This discussion becomes interesting.
Some of you think, that the engine should be run before shipping.
Personally, I just check the engine, but dont run her, unless:
1) I modified the engine myself (like a new mod on the glow engines I build)
or:
2) The customer asks me to set the needles for him with engine running.
3) the customer asks me to do the first running in.

The customer buys a NIB engine,
Should it never have run??? I like mine NIB, never run. What about you guys.
(I know my new car has run under own power from the production line to the parking lot. )

My experience with the factory settings is, that though the needles are not far off, they still are off. It takes me only a few throttle blips on the engine to have the first rough setting near the ball park on the rich side. A new engine is rough, so most of the time the factory settings (IF they set needles) are slightly too lean.