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13-02-09, 11:58 AM

Running in is one of those things everyone has an opinion on. One thing almost everyone agrees on*, however, is that you can gradually up the max revs as the engine in runs in (and in fact it's good to do so). Don't think you have to keep it below x number of revs till 600 then you can redline it. It's much better to keep it low early on (though still change gear a bit/vary the revs) then up it gradually. The running in process is a gradient, not an "on/off" value.

*People who say redlining it from 0 miles is fine (and in fact better for the engine) excluded...

13-02-09, 11:58 AM	#8
Ceri JC Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I got it! Running in is one of those things everyone has an opinion on. One thing almost everyone agrees on, however, is that you can gradually up the max revs as the engine in runs in (and in fact it's good to do so). Don't think you have to keep it below x number of revs till 600 then you can redline it. It's much better to keep it low early on (though still change gear a bit/vary the revs) then up it gradually. The running in process is a gradient, not an "on/off" value. People who say redlining it from 0 miles is fine (and in fact better for the engine) excluded...