[twobjshelbys]

Don't expect miracles. Remember the 60's and 70's. My mom and dad got a new car every three years because they just started to leak and smoke. 35-40K miles was magic then. My own 73 Chevelle needed an engine rebuild after about 36000 miles. When they say "they don't build 'em like that any more" that's one reason we ought to be thankful that technology has improved. New machining gives much better tolerances. Even newly machined engines don't seem immune - you don't hear anyone here saying they put a aluminum block 427 in a car and have 200000 trouble free miles.