Hi Matthias -
"Lugging" the engine - "To lug" means to drive the engine in too high of a gear.
With the 351C, you have so much torque that you can drive around slowly, at low RPM in high gear. This is lugging the engine.
We are recommending not to do this during the break-in period.
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