Road trip with F/I built motor?
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Road trip with F/I built motor?
have any of you guys went on long road trips say from like NJ to TX? im contimplating driving my g out to san antonio where im purchasing a house soon but im a little scared about reliability issues? the motor will just be broken in from being built.
wondering what you guys think on this or have any of you done it? what precausions did you take
wondering what you guys think on this or have any of you done it? what precausions did you take
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I am have done long trips on my FI system on a stock block.. DC->FL->DC->NH->DC->NC->DC. I was running between stock boost and sometimes my 7.5 PSI maps for these trips.
I will be doing something similar to what you have in a week.
I have a new engine being built and will put some test miles on it before taking it across country and back.. DC->Vegas->DC. I hope to be able to get a few 100 miles of break in, before taking the long trip, but I guess we shall see.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated by myself too.
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I will be doing something similar to what you have in a week.
I have a new engine being built and will put some test miles on it before taking it across country and back.. DC->Vegas->DC. I hope to be able to get a few 100 miles of break in, before taking the long trip, but I guess we shall see.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated by myself too.
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I drove my car with a brand new long block from SGP in Houston, TX to Miami, FL. The only problem I encountered was that I started running lean when I went from 40 degree Houston weather to 90 FL weather. Car still ran fine, but would hesitate at certain loads. I was using the EU at that time.
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i have made some trips to san diego and l.a. with no probs. though when i stopped for gas at the highest altitude in the mountain range, my car was too rich to start back up, lol. i always carry the laptop on trips incase i need to make an adjustment. plugged in the comp, made a change, fired right up and on my way again.
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Long freeway cruising is actually very gentle on the motor, so I wouldnt have any worries at all. I have made several 400 mile trips without any issues whatsoever. I even got about 22mpg.
And long as everything is buttoned up, tuned , and leak free...go for it!
And long as everything is buttoned up, tuned , and leak free...go for it!
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Well up do date (knock on wood) I take my car to the track which is about 1:20 away from my house ( this is me going 80 miles plus all the time around 3.2 rpm all the way. Then I get their and I start beating the crap out of my car from 6 to like 11 at night then go drive home. And nothing till now ( knock on wood again). So if you have everything done right go for it but yes check that oil and coolant once a day when car is stopped and your going to sleep in the motel.
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
I drove from San Diego, CA to Jacksonville, FL and then up to Suffolk, VA
not a problem, didn't burn any oil and got AWESOME gas milage.
not a problem, didn't burn any oil and got AWESOME gas milage.
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i got pulled over 3 times heading to san diego, hahaha. got off with a warning everytime. then we sat back and talked about my car, lol. one cop actually said he didn't think he was gunna catch me, i said "well, you wouldn't of, but i figured one of your friends might, hahhaa" we both laughed and he let me on my way.
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