How many miles on your FD
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Thanks for all the replies. A few statistics ......... so far.
Lowest mileage 18,900
Highest mileage 160,000
Average mileage 81,000
With a sample of 48 cars, that should be a pretty good estimate for the mileage of an average FD.
Please keep the info coming. A larger sample can only make the estimate more accurate
Lowest mileage 18,900
Highest mileage 160,000
Average mileage 81,000
With a sample of 48 cars, that should be a pretty good estimate for the mileage of an average FD.
Please keep the info coming. A larger sample can only make the estimate more accurate
. My car is going in at the end of April with a lil something 
93 silver touring, 55,000 I think, bought in in Bay Area with salvage title. Interior was stripped. I believe it is original motor, tranny, etc. Runs great, uses little oil, idles @ 18lbs of vacum. Probably got lucky, but drove the car before bought it - fell in love. Hope this wasn't stolen from a forum member....
FD engines average life span 60-80k. What do you think?
out 64 cars here are my results. Keep in mind if no performance mods were listed they go into the unmodded category. And yes a DP is mod, even though it is done for reliability it can create a spike or up the boost so therefore it also questionable.
Now M= Modded, S= Stock
Unknown milage at which engine(s) blew and coincidentaly are multiple offenders
60k M (Brike 2 engines by 60k and he is heavily modded)
70K M (Fd3Boost 3 engines by 70k and he is also heavily modded)
100k M (x605p4479 3 engines same scenario as being heavily modded)
140K M (RESuzuki 3 engines same scenario as being heavily modded) M (I forgot this who this person is but he is also modified)
All 5 of these people have blown multiple motors but they are all modded pretty well.
People who have are still on an original motor
10k S S S
20k S S
30k S S S S
40k S S S
50k M S S M S S S S S
60k S
70k S S S M
80k
90k M M
100k
110K
120K
130K
140K M
150K
160K
170K
180K
190K L as in a lie
30 people in this category in which 6 of them are modded. Oddly enough most of them are stock...One at 190K who is obviously not being thruthful
Milage at which original motor died
10k M M(Jimlab)
20k
30k
40k S M
50k M M S
60k S M
70k M M S M S
80k M S M
90k M M S M
100k M S S
110K S S S S
120K
130K
140K S
I am assuming that Jim Labreck was modded at time of death only because of his reputation. An for reinhart I found this:
29 people in this category. 14 were modded 15 were stock, and 14 died before 80K and 15 died past 80K
Interstentingly enough, 14 blew before 80k (60 - 80K remember?) and only five of those were stock! So 9 were modded coincidence...
out 64 cars here are my results. Keep in mind if no performance mods were listed they go into the unmodded category. And yes a DP is mod, even though it is done for reliability it can create a spike or up the boost so therefore it also questionable.
Now M= Modded, S= Stock
Unknown milage at which engine(s) blew and coincidentaly are multiple offenders
60k M (Brike 2 engines by 60k and he is heavily modded)
70K M (Fd3Boost 3 engines by 70k and he is also heavily modded)
100k M (x605p4479 3 engines same scenario as being heavily modded)
140K M (RESuzuki 3 engines same scenario as being heavily modded) M (I forgot this who this person is but he is also modified)
All 5 of these people have blown multiple motors but they are all modded pretty well.
People who have are still on an original motor
10k S S S
20k S S
30k S S S S
40k S S S
50k M S S M S S S S S
60k S
70k S S S M
80k
90k M M
100k
110K
120K
130K
140K M
150K
160K
170K
180K
190K L as in a lie
30 people in this category in which 6 of them are modded. Oddly enough most of them are stock...One at 190K who is obviously not being thruthful
Milage at which original motor died
10k M M(Jimlab)
20k
30k
40k S M
50k M M S
60k S M
70k M M S M S
80k M S M
90k M M S M
100k M S S
110K S S S S
120K
130K
140K S
I am assuming that Jim Labreck was modded at time of death only because of his reputation. An for reinhart I found this:
Originally Posted by reinhart
Had my newest '93 only since October and it has been in the shop since being made faster and hopefully more reliable. Plan to keep it for years.
29 people in this category. 14 were modded 15 were stock, and 14 died before 80K and 15 died past 80K
Interstentingly enough, 14 blew before 80k (60 - 80K remember?) and only five of those were stock! So 9 were modded coincidence...
Last edited by Montego; Mar 18, 2005 at 01:43 PM.
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From: Portland, OR
Originally Posted by montego
what??? your engine took a dump at 15k???
details please.
details please.
Last edited by reinhart; Mar 18, 2005 at 02:38 PM.
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From: Ferndale, MI
'94 Touring with 61,xxx on original engine, strong and healthy as the day it rolled out of the factory *knocks on wood*.
It has a few mods, all in the sig.
Paint is awesome, only has the signature rock chips here and there, and it has been ambushed by rain before (driving around late at night only to have it start raining...
But other than that, never ever taken out in incliment weather.
It has a few mods, all in the sig.
Paint is awesome, only has the signature rock chips here and there, and it has been ambushed by rain before (driving around late at night only to have it start raining...
But other than that, never ever taken out in incliment weather.
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From: Redmond, WA
Originally Posted by montego
I am assuming that Jim Labreck was modded at time of death only because of his reputation.
