7 years is plenty for that belt, but as long as the rubber hose still blows fresh air in there, it should be OK. Maybe replace it in the off-season by sending it out for a rebuild. If the rubber hose is not there, do it now. Normal sparking inside the distributor creates ozone, which eats the rubber belt in a few years or less.

I can't guarantee you will have a check-engine light, but it "should" come on if there is a problem. if you are really curious, disconnect one spark plug wire and try it. Do NOT drive the car that way, just idle it in the driveway and see if the CEL comes on. Does it?

 

jmreiser,

I was just referring to earlier in the thread about the >5000 thing, where Mike's power curve *appeared* to trail off >5000 rpm - which resulted in his low peak hp reading (don't quite remember, but I think the original intent of the thread was to ask why his numbers were low). I posted a jpg comparing his to another curve from a similar car, might be interesting for you to check out. Overall Mike's curve looked exactly the same except for the top end, albeit a bit less overall which could very well be due to oil temps, ambient conditions etc.

Cheers!

Brad

 

Guys, I feel special with all the answers and infos I got from all of you. Thank you very much ~Mike