In the wayback ,when I first joined SS.com ,I posted that in  June of 2014, I'd taken a trip from my home in N.Y to TN totaling 2100 miles in three days. Prier to the trip I'd performed a "Versy" type extension of my cam tensioner(19,000 miles) ,with the only difference being no slot or pin and no small spring under the paw to allow it to engage and hold the piston locked in place. thus turning it into a shock absorber using only the main spring to regulate pressure on the chain. I' am fast approaching 28 ,000 miles, so......I broke down ,got a gasket ,oil and filter and jumped in! when I took the cover off a was surprised to find that my cam chain tensioner to be extended only about 1 mm in 9,000 miles .I buttoned back up ,took a high speed ride! top speed 92 not bad for a stock motor 22 years old.

thanks batman. that's brilliant! good on you for doing the experiment.