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October 22nd, 10:33 PM
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This rod came out of a Scotch Plains NJ police car. The car had a bit over 300,000 miles on the original engine before this happened. It was running fine until the cop went to chase someone and put the pedal to the floor. Then it just sputtered and died. When they tore it all apart this was the result. A rod both bent and twisted, until it finally broke. Amazing.
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October 22nd, 11:08 PM
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300,000 miles, but how many straight days of running is the real question. Cop cars never get shut off.
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October 22nd, 11:13 PM
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how many gallons of gas that engine had to have seen and burned.... kind of interesting to think about...
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October 23rd, 05:13 AM
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how many gallons of gas that engine had to have seen and burned.... kind of interesting to think about...
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if the car averaged 18mpg, which im sure it did right around there somewhere, then 16,667 gallons of gas have been in the tank, the average gas price of the last 5 years has been like 2$ a gallon, so thats like $33,000 in gas. Enough to buy a ls2 gto  |
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October 23rd, 11:07 AM
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Not counting all the hours it was just at idle.
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October 23rd, 11:19 AM
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Plus their heavy foot take offs. No cop around here can take off without putting the pedal to the floor. Im sure that doesnt help with gas effieciency.
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October 23rd, 11:53 AM
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all paid for by your local gov. YAY!
that's amazing how long that car lasted and how much abuse it went through before it finally died... pretty darn amazing...
nice figure's on how much though - i wouldn't have thought about that lol...
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October 23rd, 12:25 PM
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that's amazing how long that car lasted and how much abuse it went through before it finally died... pretty darn amazing...
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We took a limo to the Ringo Star concert in NYC not to long ago and I was talking to the driver about his lincoln. He said they put around 250,000 miles on each car before they sell them and some of them have gone up to well over 300,000 before they got rid of them. Apparently that Ford 4.6L SOHC in the Crown Vic/Lincoln Towncar is a pretty reliable setup. Then again it should be, the Engine is a truck engine (Explorer), the transmission is basically a four speed version of a three-speed Ford has had since 1950 so they have had plenty of time to perfect it, and the rear is a 31 spline 8.8" Ford solid rear, which again is right out of the old Explorer/Ranger. It's basically a car with truck parts.
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October 23rd, 12:45 PM
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My dad's 95 Chevy 1500 WT is pushin 275,000.
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October 23rd, 02:05 PM
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chevy/gmc trucks and vans from the 90's will outlast anything.....
idk WTF chevy did special with the astro-van, but if north korea bombs us,the country would be nothing but cockroaches and astro-vans
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October 23rd, 02:07 PM
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damn right on the astro vans. sold that thing within a week on craigslist, with 288,000 miles. guy didnt een want to test drive it or start it up, because i had a video or it running posted up too. its amazing.
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October 23rd, 02:07 PM
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with how i drive it, i'm kinda waiting for my jeep to do something like that.... it seriously will not blow up... not that i try or anything, but damn...
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October 23rd, 02:16 PM
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You got the 4.0L in that jeep? That's why. Those engines last forever. I second the Astro van comment, they always look beat to hell, but they run forever. That 4.3L is a beast, makes sense though, it's just a chevy 350 with two cylinders lopped off.
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October 23rd, 02:17 PM
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i got the 2.5l which is basically the 4.0 with 2 clinders lopped off... same bore/stroke and everything i believe, only difference is compression and engine size...
EDIT: the 2.5 and 4.0 are pretty similar designs, and from anything i've seen are just as reliable as the 4.0, so that's probably why it's lasted so long... in addition to the cast iron block and head, it's pretty much a mini bomb shelter... lol
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Yeah... i drive a jeep! 1993 Cherokee 4x4 273,500 miles and counting...
Blue 2007 kawasaki ninja 650r (SOLD)
Mileage at start of season: 3,511 Miles put on this season: 4,491
Gmail- mdhunsicker@gmail.com
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