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Old 01-10-2014, 03:05 PM   #49
Slowhawk
 
Drives: 1999 Trans Am
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bridgewater,Ma
Posts: 2,017
My car had 11 miles on it before I was doing donuts on the rev limiter. Then a bunch of high rpm pulls with long decel's. That's not how I drive but I know the result from years of working on these motors.

The engineers are just that- over thinking people.

Through the years of when the LS motor first came out I've seen 1 thing over/over and still see it.

Car gets broken in by the manual, easy driving for 500-1000 miles= oil consumption problems, low on power. Yes, some are fine

Owner drives hard off the lot, races or just drives stupid with it- very low to no oil consumption, higher hp on the dyno. Longivity not affected.

For our new LS engine builds- non factory parts/specs= get new engine up to temp, hammer down on the dyno under heavy load while the headers are glowing red. Do multiple pulls while tuning it in. Motor's always burn clean with no issue's.

This is just my opinion from experience of what I've seen through the years.
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