I think Chips Cuda is a good example of moderation with regards to spring loads and cam lobes when it comes to rollers and street driving...... and being able to get decent service life and still running good ET’s.
So, Chip... how many miles & passes do you have on your combination to which Dwayne refers above?
It has around 400 passes on it total. I've freshened it up a couple times w/ new bearings and rings, valvesprings just to be safe even though they pressure checked fine.
The first freshen up in 2008 (original build in 2006) wasn't planned b/c I found something on the oil drain plug which turned out to be the timing chain breaking links. No damage, just replaced the chain.
The 2nd time (2013) was also not planned...found a piece of a spiro-lock on the drain plug. No damage.
This last time (2019) was to change the rings to something nitrous friendly.
Honestly not sure on mileage...guessing 3k or so. It got driven a lot from 2006-2010 before I got married and had 2 kids, lol. Now it's mostly the occasional weekend trip around town and to the dragstrip.
