mileage on your car
I got my Barracuda with ~40K miles showing on the O.D. No way that was 40K miles total, so must have been 140K miles. We did a low budget re-ring/hone/valvejob/etc job on the original STD bore original piston motor at that time. That was 1994!
Last month, the #6 rod bearing starting clacking at about 210K miles. Also was blowing smoke out of the breathers unto the firewall. Not bad for original bore and original piston. Especially when I have been cruising it from 3500-3800 rpm for the last 16 years!
It’s been to/through:
I got my Barracuda with ~40K miles showing on the O.D. No way that was 40K miles total, so must have been 140K miles. We did a low budget re-ring/hone/valvejob/etc job on the original STD bore original piston motor at that time. That was 1994!
Last month, the #6 rod bearing starting clacking at about 210K miles. Also was blowing smoke out of the breathers unto the firewall. Not bad for original bore and original piston. Especially when I have been cruising it from 3500-3800 rpm for the last 16 years!
It’s been to/through:
- 14 different states
- 8 straight through 1600 miles trips from L.A. to/from Iowa (once in 40 hours)
- Daily commute of 80 mile round trip through Los Angeles from 1999 to 2002
- Numerous autocross events in Iowa, Nebraska, and California
- Track days at Willow Springs. 3 years ago sucked oil pan dry once.
- Rain, snow, sleet, ice storms, blizzards…
- Hauling the car stuffed to 5600 lbs across county once (broke K-member)
- Cruising at about 3500-3800 RPM in it. Closer to the 4000 side.
