[Shotimes] High Milers.....Stand and be Heard

[Ron Porter]

First off, the biggest issue with most of today's SHO folks are that they
don't know the habits of the previous owners.

For me, and I bought my first SHO new on 4/3/89, I ALWAYS drive all of my
manual tranny cars at over 2K when they are moving, this means that I never
see 5th gear until I'm over 55 mph. I never lug the motor.....which I truly
believe is the reason for trashed rod bearings with the
low-pressure-high-volume SHO oil pump.

On another note, I started driving manual tranny cars in 1966 when I got my
license, when our family car was a 6-cylinder '61 Chevy. I also adhere to
having the clutch either in or out....meaning that I don't slip it any more
than necessary. I have gotten a LOT of miles out of all of my SHO clutches
(as well as other cars), even with burnouts, high-rpm powershifts, etc.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bobbonnit1@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:28 PM
To: SHOTIMES@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] High Milers.....Stand and be Heard


    To All Those Hi-Milage/no-spun bearing/ Memebers;

    I would like to hear about the driving habits that all you fortunate 
SHO-GOS have.  What's your 1 - 2 shift rpm, do you shift from 1 - 3rd,  you
know 
what I'm talking about.  Depending on how I feel,  I take my SHO thru all
the 
paces...never over 5500 or so, but rarely.  Do you shift to 2nd to get on
the 
freeway, or 3rd?  I'm not afraid of doing a bearing job cuz I have to
replace 
the Y-pipe anyways.  So all you 150k plus  SHOMEN and LADIES, step up to the

plate and be heard!


Robert K   '89 130K  OEM  ( except the owner, ha!)
Thank You Marlene ! ! ! and all the rest of you very much!.
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