killagt

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My 2 other friend and I planing to take 1000 miles trip, they will pay for every thing and only thing I need to is take my 97 lt1 ,

Here what I just done to the car

Check all the fluid, brake, clutch, power steering ,
check the tire condition and pressure
10w30 oil and truck filter
Ngk plug
dex 3 on t56
80w90 on rear diff with gasket
clean MAF/ TB
new coolant upper and lower with 2 gallon of coolant

To do list

Tight up the header bolt
fuel filter change
wash and wax the car
clean the air filter
Block the EGR

any advise what else I need to check and what tool and stuff do I need to bring.

Here what my bring list

5 quart of 10w30 oil with truck filter
1 gallon of prestone dexcool
1 quart of brake fluid
1 quart of power steering fluid
payper tower
6 bottle of fuel injector cleaner
complete kit of screw driver
duct tape hehe
redbull

any input welcome.

Slow94Formula

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Why so much fuel injector cleaner?

killagt

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chevron techron concentrate is by one get one free for $4.99, the guy at the counter gave me a deal hehe. I bought 10 bottle for my family car, this one of the best fuel injector cleaner I ever use, im using it every fill up on the trip.

letsrun97z

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**** you should only fill up maybe 3 times at max

killagt

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any one know much mpg of full tank of gas on m6 lt1 ?

mrchyzy16

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if in good running shape, i would have to say mid 20's.

killagt

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lol I read the title lol at myself and 1000 miles is just get where we going, going back and stop by couple more state, mabe around 2000+ miles trip.

fleetmgr

Why 5 qts. of oil? You planning on changing it at 500 miles or something? For a trip like that I check the fluids, check the tires, fill the tank and drive. 1000 miles is a nothing trip.

killagt

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its not 1k trip its 2k+ trip, in my head I was thinking just going their, but not coming back hahah. I alway brought 5 quart and 1 new oil filter, cause few year back we travel on friend car and his oil filter blow ( dam fram ), so we stuck in middle of no where without oil, we wait 4 hours to the tow truck to come, so from that day I alway bough oil and filter with me, just incase.

05HD

How about a spare ignition module in the glove box? How many miles on the fuel pump and water pump?

killagt

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less then 3k miles, preview owner told me.

chavez885

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Pretty good idea on a 2k mile trip. Make sure you got your spare (check all your tires pressure) and all fluids topped off/clean and you'll be fine.

z28camaro1996

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My m6 with 3.73 gears got 22 and 24 miles to the gallon. also i maybe interested in that hypertech progammer.

fleetmgr

In my 35 years of driving, I've only ever seen that happen once (blow the filter off), and this is the second time I've even heard of it happening. The one I saw was an Acura, on an autocross track. Sure made for a slippery corner!

hitmanws6

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I drove about 1300 miles in 3 days in my LT1, I just put new oil in it and checked tire pressure and it ran fine.

killagt

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[QUOTE=fleetmgr;13640497]In my 35 years of driving, I've only ever seen that happen once (blow the filter off), and this is the second time I've even heard of it happening. The one I saw was an Acura, on an autocross track. Sure made for a slippery corner![/QUOTE

When it blow , rear tires hit it, and we though it was a rock, until 30-40 miles later, we heard knocking and smoking under the engine. that when we stop to find out we missing oil filter and load crap of oil, I think the guy who install the filter dint tight it enought and it come loose, but anyway I alway bought extra one, hehe,

any more input on these. BTW any body can show me tip , im going to tight the bolt on header and Y pipe again, any body know any tip to make that bolt not coming loose again ?

killagt

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you take a trip ?

rufrntn

I just took a 600 mile trip. St Paul to mt rushmore. 1200 mile total. I changed the oil before I left and everything went fine. 140k on mostly stock 95 lt1 camaro. Every fill up I averaged about 20 Mpg when my gf drove for 1 tank she got 27 mpg. So expect to fill about every 275 miles or so. Unless you don't want to have Fun. Then more like 325. But then why drive the camaro in the first place? Good luck with your oil filter.

killagt

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cause my camaro is , better, good looking, faster, did I say good looking ? hehe then 2 my friend car

6spdchevy

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lol enough said aha so where are you leaving from & going to? if u dont mind me asking