i tried my best to break my new raptor in the way everyone here told me. Is there any way to find out if the i got 100 percent seal for optimum power and reliability? Sorry if this is a stupid question

 

You will never get 100% sealing but close enough. Look into "leak down" testing. do a search there is a lot of info on it not only here but on google. If you cant do that you can get a cheap compression tester aqnd take a reading but they arent very accurate, usually good for a baseline or comparison of 2 or more cylinders. Snap-on makes a good compression tester but its high dollar.

 

The only sure way is a teardown which is not worth it. Did you break it in easy or hard.

 

i guess hard...i mean i didnt drive it like a grandma. i warmed it up and dont know if i ever completely slammed the throotle down but i did accelerate pretty hard, atleast 3/4 throttle pushed at a quick rate from zero throttle and made sure i decelerated. So i dont know..i has about 3 hours on it. I read break in only is for first 20 miles. I had to do twenty miles so far. At one point i definately went full throttle but i didnt let the rpm's catch up to it. That might have been in first 20. not really sure?

 

You should be fine, drive it like you stole it and change that oil.

 

just outta curiousity, should i have driven it harder? How many hours should i wait until i can pretty much drive it like its two years old..you know...full throttle for 20 seconds, etc. thanks

 

Heat cycles are more important than time. I recommend going through about three cycles. One at idle to heat it up, the second I say a mellow ride using the throtle range but not holding it open for more than 5seconds. The third should be the last time you even consider riding moderatly. Again this is what I reccomend, I get on and ride it like it was stolen after two "idling" heat circuits.

 

so i should idle it for how long? idle it and then turn it off? I already drove it through the throttle range so i guess i already did atleast one cycle. So now is it ok to do the last cycle?

 

That heat cycle stuff is crap! By the way it sounds you did your breakin right. Actually very good. Change oil and ride hard!! Going through the gears and deaccelerating like you did is VERY important and you did it right. Now change your oil and forget about breakin suff. Enjoy riding![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

thanks pushin...yeah i followed some article a very helpful guy on this board posted on one of my threads. Excellent article. My father actually got depressed after reading it because he just got a corvette and broke it in gently after i told him not to and we actually got into a fight over it...o well..i was right!

Hey if anyone still will read this...what do you guys think takes precedence in importance to get....swingarm skid, body skid, a arm skid? thanks