Thread: Professional engine builder tips.

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We've been learning a lot about the right way to put engines together from guys like Pat, Jerry, Richard, and many others. So, it would be helpful if you guys would tell us what brand products you like for specific applications, such as:

1) What brand assembly lube do you like for cams, lifters, and bearings?

2) What do you use to lube threads, like on main bolts and head bolts?

3) What sealants do you like for gaskets? Do you use different ones for different places on the block (i.e for the water pump, or for the intake gaskets, etc.)

4) What sealant do you like on threads that pass into a water jacket, such as head bolts or water pump bolts that go where water will be present?

5) Do you put your pistons in dry or lubed?

6) How about break in oil? Any additives such as cam break in lube or zinc additives that you recommend?

I know that is a lot of questions, but I think the rest of us could learn a lot from the experience of guys who do this day in and day out. Thanks for your help, guys.

Don