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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TheLadiesMan
for some reason i dont think you take your own advice. aren't we still waiting for some track times on that beast of yours. j/k

Actually I have been on hold going on 3+ weeks now waiting to get my BS3 ECM back (having some updates and additions) hope to get it back this week!
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 12:20 PM
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I think I dented the floor board as I burned rubber out of the dealership, and raced over to the shop to install the supercharger.
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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So the whole break in thing is not important? Why do they recommend it?
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BlownChevy
I think I dented the floor board as I burned rubber out of the dealership, and raced over to the shop to install the supercharger.
Sure your truck could burn rubber without the Radix?
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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...must have more money than I do.
Just take it easy for a while and let the rings, bearings, cam and cam bearings and transmission settle in. Yes todays motors are built well enough to take it but it don't hurt to go easy on it for a while. I do believe in not going the same speed for long periods before 500 miles. If you think GM puts this in the manual as a joke, well you atre on your own. I know lots of people who claim to be smarter than GM who have not made their first million yet.
I have seen sprint and late model race cars do break in procedures at the track. Keep in mind they are not looking for the milage we are, but do not want any spun bearings or holes in the pistons either.
They take a car with a new race motor up on the track and usually in second or 3rd gear they ramp it up slow to a high RPM and then ramp it back down just as slow for several laps monitoring the guages. The bring it in and listen to the motor, tweak it if necessary and do it again untill the like what they see.
You looking for trouble? If so you will find it every time I guarentee it. To bad you cannot sell it for the price of gold.

As for how it will run if broken in slow or fast? I'm calling BS on that. The PCM logs how you drive the truck every time you turn the key off. I believe it stores 10 or 20 logs. TM is effected by your recent driving habits. I know a transmission tech who knows how to run it with the wheels in the air, shutting it off and on, and when you get back in it you will think he installed a shift kit...for a while.
So, if your competion has the same vehicle as you and drives like granny all the time, and you have been sporting around alot, guess what.

So get in the new $34k to $40k truck and just beat the crap out of it and hope it's gonna be alright.
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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So get in the new $34k to $40k truck and just beat the crap out of it and hope it's gonna be alright.

I did, and I will. Trust me, I have seen them tested at the plant...it is not the first time they have been beat on. As for my first million....I am on my 4th now
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 5.3 racer16
I got a new truck , but im gonna get rid of the lightning shortly , the new truck is a 05, crew cab 5.3 with the 3.73 gear and the G80,

i was wondering what was the best procedure to make it be a fast truck, i heard that when you drive it real slow and never half throttle it or full throttlle it it will be slow. so my question is how should i drive it to be the fastest possible in stock Form.A guy told me to always drive fast during the first thousand miles but , i dont know, Help.

tHank you.
Drive it like you stole it!!!!!
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by BlownChevy
I did, and I will. Trust me, I have seen them tested at the plant...it is not the first time they have been beat on. As for my first million....I am on my 4th now
Are we talking spending or saving!

Either way
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mort
Are we talking spending or saving!

Either way

Spending!
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by BlownChevy
I did, and I will. Trust me, I have seen them tested at the plant...it is not the first time they have been beat on. As for my first million....I am on my 4th now
Exactly, there was actually a video floating around about the production process and it showed the testing process. They definitely mat it right off the production line
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