Originally Posted by
hkshaitian
ight so i fin to go with jdm b16 p30 pistons and use a new oem headgasket, and should get around 11.5:1 compression on 93 pump gas? How long should i break in the pistons?
there are approximately 84053 ways to break in a motor, most falling into some version of one of the following two:
1) those who break it in nice and gentle, dont get on it hard till after 1500 miles
2) those who believe you need to 'load and seat' the piston rings immediately for a good seal, and suggest idling for 10 min and getting on the street and doing 75% pulls IMMEDIATELY.
it is useless to argue about which is better, who likes what, etc, cuz any decently built motor will hold up, and UNLESS someone can provide a documented experiment with two identical motors, lets not get into which is better.
use Google. find a method you like. good luck.