Camshaft Extra Lube

you running oil designed for startup? Or are you running additive in your oil designed for startup?

i'd fill the pan with startup oil or oil+startup additive and prime till all passages were guaranteed full, then do all you can to ensure immediate fireup and sustained operation at 2k for 30 mins.

be sure your cooling system is totally solid.

happy startup!

I'm going to run a break-in additive, I went to my machine shop and asked them what they recommended, so I bought everything from them. They also gave my a their break-in procedure, and it tells me to do what you said, prime the system to fill all passages start immediately and so on.

I was planing on sticking a running garden hose in the rad just to be 100% sure it wont overheat. So I should be good in that respect.