1st time engine builder and the shit locked up. What did I do wrong?

[need RX7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I wait until I have 30+psi of oil pressure at cranking before I try to start the engine. I also pour oil down the oil filter pedastal, both holes, try to fill the oil coolers as much as possible with oil, and then spend a few minutes turning the engine over by hand to start the oil moving. Then I'll start cranking in short bursts until I see pressure, then the cranking gets longer but never going over 7 seconds until I have suffiecent pressure. Then prime the fuel system, and light the girl off.

Thanks for posting this . I'll keep this in mind when I fire up my 'new' engine in the n/a. I probably would have just cranked it for 5 seconds and called it done and fired it up .