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Old 09-21-2009 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveP
You'll want to start out slow and drive it at a moderate pace for at least the first 3-5 tanks. Then gradually lean the main needle with each tank until you burn ten tanks. It's a little time consuming but your engine will wear in properly and you'll get better life out of it. Don't run it at race speed until after 10 tanks.
pond ( stevep ) is no dummy , listen to what he says


get it to at least 10 tanks before you race tune it , i wouldnt run it anywhere near 100% until close to the gallon mark

the engine will " drop its nuts" and tell you its ready when it is ready
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