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Buzzman72
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When the average timing BELT these days is good for 60,000 miles +, a 50,000 mile SPROCKET isn't a huge selling point where I'm concerned. My dad, a former Hudson dealer, told me that in the 1950's a Hudson Hornet with a 7X cam was good for 40,000 miles on a chain and gears. The technology surely must've improved more than 25% since 1951, one would think. I like to think that a well-maintained stock V8 without a nylon-toothed timing gear SHOULD be capable of 100,000 relatively trouble-free miles. Settling for 50k is akin to buying a Corvette with an Iron Duke under the hood: you CAN do better, and IMHO you should.
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Buzzman72...void where prohibited, your mileage may vary, objects in mirror may be closer than they appear, and alcohol may intensify any side effects.
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