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Old 09-15-2020, 11:02 AM
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Curious ... how much run time was on the engine before it saw it's first shake down drive on the street? Was the street drive the first time it saw any substantial rpm?
I had it idle two times, for about 15-20 minutes each time in my driveway. Then I drove around the block, maybe 3 mins.

Yes, this was the first real drive with any RPM. I got up to 4K on the freeway.

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one bad lifter can leave alot of metal

I hope there is minimal damage

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