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Well i got my rebuilt 360 broke in the outher day, but when are the rings broke in, the 360 has had 2 fire ups ran 20 minutes booth times,no isues, sweet.my engine builder says to get some 10 w30 royal purple synthetic, is it too soon to run synthetic, i know we want tones of Zinc, myself i like JOE GIBBS driven, any thoughts, crank is all stantered bearings.thanks gents.
 
I wouldn’t do synthetic oil yet. You need to drive it and load it and get some miles on it. What kind of rings are in it?

I like the joe Gibbs HR2 non synthetic 10-30. Good stuff.
 
Depends on what kind of rings are used and the type of finish on the cylinders and whether or not it was honed with a torque plate. All those factors have an effect.
 
413 said:
I wouldn’t do synthetic oil yet. You need to drive it and load it and get some miles on it. What kind of rings are in it?

I like the joe Gibbs HR2 non synthetic 10-30. Good stuff.
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you know no clue stupid me lol i hope there good ones the pistons are speed pro h116 30 over.
 
Snake said:
Well i got my rebuilt 360 broke in the outher day, but when are the rings broke in, the 360 has had 2 fire ups ran 20 minutes booth times,no isues, sweet.my engine builder says to get some 10 w30 royal purple synthetic, is it too soon to run synthetic, i know we want tones of Zinc, myself i like JOE GIBBS driven, any thoughts, crank is all stantered bearings.thanks gents.
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Take the car out and stand on it as hard as you can.......putting load on the engine is what seats rings.....the thoughts of needing long protracted engine break in is a hold over of flat head ford days.....proper clearanceing , machine work, surface finishes eliminate the need for long breakins. Your rings were pretty much "broke in" about 30 seconds after you fired it up the first time.
 
If you don’t know it’s OK, just don’t be in a hurry for synthetic oil.

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It can take a long time depending on parts and conditions. I've seen rings take 1500 miles to break in.
 
Snake said:
Well i got my rebuilt 360 broke in the outher day, but when are the rings broke in, the 360 has had 2 fire ups ran 20 minutes booth times,no isues, sweet.my engine builder says to get some 10 w30 royal purple synthetic, is it too soon to run synthetic, i know we want tones of Zinc, myself i like JOE GIBBS driven, any thoughts, crank is all stantered bearings.thanks gents.
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Read this over: Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power
 
Lots of opinions on this. My opinion is that it is probably safer to run non-syn oil for the first 1500-2000m.
 
Bewy said:
Lots of opinions on this. My opinion is that it is probably safer to run non-syn oil for the first 1500-2000m.
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I think that'a smart thing to do.
 
JBurch said:
Take the car out and stand on it as hard as you can.......putting load on the engine is what seats rings.....the thoughts of needing long protracted engine break in is a hold over of flat head ford days.....proper clearanceing , machine work, surface finishes eliminate the need for long breakins. Your rings were pretty much "broke in" about 30 seconds after you fired it up the first time.
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