8.75 durability for big block street/ Strip

Here I am with an 8 1/4
sometimes I wonder how long my eight and a quarter would have lasted or if it still would be in the car?... I had taken many many passes with my eight and a quarter and figured I was going to blow it and while I can still get some money for it I sold it and built the 8 3/4 with the 489 case.. and the rest is history...