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The Best way to Monitor how the engine is doing is by reading spark plugs.
And by watching how much oil the engine consumes every 50-100 miles of driving.
If You eliminated the Oil dipstick and tube like Nearly every modern drag racer does here then also do a compression test and leakdown test.
Should see dead even numbers across the board on all 8 cylinders .
If the cylinder block bores were Platue honed then the rings should be broken in fully within 100 miles.
Modern synthetic oils are really good.
15,000 miles seems like a lot but its what Porsche & Ferrari recommends with synthetic oils of thier choice.
If the Carburator is tuned dead on then 5,000 mile oil change intervals with premium synthetic oil should be OK.
Mudtrucks see lots of grime.
I would change oil after every weekend of fun to be safe.
And by watching how much oil the engine consumes every 50-100 miles of driving.
If You eliminated the Oil dipstick and tube like Nearly every modern drag racer does here then also do a compression test and leakdown test.
Should see dead even numbers across the board on all 8 cylinders .
If the cylinder block bores were Platue honed then the rings should be broken in fully within 100 miles.
Modern synthetic oils are really good.
15,000 miles seems like a lot but its what Porsche & Ferrari recommends with synthetic oils of thier choice.
If the Carburator is tuned dead on then 5,000 mile oil change intervals with premium synthetic oil should be OK.
Mudtrucks see lots of grime.
I would change oil after every weekend of fun to be safe.