"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 06/25/2018 at 11:21 • Filed to: ads

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Future next gen S2000 owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/25/2018 at 11:38

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20 bucks for a set of rings. Even factoring in inflation, that’s cheap as hell.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Future next gen S2000 owner 06/25/2018 at 11:45

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People act like overhauls before 100,000 miles were the norm until fairly recently, but as early as ‘36, a well kept engine was going 70k before rings. Which is kind of impressive when you consider what oil it was running, what fuel it was running, and how recently it was that even modern spark ignition had been invented.

Also goes a way to highlight how long the modern commercial vehicle paradigm has been around. This guy was buying a new truck every 2-3 years , and running long, long hours in it.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/25/2018 at 12:09

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“ Unusual speed and acceleration" LMAO

Future next gen S2000 owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/25/2018 at 12:31

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I think it depends on the usage as well. Long trips where every thing comes up to temp and the carbon is burned off is much better for an engine than short errands and to and from work.

To be fair, most cars required much more maintenance than this guy. Plus who knows what is really covered under “regular servicing”.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 06/25/2018 at 12:37

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Just looked it up - the 91C (half-ton commercial with 85hp V8) weighed 2700lb. The 91Y (one-ton) weighed 3600lb. To compare that with my diesel VW pickup from the 80s, which weighed about 50lb per hp, that’s 31lb per hp or 42. So, both quicker than my VW pickup. Not lightning-fast, but sort of capable, particularly with the low commercial truck gearing from 5-35 or so. I expect it would come off as reasonably punchy.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Future next gen S2000 owner 06/25/2018 at 12:43

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Though really, the more things are different, the more things stay the same. Due to ease of maintenance and loose tolerances, a partial or total engine rebuild on this thing might have compared favorably in terms of time out of service, overall cost in terms of typical salary, etc. as a Mercedes “B” service today. “A” service equivalents certainly wouldn’t be worse.