Reliability Question

[Jmunk]

How many of you guys with aftermarket heads and cams have enough faith in your car to drive it a few hundred miles from your home. I want to put a set of heads and a cam, but I don't want to constantly be worried about something going wrong. I know that if everything is done right there should be little to no worry. I don't want to build the car and have it be a local only car, although it's not my daily driver.

 

[wythors]

I go anywhere in my car with complete confidence.

 

[Cobra912]

How many of you guys with aftermarket heads and cams have enough faith in your car to drive it a few hundred miles from your home. I want to put a set of heads and a cam, but I don't want to constantly be worried about something going wrong. I know that if everything is done right there should be little to no worry. I don't want to build the car and have it be a local only car, although it's not my daily driver.

You already know the answer.

 

[SScott]

Unless you are going with a big ol' solid roller and some hogs, it only works better.

 

[Hi-Po]

I go anywhere in my car with complete confidence.

+1

Only been stranded once, and that was two years ago when my stock, original clutch cable snapped.
Not worried at all about the aftermarket parts - but I tend to only buy parts from quality brands.

 

[Tanus]

my car has about 375hp, hasnt stranded me once in 10 years, Im driving out to cali (12 hours each way) in a couple months

 

[Notchbck93]

Heads and cam, as long as you stay streetable, won't give you any problems whatsoever. It's the common wear items that matter; belts, hoses, rad, thermostat, fuel pump, filter, ignition system, braking and charging systems that can come back to haunt you on a long trip.


Foxes are getting older and if you are worried about reliability, I'd replace a few standard parts first.

 

[90lxcoupe]

I'd drive my car anywhere, and its got a little more then heads and a cam

 

[1990Coupe]

Just my expirences,

I have had NOTHING but issues with ford alphabet cams. I've had a B,E,F and all of them gave my cars the terrible idle surge, and struggled under 1500 RPM. Granted, the cars were untuned. I supposed a tune would help that. One of the major reasons my current stang has a stock cam with 1.7 rr's and no issues

 

[NIKwoaC]

Just my expirences,

I have had NOTHING but issues with ford alphabet cams. I've had a B,E,F and all of them gave my cars the terrible idle surge, and struggled under 1500 RPM. Granted, the cars were untuned. I supposed a tune would help that. One of the major reasons my current stang has a stock cam with 1.7 rr's and no issues

That's not so much reliability so much as it is driveability. But I see what you're saying.

 

[1990Coupe]

your right its not much reliability. I was never stranded with any of those cars, i just struggled to make them run correctly and it stunk!

 

[WLDHRSE]

I have no problem running my 93 GT 400 miles to Rochester NY, 500 miles to Cape Cod, or 620 miles to Charleston SC. It's nothing for me to put 1000-1500 miles on it in a weekend.