How many miles does your V have?
07-29-2016, 02:41 PM
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The fuel pump was prime for failure but the recall replaced it before it left me stranded somewhere...
As far as I can tell, the valve covers have never been off it and it's still on the original transmission. It had a 4th gen diff in it when I bought it but I've gone 8.8 since then.
02-11-2017, 11:22 PM
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03-28-2017, 10:43 AM
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I have 225,000 on my 2005 v. I got it with 220,000 and have done some maintenance since then. I did the alternator (twice because I tried to go cheap the first time), water pump, radiator hoses and Creative Steel motor mounts. The PO had the transmission rebuilt and an LS7 clutch installed along with a Creative Steel short shifter. It runs like a champ and the trans shifts are short and precise with the short shifter. When I got it the motor was seriously rocking back and forth which was horribly bad motor mounts but now it's tight as a drum. The paint is very good but all the emblems are faded badly and the wheels are very curb rashed. The PO drove it 200 miles a day on his daily commute. A long drive but a fun one.
03-29-2017, 01:08 PM
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79100. I've had it almost a year, maybe 11 months now. I bought with appx 74000.
I work from my home office and don't drive much. Most of the miles come from either going to car shows/meetups with my father or vacations.
Hoping to keep it low as I intend on keeping it forever.
replace:
- rotors as they all had a big lip that caused squealing.
-revshift bushing for trans mount and shifter rail, and added the modified hurst short shifter.
Still have a bunch of side to side play.
to do:
- I believe my stock flywheel is causing vibrations at 2100rpm and will address it whenever the clutch decides to start acting up. Will be going with LS7 clutch and a lighter flywheel. Not sure if it'll be the 28lb one or 18lb. I'll likely try to address the side play with the roll pin trick I've been reading about.
-have a replacement trunk release switch for the door, mine is spotty
I work from my home office and don't drive much. Most of the miles come from either going to car shows/meetups with my father or vacations.
Hoping to keep it low as I intend on keeping it forever.
replace:
- rotors as they all had a big lip that caused squealing.
-revshift bushing for trans mount and shifter rail, and added the modified hurst short shifter.
Still have a bunch of side to side play.
to do:
- I believe my stock flywheel is causing vibrations at 2100rpm and will address it whenever the clutch decides to start acting up. Will be going with LS7 clutch and a lighter flywheel. Not sure if it'll be the 28lb one or 18lb. I'll likely try to address the side play with the roll pin trick I've been reading about.
-have a replacement trunk release switch for the door, mine is spotty
