COMP Cams Break-In Oil: Difference Between Break-IN & BreakING

CPG Marketing · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 08:30 PM

Engine Builder Tony Barker Puts New COMP Cams® Formula To The Test

It’s always been said that “If you want something done right, you’ve gotta do it yourself.” For over 30 years, COMP Cams® has been designing race-winning engine components. And recently, the valve train leader decided it was time to protect them. After months of intensive research, engineers at COMP Cams® created the all-new Engine Break-In Oil, a revolutionary ZDDP-enhanced formula designed to provide maximum protection for brand new engines.

COMP Cams® Engine Break-In Oil

This advanced lubricant gives the engine maximum life while also allowing it to reach its full performance potential. It does so by improving the surface mating of the rotating assembly, rod journals, piston rings, valve guides and other critical areas of the engine. This is due to proprietary included additives like ZDDP (Zinc & Phosphorus), Molybdenum and various detergents.

In order to test this new formula, COMP Cams® asked former NASCAR engine builder Tony Barker to test out the oil’s performance capability on a 400+ cubic inch Small Block Chevy dry sump racing engine. Testing was conducted on a state-of-the-art Stuska Dual Brake Dynamometer with DEPAC Data Acquisition and an all-new ADL (Automatic Dynamic Load Cell) for precision accuracy. The results were astonishing. Not only did Barker find that the oil is a major player in break-in safety, he also discovered that the Break-In Oil had little, if any, effect on performance.

“This new Break-In Oil is pretty impressive,” said Barker. “For a paraffin-based oil, this stuff has great anti-foaming qualities. It does a great job of protecting the initial break-in process. And most importantly, I hardly noticed ANY difference in performance when lined up against a full synthetic racing oil!”

The most impressive result of this testing was the result that it had on engine protection. It’s no secret that when you build a new racing engine, your going to have some loose metal during break-in. But astonishingly, the new COMP Cams® Engine Break-In Oil proved to be a superior way to get that loose metal out of your engine – and fast. After the first dyno run, Barker checked the flat stainless steel dry sump return filter and found that the engine’s loose break-in metal had been effectively transferred straight to the filter. And after the second run, he noticed much less.

This result showed that during the initial break-in run, the COMP Cams® formula had efficiently transferred almost all of the loose metal from the break-in process straight to the filter, rather than keeping it in the expensive race engine. With results like that, it’s easy to see how COMP Cams® has been able to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Professional engine builder Tony Barker was asked to dyno test and
analyze the new COMP Cams® formula.

Testing was conducted on a 400+ cubic inch Small Block Chevy
engine with a 5-stage dry sump oiling system.

The oil is poured into an innovative tank that features a unique glass
side to show the effects of the oil during the dyno testing session.

Once the oil is poured in, the engine is primed with oil to prepare
the engine for testing.

The oil is studied throughout the testing session. Some characteristics
that are gauged include oil temperature, oil pressure, foaming/aeration
and the oil's ability to clean out the "new engine debris."

To show the lack of foaming and/or aeration in the oil, tape is used
to mark and study the rising of the oil level during testing. Notice
that the oil remains at the same level continuously, even through
high rpm pressures and temperatures.

This reusable flat stainless return filter is used to show how much of
the "debris" common in new engine break-in is flushed out of the
engine, rather than kept inside, which can be hazardous to an engine
in the long run. Here, the Engine Break-In Oil has done its job.

After second and third dyno pulls, the filter has much less debris,
showing that the COMP Cams® formula successfully flushed out
most of the debris during the first break-in run of the engine - an
ideal characteristic to have in a break-in oil.

Sources:

Barker Racing Engines
1424 East Street
Mendenhall, MS 39114

Phone: 601-847-4744
www.tonybarkerracingengines.com

COMP Cams®
3406 Democrat Road
Memphis, TN 38118

CAM HELP®: 1-800-999-0853
www.compcams.com