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Re: Rebuild breakin with untuned turbo
Sunday, November 06, 2011 6:05 AM
LAFNGAS wrote:
TurboFire wrote:i removed on of my intercooler pipes and put a filter on it for my break-in. i ran 10w30 conventional oil and changed it every 500 miles for 2,000 miles then switched to 15w40 diesel oil for summer and 5w40 turbo diesel oil for winter . i started it and let it run for a minutre or two for the first start up. let it cool down. took it down the road until it warmed up again and started giving it hell. after 5 heat cycles i retorqued my head studs and i highly recommend everyone does. there was a significant difference in torque, got an extra 1/8 to 1/4 turn before it retorqued. i do things alot of other people dont, but i have been 20+psi for over 20,000 miles now and all is dandy


thats awesome, nothing like potentially overspinning/hurting your turbo


20k later... all is still well


running rich? turn the boost up

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