So, long story short, i put a lot of work and money (parts, machining) in to a new 3.6 motor for my street-legal track car. Yesterday and today i began the critical task of breaking it in... properly i hope. Basic principles: vary the speed, gradually increase both load and rpms, and never lug or jerk (jerk = 2nd derivative of velocity, and is generally bad). So basically, when I have a new , powerful toy, its torture :-) Lots of miles, none on highway, and not the fun way.
The kid likes to pull and rev; not that I've pushed it. At idle i can barely feel it (good). The headers + stock exhaust give a nice rasp that's never annoying. Average economy is not good. seems to be running rich, both form mileage and faint odor. Any odor is a lot of fuel, IMO. 17 mpg on all back roads, going from 2.5k rpm top 4-4.5k rpm, which may in fact be the reason :-)
LSD seems tom make whining noises especially at low speed and high lock. Not sure if this is normal.
I need to speak with the tansmission guy. But its Easter and he's in Colorado. (GBOX).
The good news: lots of incredible back roads in NJ. Lots of friends to visit along the way. Truly "the long way home", both literally and figuratively.
So - to all here - Happy Easter and let's all think about important stuff, like how we can learn from the message of this holiday, regardless of our specific beliefs.
G
Grant
gee-lenahan-at-gee-mail-dot-com