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View Poll Results: How many miles before a rebuild or self-detonation?
150,000 miles 17 25.76%
200,000 miles 29 43.94%
250,000 miles 12 18.18%
300,000+ miles 7 10.61%
I'm lucky if lasts another year 1 1.52%
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Old 03-19-2015, 12:15 PM   #5
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Forever ever?
Forever meaning it will outlive me. I clicked the 150K box meaning I think once it has that mileage since the elective rebuild I would want to refresh it in some way at a minimum & probably a full elective rebuild.
Seems to me few people consider rebuilding a engine pre-need in order to enjoy the benifits for a longer time & lower costs long term. I have owned my DD Box for 12 years & put 100K miles on it, 30K since I rebuilt the engine. I'm sure I won't need to rebuild it again in my lifetime.
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