What is "high milage" for a SNAT?

[jcummings250]

What is the general oppinion for what is considered "high milage" for a SNAT motor?

Sorry to be bombarding the forum tonight with tons of posts, but its nice to finally have found other Callaway owners out there! It's true, they really do exist!! LOL

 

[EricVonHa]

You have found Callaway heaven on the internet! How'd you hear about us? Welcome! High mileage on any car and the amount of wear and tear on the car depends on a variety of things. How was the car driven? Highway miles? City? Oil changes? Most small blocks that have run relatively error free for the better part of their existence will last into six digit figures easily. It all depends on how much valvetrain wear occurs (seals, springs, cam galling, etc) and how well the rings stay together. I wouldn't think twice about buying any LT1 or LT4 car with 80,90, 100k miles on it. Damn good stuff!

 

[jcummings250]

You have found Callaway heaven on the internet! How'd you hear about us? Welcome! High mileage on any car and the amount of wear and tear on the car depends on a variety of things. How was the car driven? Highway miles? City? Oil changes? Most small blocks that have run relatively error free for the better part of their existence will last into six digit figures easily. It all depends on how much valvetrain wear occurs (seals, springs, cam galling, etc) and how well the rings stay together. I wouldn't think twice about buying any LT1 or LT4 car with 80,90, 100k miles on it. Damn good stuff!

Well, I've got an '92 LT1 which was brought to Callaway with about 45k on it. The car now has about 100k. The reason I'm asking it 'cause I know its time to get serious about avoiding any major problems. Don't worry about me holding anybody to what they say, I know how anything always could happen at any time, but do you think this milage is getting up there? Should I consider the motor to be "new" when Callaway got done with it, or were the original 45k miles of wear still a factor? Just looking for oppinions here, so don't hold back! Thanks again!

 

[jcummings250]

You have found Callaway heaven on the internet! How'd you hear about us? Welcome! High mileage on any car and the amount of wear and tear on the car depends on a variety of things. How was the car driven? Highway miles? City? Oil changes? Most small blocks that have run relatively error free for the better part of their existence will last into six digit figures easily. It all depends on how much valvetrain wear occurs (seals, springs, cam galling, etc) and how well the rings stay together. I wouldn't think twice about buying any LT1 or LT4 car with 80,90, 100k miles on it. Damn good stuff!

And to answer your other question, I actually just found this forum from a bunch of Yahoo! searches. I've been looking for an interesting place on the internet for about a year now, and I finally found one!

 

[EricVonHa]

You could contact Joanne Mercer at Callaway cars to get some documentation on your car. If the car had the conversion done at 45k miles and the car now has 100k miles.... it's safe to say that at least the valvetrain has only 55k miles on it. I don't recall if the 450 package is a 383 c.i.d. motor but if it is... then the whole motor was re-done (new) at 45k miles. It may be a lot fresher than you think!

 

[*89x2*]

I've been looking for an interesting place on the internet for about a year now, and I finally found one!

 

[*89x2*]

What is the general oppinion for what is considered "high milage" for a SNAT motor?

Sorry to be bombarding the forum tonight with tons of posts, but its nice to finally have found other Callaway owners out there! It's true, they really do exist!! LOL

a high mile Callaway SNAT?? Call it "seasoned or enjoyed" - 100k is not high miles for a V8 - Sure, it is not a low mileage car by some folks standards but I would enjoy it for what it is, a strong and virtually bulletproof powerhouse!! The whole reason I bought a SNAT was to enjoy the Callaway power w/ out worries

I have seen some B2K's into the 100k + range w/out hassles and the SNAT's are far less complex (compared to the B2K's)

Enjoy your car - you should get many miles (and smiles) before you need to think about "'freshening" the car

 

[jcummings250]

Thanks guys! I know that the engine is a 383, so it sounds like it should be fresh! I really have no problems with it, and now I feel comfortable that it has lots left to give! Sounds like my biggest concern is going to be keeping the $600 worth of tires on the back in decent shape!