Engines... How Long Do They Last?

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Offline The Cuda Guy

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Engines... How Long Do They Last?
« on: May 01, 2002 - 01:39:13 PM »
I was just curious as to how long a Factory Mopar engine lasted like for instance the 413 would avrage 160k miles before it gave (that figure is not correct i just made it up)?  

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Re: Engines... How Long Do They Last?
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2002 - 09:12:36 PM »
alot has to do with the maintenance. if you don't change oil then sludge will form and will shorten engine life.
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Re: Engines... How Long Do They Last?
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2002 - 09:40:11 PM »
how do regular passes to 6000+ rpm effect the longevity?   ;D

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Re: Engines... How Long Do They Last?
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2002 - 09:46:17 PM »
I dont know how passes at 6000rpm affect the engine LOL!!!  No im just looking for maybe a personel experence or maybe some one know about a test conducted ect.  I looking for a ball park avarage.

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Re: Engines... How Long Do They Last?
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2002 - 01:33:00 AM »
It really comes down to maintainence although engineering has a lot to do with it as well, if properly maintained 200,000 should be easy with any Mopar , Mopar had the best engineering with better rod ratios , harder blocks , better valve train etc. so the chance of catastrophic failure is less & as long as the engine is used within it`s limitations & not abused it will last a long time. I bought a 68 300 with 175,000 miles & the rear springs were rusted through the rear floor but it was the original owner & the engine was perfectly maintained & it still ran great & was spotless inside !! :o Under using an engine or abusing an engine will hurt it , over reving will break parts although it is amazing what they will take & putting around & never fully working or heating the engine will cause damage as well  ;)
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2002 - 08:21:13 AM »
One other thing that I was told is that balancing the motor will go a long way to extending the life of the motor and it makes a big difference in how the motor will perform.
Balancing dramatically reduces the vibrations and wearing. One side affect is that the tough sound from the exhaust is reduced.
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Re: Engines... How Long Do They Last?
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2002 - 12:27:17 AM »
True balancing helps  ;)
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Re: Engines... How Long Do They Last?
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2002 - 10:27:09 PM »
Thanks guys for the info.

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