It seems like a lot of trouble to save an iota of wear in the engine. Even though the hydrodynamic wedge isn't developed in the journals, the engine internals are still coated with a thin film of oil before oil pressure develops.

I look back at my Olds 350 engine. It was just a regular engine that saw regular maintenance. When I rebuilt it after 170,000 miles (because of badly leaking seals), I was pleasantly surprised that the bearings had minimal wear, just barely past the tin plate on a few bearings.

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95 E320 Cabriolet, 169K