 PM	#9
ALLT4 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RJT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Howard PA Posts: 149	Broke my LS3 in pretty much like you stated, I've been saying the same things for years but there's always the guys that want to follow the OM. Most everything in this motor is roller so there's no cam break in to speak of, you're seating the rings and that's about it. Of course the 6 speed manual is now working smoother also. All the gears and third memeber also need to set in. The one problem I had was I picked the car up in the rain and couldn't really hammer it as much as I fully wanted to. I agree, after about 500 miles and an oil change it was game over, let the beatings and burnouts begin. The engine has much more gettup and go than it did the first time I drove it on dry roads. Yeah, GM can't hardly say in the OM "drive it hard" no one would know what that means so they play the conservative game. Some would blow their motors and others would wipe out having never owned a car with 400 or more HP. I said this in another thread, I slapped my ZZ383 crate motor in my Nova and promptly performed the burnout break in. That thing has some torque! It's fine and runs really strong, stronger than it did when first installed.