Hi all.

As some of you may have read in my build thread, I have built myself an all motor B18C2 and it's somehow gone wrong. I am suspecting incorrect piston ring installation by the shop that balanced/machined the bottom end.

Anyway that's not really the point of this thread as I've had enough ranting about that in my build already.

What I am looking for is opinions/advice/comments on the following things from people who have ACTUALLY built/rebuilt their honda engines.

- How do/did you break in your new engine/s?

- How long did it take to finish breaking in (rings to seat etc.)?

- Did your engine/s use a fair bit of oil/smoke on cold start and under load/high rpm during the break in period? how long did it take for it to stop?

- What kind of compression test results did you achieve on your new engine/s?

- Did you go by all the products specifications in your build? (e.g. CP piston ring gap/hone specs)

- Did you get it tuned to any special AFR's for break in?

- Any tips for the second time around?

The reason I ask this is because there are too many different opinions from people who have just "heard" what to do. But never from those who have done it themselves and succeeded.

thanks.