2many (is there really any such thing as too many??), I first ran the engine in the summer of 2000. Have about 900 miles on the car. Hours running time? Hard to say, since I had to run the engine a ton before the car ever rolled one single inch. It's a long story, but my trusted machine shop miss-bord the block. Had to tear it down & replace a few parts. Maybe 80 hours total.