Aftermarket Aluminum FE Blocks

[Jamo]

P.S. No...he did not dance naked on the hood of my car thankusbetogod.

Oh, and I'm beyond the 10,000 mile mark with the Shelby motor built by Boghosian. Other than a POS roller pin letting go on the first solid roller cam (took out the cam, pushrod and lifter...no other problems despite a complete check and replacement of the oil cooler out of extreme caution...all at 3,000 miles). I put the flat tappet in at about 4500 miles when the bronze gear issues continued with the new solid roller, so more than half of its life has been with the flat tappet, with no issues.

I have no qualms about the Shelby block, and I'd take it again over a museum piece.

[RodKnock]

Then, typically, how long should the bronze gear last, assuming one is not racing their FE? As a part of one's yearly or biannual checkup, does one pull the distributor and take a gander at this bronze gear?

Can the bronze gear also "take out" the lower distributor gear and/or bearing, and thereby require carrying a new distributor as well? Does one also carry an extra MSD ignition module too along with the cap, rotor, gear and lube.

I guess I'm asking if I should carry in my tool box and extra of virtually everything.

All these questions are important, because Patrick has publicly stated that he will dance butt-naked on my hood.