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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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I was wondering how many of you guys daily drive your boosted cars 4 to 7 times a week and wht kinda problems you've encountered doing so build list/ engine and psi along with type of gas much appreciated
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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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Rear mount, 5 lbs, 93 octane, daily driven. No real issues here. You'll always be turning a wrench here and there, getting all the bugs out. Exhaust leaks, etc. I'm happy with it for now.
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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 11:56 PM
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Procharger 11psi 70k under boost. Little things like a couple of pulleys a old style fan new spal and no problems. Stock motor z06 cam beat regularly.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 12:04 AM
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I drive mine 3-4 days a week, Its about 80mi both ways. 91 pump + meth injection. My old combo was a D1SC on a stock bottom end with 40+K miles DD's for 3 years. It did just fine. I only had problems from racing...not driving it everyday.
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I drive mine whenever I feel like it. That's usually 3-4 days a week including thursdays and saturdays at the track.

I get 15-16mpg in town solely, and 20-23mpg on the highway. I avg. 17mpg most the time due to more city driving. With a 3800 stall, 3.55's and a power robbing heavy *** drivetrain in my car I'd say that's pretty good not to mention it weighs 3950 with me in it!

Oh btw my car has 90k on it and has been boosted for 5 years on stock internals. Will yours last that long, probably not, why mine has? I couldn't tell you Having a fast boosted car that you can drive anywhere reliably will make you so much happier and leave your mind at ease knowing it won't overheat or break down on you in stop and go traffic.

Like Blue00zzleeper said only problems I have had out of mine was my fault everytime and occured at the track or due to racing at the track. Nothing I couldn't fix or someone else couldn't, but you will always find yourself wiring this, fixing that, making this better, cleaning that up, etc. If your not doing that everyday it's not that the car doesn't need it, it means your just not into the car. I know I am always doing something to mine not because it needs it, but because I think it needs it Big difference there.

Edit added: Also when I go to the track I'll only have less than a quarter tank of pump 93 (around 3 gallons) and I'll put at least 2 gallons of Sunoco Leaded 110 and/or I've been using VP116 lately. I do use m1 in the form of a boost cooler and I run 11psi on my PT76GTS. I run solely 93 on the street with meth.

Only problems I have encountered:
Replaced belt
Rebuilt 4l80 transmission good for 1000rwhp
Wiring and more wiring

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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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I drive mine a couple times a week if its nice. I have a LSX 408 w/ twin TC67 10#-15# on 93 octane. I don't really have any problems with mine except the A/C doesn't get very cold.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 08:31 AM
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I daily drive mine. I don't have any issues to speak of, just constant upgrades from the "while your at it" disease....lol. 408" twin billet 6765's with a th400 in a C5 corvette. More info in my sig. It is a blast to get in it everyday and hit 15 pounds of boost to and from work.... i blast everyday that it is not raining. It is my daily driver and my race car all wrapped into to one!
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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I put around 6k miles every spring and summer. My only issues would be over heating if ac is on for a really long time when its really hot out and I have to replace a belt every year due to noise.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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7-7.5 lbs, installed at 170k and its rolling over 182k tonight going home. I drive 110 miles a day 4 days a week at 70-80 mph with air blowing cold. Oil pan gasket leaks some oil. Usually run it hard through 2nd and 3rd roll racing twice a week or so and getting on the interstate. 3.23, a4, 10 bolt, ls6 intake, ported tb, stock longblock. Dyno tuned to 11.2-11.5 afr, 15deg timing, 93 octane walmart gas, makes 414/392 in the summer heat with conv unlocked and 0 KR. Im the 3rd owner since 120k or so, please pray for the engine.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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if a guy keeps under 10 and run some good fuel u should have any major probs. depending on your compression ratio and alot of other things
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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bone stock lq4 9 psi on 93, no meth. every day i pound on it. once i got all of the wiring bugs and tune sorted out it has been reliable as a hammer. it hates tires.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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I daily drive mine and usually have something additional to tinker with every time I change the oil.
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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Turbo or procharger (Vortex etc.)......which is more reliable on the street?
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 02:14 AM
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^no right or wrong answer to that question
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 06:04 AM
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I drive mine everyday its not 95 + degrees since I have no a/c. Almost every weekend I put on 150-200 miles from road trip to my parents or what not. I run 11:1 compression and 8lbs of boost on 92 octane with 100% meth 15 gph nozzle on kill I haven't had many problems just cruising everything has been WOT / Racing issues. Weak coils when I first did the coil had lots of misfires up top. Twisted my slip yoke at the track launching, rear end gears whine more, damn 6000 + rpm clutch dumps on slicks are not good I tell you. Just found out my meth nozzle area is a huge boost look and my fast intake gaskets are leaking... Damnit more work! Runs around 190 degrees cruising above 50 mph and around 205 in traffic but 205 is where my 2nd fan kicks on.

I'm running a stock bottom end ls1 which has 129,000 miles on it now, I've put on 4000 miles so far this year with the turbo stuff. I just fried my alternator from being retarded while doing a spring swap (ALWAYS disconnect your battery when working around your alternator). Didn't start my spring swap until sunday afternoon and finished at 5 am, fried my damn alternator and I was 100 miles away from work. Never do car projects on sunday when you have to work on monday. Would be really nice to have my own shop where I live and not 100 miles away. Everything I do has to be done on the weekends and be able to drive back home to work monday...
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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I daily drive mine in the summer - everyday is a beat session.
I've had my car setup this way since around '04

Stuff that breaks:
Rear end stuff: 2 sets of gears, one diffy in last 7 years
Stock T56: bought the farm after 6 years
Clutches: I've been through 3 in the last 7 years. McCloud, Ram, and now on a twin disk
Supercharger: D1SC died after 6 years.
S/C and drive belts: Been through 3 in the last 7 years
Tires: Jesus do I go through tires
Charge tubing: had to change out several pieces

I think the above stuff is related to having the supercharger on. Other than that, it is the normal f-body stuff (window motors, lights, HAL shocks etc...)

FWIW most of the stuff that breaks on my car is the aftermarket stuff. It just doesn't go the distance.

I've got a built motor at 30k+ and I expect to have to change that in the next couple year or so.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 09:43 AM
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i drove my c10 daily stock 5.3 4l80e turbocharged 12lbs of boost didnt have any problems till i destroyed my trans
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i beat on mine to much lol
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 01Z28Camaro
Mine has been my daily for 2 years now. Between the Viper and Z06 I would get out of them to drive the Camaro. Right now I run 15 psi and just swapped back to a 6 speed, Car is scary fast.
How do you like the 6-speed on the street?
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