RE: First-timer question on my experiences breaking in engine
JD, I had a Fox .74 ABC kick its prop aff and run about 10 seconds with no prop at full throttle, the engine was not damaged. It did a perfect imitation of a siren. I was experimenting with a Macs tuned pipe and a Perry pump carb, when it started to get on the pipe it went lean and shed the prop quicker than a lean fourstroke can.