Breaking in a Stihl 500i, any tips?

Here's the link to the manual. I haven't looked in the box at the hard copy since it's out in the shop. Maybe that's my problem.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...QQFnoECA4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2hal4qyCX5-K0QvkGeQLNq

 

I had to look up shrimp boots. First Gaylord now boots specifically for shrimpin. I'm getting educated up in hrrr.

 

Agreed. The dealer fires them up hard right out of the box.

 

Both mine were dry and unfired by the dealer. Not even a hint of gas smell in them.

 

You’re welcome, I didn’t know til I knew either….Chick in white shrimp boots drinking and challenges you to a fight or more drinking, walk away…

 

Someone from the mitten asks you about loading Gaylord’s, run, it’s the same trap….

 

Dudes are probably going what the???? Lol

 

I generally don't do that regardless of the age of the saw. I may give a saw a few blips to get oil moving on the bar and get the chain spinning before a cut, but I'm not big into pizz revving.

 

The "I" saws are more of an electronic carb than they are actually "injected", no?

 

pizz revving them separates the pretender's….Jack is proof….

 

I can't say the same. Once broken in I'll pizz rev them a bit here and there. Not trying to break any records though.

 

And just to clarify, racing isn’t any published forum posts…

 

Race car, Production fellers. Is there a difference? Oh let that marinate for a couple weeks while you make zero money…..

 

Let me get this straight, the prevailing opinion on the break-in is basically this?

 

Lol To each their own! Pizz rev away my friend!

 

Pretty much. The person that spends the cash can do whatever they want with their stuff. I share my way but never try to convince someone they need to follow it.

The reason I do my break-in that way is based on those engine builders as mentioned. They tried every style of break-in process they knew of and their claim was this one gave them the most average power and longevity. They have dynos to test hp and a race team wearing out engines to go by. By how much it increases those attributes they didn't say but enough for them to do it I guess. So, I figure it can't hurt outside of costing me some extra time. I have personally witnessed a guy I used to race with blow up two fresh engines from running them like he stole them from the get go but who knows how he had them tuned. The were pretty hot ported ESP racing engines.

 

Yep.

 

Yes it’s Stihl ultra

 

Issac of ICWelds on tubeU, says, I’m not telling you this is the right way to do this, or this is the only way to do this. I’m just telling you this is how I do it…

 

Always more than one way to skin a cat.