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Follow along with our complete, step-by-step guide to installing rings on your motorcycle or ATV piston(s).* [READ MORE](https://info.jepistons.com/how-to-install-motorcycle-and-atv-piston-rings) August 8, 2019 | By [Paul Olesen](https://info.jepistons.com/author/paul-olesen) [![How to Break-In An Engine](https://info.jepistons.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JE%20Pistons/TECH/How%20to%20Break%20in%20an%20engine/Ring-07.png?width=400&name=Ring-07.png "How to Break-In An Engine")](https://info.jepistons.com/how-to-break-in-an-engine) ,[ENGINE BUILDS](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-builds) ,[TUNING TECH](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/tuning-tech) ,[PISTONS 101](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/pistons-101) ,[ENGINE TECH](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-tech) ,[Tech](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/tech) ## [How to Break-In An Engine](https://info.jepistons.com/how-to-break-in-an-engine) *You have one chance to break-in an engine correctly. 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We walk you through the ideal way to break in a new or freshly built engine. * [READ MORE](https://info.jepistons.com/how-to-break-in-an-engine) July 5, 2019 | By [Jeff Smith](https://info.jepistons.com/author/jeff-smith) [![Aligned Grain Flow: Introducing JE Pistons' Revolutionary Forging Technology](https://info.jepistons.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JE%20Pistons/TECH/Aligned%20Grain%20Flow%20Technology/001-JE-Pistons-aligned-grain-flow-technology.jpg?width=400&name=001-JE-Pistons-aligned-grain-flow-technology.jpg "Aligned Grain Flow: Introducing JE Pistons' Revolutionary Forging Technology")](https://info.jepistons.com/aligned-grain-flow-introducing-je-pistons-revolutionary-forging-technology) ,[NEWS](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/news) ,[NEW PRODUCTS](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/new-products) ,[PISTONS 101](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/pistons-101) ,[ENGINE TECH](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-tech) ,[Tech](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/tech) ,[je-pistons](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/je-pistons) ## [Aligned Grain Flow: Introducing JE Pistons' Revolutionary Forging Technology](https://info.jepistons.com/aligned-grain-flow-introducing-je-pistons-revolutionary-forging-technology) *JE Pistons has innovated a game-changing new way to forge pistons that aligns the metal grain of the aluminum material to add strength from the inside out. 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