<VV> Odds---there ain't any

[Chuck Kubin]

Hey Ryan,
  Let me start one and only contribution to this thread by saying I greatly admire all of our emminent experts who have so generously alotted their time to your question, if I remember way back then, about the odds of your car making a long trip.
  The fact of the matter is the odds don't matter. If you have correctly installed and tuned new parts and assemblies, those parts and assemblies have a better chance than the old worn-out ones.  
  The more you did, the better your chances. The better you prepare, the better able you are to handle it when something goes gerflukenatin.
  As to how this affects the whole car? There are NO ODDS, because anything can break at any time under any conditions. SHort test drives are better than sitting in a garage, but beyond that, any other speculation is pure bullshit.
   
  Chuck Kubin
   
  
Smitty Smith <vairologist at verizon.net> wrote:
  Smitty Says: Chuck is right about Andy being right about Ron being right. gg Drive it every day and at every opportunity before you go. Get some cruise speed time on it of 55-60. 
When you do get on the road don't get sucked into the sweet sound of the engine at 70-75 and start running it there. Internal forces in the engine do not increase linerally. There is twice as much stress on the bearings and pistons at 70 as there is at 50. Not that the Vair engine can't handle those speeds. It's just that you are driving an unknown quantity. You are much more likely to lose a fuel pump, idler bearing, or fan belt than have an engine problem. Take a cell phone and a CORSA locator directory and Tim's credit card. gg. I am not kidding about the cell and the locator. I won't get into what kind of tools to carry. You have done enough work on the car to figure what you might need.

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