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how many miles are fords 5.0s good for

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Old 12-19-2006, 12:02 AM
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mine just hit 83k
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Old 12-19-2006, 12:07 AM
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I should be rolling 100k in the next month or so.
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Old 12-19-2006, 12:08 AM
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112,000 and it sits in the garage for a few weeks at a time. No oil consumption and does not leak.........Runs like a spotted ape(whatever that means).

I use to think the Chevy 350 was a bullit proof motor but I know better now!
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Old 12-19-2006, 12:14 AM
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112,000 and it sits in the garage for a few weeks at a time. No oil consumption and does not leak.........Runs like a spotted ape(whatever that means).

I use to think the Chevy 350 was a bullit proof motor but I know better now!
haha 350 like a bullit ha my buddies 78 vette engine blew at 89,000 miles and man did that thing leak and burn oil i mean damn and its not the first 350 i have had to swap out at work
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Old 12-19-2006, 12:25 AM
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I have had a few and they were bad *** (350 Chevy) but they did not hold up like the 302..............
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Old 12-19-2006, 12:37 AM
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yeah you can make a 350 pretty bad *** but isnt the money to power with a 5.0 better same with the hp to speed ratio
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Old 12-19-2006, 12:37 AM
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With proper maintainence they can go in excess of 300,000+ miles without question. My mom parked her '89 GT seven years ago...and my dad and I started it up 3 years ago and it ran like a top. Unfortunately the entire car is in dire need of restoration...My dad is trying to give me the car (which I will after I'm done w/ my 66) and my mom is fighting it as hard as she can go.
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Old 12-19-2006, 12:56 AM
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Wow, you guys make me think twice about rebuilding my motor at 88K Runs PERFECT. Doesnt burn oil, doesnt smoke, etc. PERFECT.
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Old 12-19-2006, 01:19 AM
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145000 is what i bought mine with. previous owner beat on it, and it needed new fuel injectors only cuz some **** got in the tank. its now nearing 150000 and trust me, i beat on mine. replaced the water pump around 147000 and the alternator. now it needs a clutch. as for the engine itself, still has compression just need to retap the threads for a header bolt, then i should be good....it still goes fastttttt
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Old 12-19-2006, 02:15 AM
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63946032940692346 miles.
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