MRL Performance
Well-Known Member
Last forever? I would be interested in that.
At this level and what its intended for. Forever is just a term. You figure the normal guy with a classic car only drives it 1000-5000 miles a season. I know some are more and some are less, but this is what I have gathered from talking to hundreds of you guys over the years. A factory built 360 will go 100K easy, with junk machine work and no attention to detail. I built the prototype for this classic cruiser years ago(2002ish). That engine is still living a happy life and has over 50K miles on it now. The guy who bought it is a good friend now and keeps up with me. No leaks, no issue and it runs as good now as the day he got it. Its been down the stip a lot, 1/8 miles stuff. All he does is change the oil and air filter. And that engine isnt as good as the ones I make today. My process has changed a bit and parts selection has been tweaked to make them better. That first one made 335hp, now they are close to 400hp.