Engine break in and supplies (questions)

[super vw]

Well, im just about ready to break in my motor on the stand, And would like to here some opinons for break in methods aswell as what oil to use.
I have the understanding that a non- synthetic oil is recomended for engine break in... but what brand and weight of oil should i go with eh?.

My motor is a 1914cc type-1, the temps that i will incounter are in the low 30s to low 50's.
After break in i would like to run a full sythetic, how many hours/ miles is recomend till i make the swap from dino oil to synthetic? (I have never done a engine break in, or had much experiece with almost new cars)

Thanks,
Jonathan

[LLVWGL]

you MUST run a dino-based oil for at least the first 5K miles to make sure that the rings seat correctly. On initial startup with those temps I would run a good quality NON-SYNTHETIC 10w-30. When I got my new motor, the builder (who is highly respected in the area) reccomended that on initial startup to run the motor between 2-3K RPM for 20 minutes to break in the cam and lifters. He also advised to allow a 5 minute warm up every time i drove the car for the first 5K miles.
Before Startup:
- I would reccomend a valvoline or Shell Rotella type oil.
- Try and set the timing before fire up, (~30deg @full advance/ ~7deg. BTDC static)
- remember to adjust the valves before startup (if the builder didn't)
@ 500 miles
- Re-torque the heads, and change the oil (check for abnormal shavings in oil), Re-adjust valves.

[LLVWGL]

Also, keep in mind that a fresh motor may run hotter until it is fully broken in.