I know what you mean Pat, But I was just talking about breaking in the cam.
I think thats something totaly differant, what your talking about there.
I had a freind do a intake manifold change a couple months after installing a big roller cam. He thought that it would work better with his new cam. Well about two weeks after the new intake went in he noticed a noise from the rockers, so we opened up the valve covers to see if they needed re-adjusted. Well one of the rockers was not moving so we pulled it apart to have a look inside. The cam lobe was wiped out when we got to looking at it we found a small pice of silicone from the corners of the intale had plugged
a roller lifter oil hole. Wonder if he had changed his oil after a couple hundred miles if he would have gotten that debre out instead of it floating all around till it caused a problem.
I always do my first oil chang with in a couple hundred miles as well.
Over kill maybe, but I've always felt better safe then sorry.
And I don't add aditives to my oils either and here is why.
I did a rebuild on a guy's 400M years ago and had to use vise grips to get the push
rods out because they were stuck. Get this the guy drove it to the shop, I could not beleve that thing could even run. It was like someone had poured honey in the motor!!!
I asked what oil he was running and he told me then he said he was putting oil treatments in as well. I showed him the inside of his motor and he could not belive it.
All you need in a good oil, and to do a regular oil change. I don't use oil treatments, But thats just me. Kurt