when to stop

[cleatus12r]

Is this a question for anyone or Bill specifically?


If anyone can answer, then I would definitely say "no". I say this because parts wear but do not inherently become weaker with age or mileage. If it's going to break, it was going to break anyway.

For me, it really depends on previous usage and maintenance. With the manufacturing tolerances of today's drivetrain parts, I wouldn't hesitate to power-up a vehicle with 200K on it. Now, a 60s-80s vintage car or truck, 100K would be about the limit.

[BlackSTX]

Not really, though it depends on what mods are being considered. Obviously one isn't going to be slapping serious mods into a vehicle that is high mileage and is well worn; you'd only be bringing about it's expiration date a bit sooner. That being said, my friends and I have not hesitated to put parts on vehicles that had some mileage and sat in the field for ten years. Of course, this was after all fluids had been changed; calipers, carbs, plugs, cap/rotor, wires, had all been changed/rebuilt and vehicle had been driven a while to determine its condition and reliability.