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100,000 to 130,000
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131,000 to 150,000
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151,000 to 180,000
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181,000 to 210,000
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How many original miles on your unrebuilt engine

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Old 05-30-2008, 11:22 AM
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Default How many original miles on your unrebuilt engine

really focusing on the bottom end and head and tranny....water pumps, timing belt etc are a given on being replaced. thanks in advance for your participation
Old 05-30-2008, 11:26 AM
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Just turned over to 94k on last drive.
Old 05-30-2008, 11:28 AM
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30K and change.
Old 05-30-2008, 11:50 AM
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133k on my turbo S motor. I did rebuild the tranny a few years ago, but only as preventionThe syncro's got replaced, but everything was still in great shape. . I also did valve stem seals at 110k or so. The motor will get fresh rod bearings while I replace the oil pan gasket that is leaking.


My current 944 spec motor had 144k before I replace the bearings an redid the head. I left the original rings in there and started racing it in 2003. I am still racing on that motor now 75 races later.
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60k
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Pulled my original motor at 132,000 d/t leaks rather than any issues, could reseal and throw it back in but I am going to rebuild while its out.
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216k miles before I rebuilt the engine, transaxle is still unrebuilt.
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My track car has 158K miles on it currently. Bought at 152K. PO broke the timing belt so it had work done at 152K, then he never picked it up from the shop. I bought it for a song and converted to track use.

2 years later and still going strong on the original bottom end.
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171,000
Old 05-30-2008, 01:28 PM
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87K before mine blew up :-(
Old 05-30-2008, 01:31 PM
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170k miles on original bottom end & turbo. Head & tranny replaced with new units at 120k. Torque tube believed to be original. No transmission noise - even 5th gear idler is hardly audible.
Oil consumption equals zero (Castrol RS 10W60).
Unscientifically observed to perform as well as a barely broken-in rebuilt engine with 100.5 pistons.
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450 miles on fresh rod bearings...head getting rebuilt this next winter and all is good with the tranny....110K miles total...bought with 82K miles in 1999.
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Default damn, bought mine in 98' with 86,000 but now 184,000

Originally Posted by rdanford
450 miles on fresh rod bearings...head getting rebuilt this next winter and all is good with the tranny....110K miles total...bought with 82K miles in 1999.
not a daily driver eh?
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193000
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Nope, not my DD...it was in high school but is now just for the real nice days like today ;o)


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