All,
I have been very happy with Roush support, some times things take longer than expected, but with a big company things sometimes take a bit.
We are working closely with them to assure customer satisfaction and happiness with their chosen solution.
At the Mustang Ranch we have an internal policy that states that a motor will not be installed in a customer car unless it has at least 1 hour run time and 5 starts on it in a row without error.
It usually means we run them for about 20-30 mins on first run-start. then we let it cool (overnight) and do another cold-cold start the next AM.
that run is about 10-15 mins. after that we double check
oil level condition etc. we let it sit only for about 5-10mins to do a heat soak, then fire it up again for another 10-15 mins.
after that we let it cool for about 2 hours and do another start to verify choke / timing / idle set screws. -- after that it usually gets one more morning of cold starting.
So our new motor is in the stand for about 2-3 days. (why we have 2 stands )
In this way we can make sure that the motor will be 110% done and working correctly when we spend 8 to 24 hours putting it in a chassis.
this process has saved us thousands of dollars per year, and builds confidence in the product.
Steve
This is with Roller-Roller and Flat-Tappet hydraulics.
this includes any motors provided by 3rd party producers, Roush, Shelby , FRPP.
The only exception to this rule is the current 4.6 and 5.4 mod motors, as we do not have a way to fire up the 32V cobra mustang engines without them being in the car.
Hope this helps.
Steve