I've got myself a RST lump. I'm having to build it up myself as I bought the head and bottom end seperatly. I'm going to give it a full service, fuel filter, oil/oil fiter ect ect, and new gaskets all round aswell as a head skim, but can the engine be driven straight away or do I need to give it a rolling road tune-up session to make sure the ECU and emissions are in check?
Also, is there anything else I need to door be carefull with befor I can get it can be driven?

 

your best to get it set up.

 

set it up first the last thing you want to be going is taking the lump out to rebuild it b4 you hav run it in

 

What do you mean run it in? Do you mean let it idle for a while? I know its a stupid questions but I'm a stupid person lol

 

just had my rst rebuilt, all new pistons etc etc and mine has to be run in for around 1000 miles, theres a few different ideas on running in, but i would deffo get it set up before you even think about putting boost thru it, and if its still mfi, get it done by sumone reputable, like apt, nms, jamsport etc etc

 

Just get it running first, fuelling may well be all over the place, but not going bto do any damage idling at a fast idle, so you can check for leaks etc, just take it easy, till you have had fuelling checked, they won't go for outright power when checking on a new engine just get it safe enough to run in.
VITAL don't use synthetic oil yet until at least 1000 miles, and don't pussy it once set up.
tabetha

 

Really? How comes I cant use synthetic oil? I thought 5w-40 was the right oil for the engine? The engine isnt a recon, its just two second-hand engines together

 

Sorry my cock up, got mixed up with a pm about similar.
Of course as you say synthetic will be best.
tabetha

 

Thank god. I already went out and spent £29 on new oil lol. Well thanks for your advice mate