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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Default Longest driving streak W/O problems?

Let's see who's the luckiest!!!

Post up how many miles you've been able to consecutively drive in your FI f-body or corvette without an engine problem... Doesn't have to be current... But post your streak!!!

If it's something minor, post what it was... and we'll be the judges

Who's the luckiest?
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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2,000 miles.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 05:51 AM
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20 miles.. lol
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 06:16 AM
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Do not get me started... Great thread BTW.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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I believe the Ohio Boys have made more than 200 passes on the engine we built for them
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:25 AM
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I've been boosted for 35,000 miles supercharger/turbo. Lots of hiway miles.

The only problems I have had have been transmission issues.....I have a built th400 to put in now.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:32 AM
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I ran 25k miles on my car when it was a single setup, ~600 rwhp. I havent put 1000 miles on it since then, but havven't had any problems yet at 1XXX rwhp.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:01 AM
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stock motor..15k+ no problems!!
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I got about 10k once i changed teh fuel system to a system worth having till the day i tok it apart. Made over 600 on pump and had ALOT of fun. I really wanted to see what i could make on teh stock shortblock before i took the car apart but never got the chance. GL man

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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50,000+ and still going.

Stock bottom end motor with 91K on it now.

Want 120K+ miles out of it before having to refresh it.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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3000 so far at 720rwhp
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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like prob like 3000-4000
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by mahhddgtp
Let's see who's the luckiest!!!

Post up how many miles you've been able to consecutively drive in your FI f-body or corvette without an engine problem... Doesn't have to be current... But post your streak!!!

If it's something minor, post what it was... and we'll be the judges

Who's the luckiest?
right now at 820+ on pump i havent broken or fixed one thing with the engine since march this year and its still together, same gaskets and all. I replaced the plugs two weeks ago, that was it

....my streak ended last weak though when we notcied i tore my k-member from a launch at the track
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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38,000+

Everything is stock, except fuel pump and clutch - no problems with the stock motor - even when my fuel pressure was dropping in the 40's and i did not know it.

daily driver - mostly highway, but not easy on the car by far.

11.6@126
476rwtq 517rwhp
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Reckless
I believe the Ohio Boys have made more than 200 passes on the engine we built for them
50 miles?

Just kidding
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