It's hard to say. I do a little stoplight racing, but I wouldn't call it drag racing. I don't spin the tires or anything.

Anyway I've got 140,000 miles on the original clutch & engine and she still runs strong. I think the ATX is supposed to be stronger than the manual, if maintained properly.

One really bad thing that can happen with our engines is oil starvation on long hard sustained turns. I forget whether it was right or left turns though.


98 Contour V6 MTX, T-Red, 150k mi. Pic SVT Dual Exhaust, KKM Intake, Donnely Mirror, Dension DMP3 Player w/80GB of MP3s, Wheelskin 95 F-150 91 Mustang GT 06 Honda Shadow Aero