Indeed. At 126,000 miles mySport has never run better. It tried to lift the front wheel on a hard second gear shift the other day.
On the original timing chain/tensioner.
I'm gonna need a good reason to take her off the road for the gear installation. And decide what other things to maybe do at the time. That can be a slippery slope: valves, guides, hotter cam, high compression pistons, polished rods, supercharger, water cooling, drive chain conversion . . .
Yet, I do have this gorgeous gear set for when the time comes.