From the day I took the camaro for a test drive till the day I drive it today and for ever I have and will continue to beat the living shit out of that motor. Break in is for pussies, drive it like you stole it. To me a motor can be like a horse, if you ride it everyonce in a while and dont "beat it" then when you try to it will freak out and not preform like you want it to. Now if you ride a horse everyday and you ride it hard it will live for it. Sure it might die eventually but just buy another one and use the glue from the old one as a sign for the 2nd one to see what he shouldnt do so he doesnt end up the same way.