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Originally Posted by Kris from DRS
Please tell me you primed the engine before you fired it up w/ that high idle.
BTW - I provided a bottle of Redline Engine Oil break-in additive in one of your boxes.
Kris
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We used the full bottle of oil break in.
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Originally Posted by Kris from DRS
Enrico,
A safety trick to help reduce the chance of a very high idle in the event of a vacuum leak is to set the decel limit to low rpm of ~ 2,000 to 2,500 and set the throttle limit to about + 1-2 degrees of the closed throttle position.
For example, if the engine likes to idle w/ the throttle at 8 degrees, set the decel limit to 9 or 10, this way when the engine is below your set throttle, but above X rpm the injection shuts off. This is a strategy to concerve fuel in deceleration as well.
Kris
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I left my laptop w/EFI software at Intermecanica, will relook at your advice above when I have my laptop in front of me.
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Originally Posted by Kris from DRS
Enrico,
one more thing: I suggest the break-in proceedure of the engine to consist of brisk acceleration, usually a few sweeps at half throttle up to 4K rpm, and then let it decel in gear to pull a vacuum on the rings. Then ramp up the throttle and rpm in 1,000 rpm increments with load for a few seconds. Make sure to allow for cool down in between these sessions. If you can, use Waldir's dyno to do this.
DO NOT let the engine sit and idle for long period of time.
Kris
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I'll be back at Intermecanica this morning and then the car will be on dyno..I'll do the sweep 4K-thing above and call you about the 2nd procedure above which i'm not sure i completely follow.
Enrico