Originally Posted by subarooboy

Guys after working for several credible mechanical workshops (and a few uncredible!) in my younger years, what Denver has highlighted above seems pretty spot on. You don't wanna load it up innitially (beware of low gear and steep hills!), just gently wear the components in etc... however you DO want to give it load after this for sure otherwise you can end up with other issues!

And above all else +3 on following the advice of your engine builder.

Originally Posted by STI325V6

Just done my first 500km's and dropped the run in oil, geez it was dirty as, all the molley, lube etc.

How long do you run with mineral oil before synthetic can be used??

cheers