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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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Well...maybe not, but how many miles should one last shifted at the stock rev-limiter,and given decent maintenance?
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anywhere from 150k to well into the 200's.
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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So if I am forced to get a 75K mile car to get an 02 LS1 M6 Z28, its not a bad thing as long as she is cared for? (I have my heart set on spending no-more than 13K + TTL for an 02 Z28, LS1...this will take place in 07' though, so thats 1 more year de-valuation and I do live near dallas/houston).
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75k isn't THAT much for an LS1. It is relatively high mileage, but a lot of people are running decent sized cams with that much mileage. I just wouldn't plan on running boost or any major power adder on an engine with that many miles. A decent sized cam and possibly a set of heads making somewhere in the low 400's would probably be the most I'd want to run. Then again there are people that defy the odds every day.
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I will be lid/window-tint only, lol
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That isnt too bad for mileage. As long as it was maintained it should be good
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I will be lid/window-tint only, lol
Yea right. $20k and 3 years later you won't remember that.
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
Yea right. $20k and 3 years later you won't remember that.

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With maintenance, a stock motor could easily outlive the rest of the car. 200K or more mot too far fetched if you dont beat her up too much.
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