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Old 02-01-2008, 09:45 PM
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Default Bench Top Break In?

i was wondering if its ok just to start the engine without doing the brakein right away just wanna hear it lol or if theres a way to break in your engine without have to do it outside its cold as hell here
Old 02-01-2008, 09:49 PM
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Unless your in a big building you need to do it outside the fumes will kill you.
Old 02-01-2008, 09:53 PM
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i was wondering if its ok just to start the engine without doing the brakein right away just wanna hear it lol or if theres a way to break in your engine without have to do it outside its cold as hell here

i had a friend who hooked up a rubber line from the pipe out the window, lol (rc danny) i was on the phone when he was doing it, funny as can be but it worked. i guess he used some sort of automotive line
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i just open my garage door. when i got my tsunami ultrawide i did 2 tanks with the car sitting on 2 pieces of 2x4 lol.
Old 02-01-2008, 10:10 PM
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I used the hose off the vacuum and stuck it out the window

Also did it on the stove with the overhead fan on..that didn't work well for very long[:@]
Old 02-01-2008, 10:12 PM
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i also had a fan blowing the exhaust out. didnt want to be in the paper the next day like some dude offing himself in his garage with a pipe from his exhaust to the inside of his car.lol
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i also had a fan blowing the exhaust out. didnt want to be in the paper the next day like some dude offing himself in his garage with a pipe from his exhaust to the inside of his car.lol
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:18 PM
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I'm having a revelation here.... uuuuummmmm, uuuummmmmm, I see the dryer vent disconnected from the dryer modified to fit the exhaust! I dunno, just tossing ideas around.
Old 02-01-2008, 10:27 PM
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find a small hose like a fuel line from a car that should fit on the end of the tailpipe. put that out the window. you should be ok. but use a small hose clamp to hold the rubber hose on. just an idea.
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you have to find a hose big enough that it wont cause any backpressure i think.
Old 02-01-2008, 11:35 PM
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Default RE: Bench Top Break In?

how many tanks should i run i do have a line out my window i just dont know how long to let it run or if and when i shout throtle up and how far
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lol, easy throttle since its off the ground and no resistance, keep temps at 200-220

why dont you wait till tomorrow, supposed to be around 50 tomorrow, i see your in pa, not that far from me
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Go by this to break it in http://www.redcatracing.com/quickstart.pdf
Old 02-02-2008, 01:44 AM
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how do u keep the temp around 200-220 while the car is just idoling with the wheels off the ground?
Old 02-02-2008, 01:50 AM
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break it in how the redcat site says. i think its alot beter then just leting it idle for a few tanks of gas
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Default RE: Bench Top Break In?

I broke-in my engine in my garage too. I live in Minnesota so it was like 15 degrees out. The exaust was bad but i just opened up the garage door every once in a while. I broke it in on a saw horse.

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