1,000 mile road trip, top down all the way!

[Jake Raby]

Looks like SPPMO has departed :-)

The bearing doesn't really have any break in procedure, but we typically do see the engine lose 1-2HP on the dyno in the "after" test with the bearing retrofit when compared to the before runs. When I have re-tested cars after a week of driving the power was back and usually was 1-2 HP higher.

When we do these tests we are looking for huge drops in power AFTEr the work is done, if we don't see more than 1-2 HP then we know that the timing is correct and the procedure was effective. We have NEVER carried out an immediate "after" test that showed more power than before the bearing was retrofitted. This is how we came to understand the break in period for the bearing was from these tests immediately after and then over weeks after the procedure.

Nothing needs to be done specially after the bearing is retrofitted, just drive it normally and use normal oils.

The MPG increases are generally so small they can't be measured, but I have seen one engine pick up 3 MPG after the procedure was done. It was driven to us from Ontario Canada and on the return trip it attained 3 MPG more than it did on the trip down according to the Owner, but I think thats a tad extreme.

The ceramic bearing offers a reduction in friction, that reduction in friction adds longer life and frees up power..