I obsessed over the engine break-in period when I got my first new car back in 2000. The owner's manual said to avoid hard acceleration and braking for the first 1,000 miles, and it all had to do with ...

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The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has a killer atmospheric engine, but it needs to be properly broken in to deliver its full performance. Although the instructions are in the owner’s manual, Chevrolet ...

Everyone seems to have their own theory for engine break-in procedures these days, but sometimes sticking to the old-fashioned way of doing things is the best. "Getting a new engine is a wonderful ...

This article was originally published on Motorcyclist. Your owner’s manual likely recommends a 600-, 1,000-, or even a 1,500-mile break-in process where you limit throttle angle and revs, and ...

I've been redoing my 1941 Chevy pickup for the last 20 years. I have a completely fresh 283 with flat tappet TrickFlow heads and I'm getting ready to fire it. I put it together about 10 years ago and ...