How Many Miles in On Your Original LS1 Engine?
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Posts: 24
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From: Birmingham, AL
I have managed to put 164,000 miles on my 1998 Trans Am. This is on a stock motor. The only mods I have are in my sig.
1998 Silver Trans Am
Mods: Direct Flow lid, 3000 Stall (TCI), 3:73 Gears,
Flowmaster Exhaust, ported MAF, and HPPIII
1998 Silver Trans Am
Mods: Direct Flow lid, 3000 Stall (TCI), 3:73 Gears,
Flowmaster Exhaust, ported MAF, and HPPIII
why do you guys baby these cars? lol they are meant to be driven hard, i dont have many miles on my car but ive gone WOT blasts at least once a day, but i gotta stop, car likes it but the cops dont. its not such a bad thing to run a car hard, IMO it helps it out, i know too many people that have problems from cars they baby, my old grand am my sister has now have 160,000 miles on it and that car went through hell, it was more fun racing 4 cyl hondas in that lol just take car of the car, do all your maint. on schedule and dont worry about anything
Originally Posted by WS6FirebirdTA00
why do you guys baby these cars?
Thats not to say that every once in a while I mind spending a couple bucks on some WOT fun. 
On The Tree
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 194
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From: Birmingham, AL
Originally Posted by WS6FirebirdTA00
why do you guys baby these cars? lol they are meant to be driven hard, i dont have many miles on my car but ive gone WOT blasts at least once a day, but i gotta stop, car likes it but the cops dont. its not such a bad thing to run a car hard, IMO it helps it out, i know too many people that have problems from cars they baby, my old grand am my sister has now have 160,000 miles on it and that car went through hell, it was more fun racing 4 cyl hondas in that lol just take car of the car, do all your maint. on schedule and dont worry about anything
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Year: 2002
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Z28
Mileage 30K
How Driven: Mostly babied w/ occasional WOT blasts
Mod Level: Bolt ons, TR220 cam, Heads on the way
Engine Condition: Excellent
It's my toy.
Year: 2002
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Z28
Mileage 30K
How Driven: Mostly babied w/ occasional WOT blasts
Mod Level: Bolt ons, TR220 cam, Heads on the way
Engine Condition: Excellent
It's my toy.
Originally Posted by m_donze
I normally wouldn't but I'm young and a college student and couldn't buy a new motor if i spun a bearing or break something else. I love blasting through the gears every now and then, i just can't afford to break anything.
trust me dont worry about it. im in college too. as long as you dont beat it every where you go and do stupid things its ok
2000 Formula Firehawk M6
Just over 50K miles
250+ 1/4 mile passes, bout as many AutoX passes, one HPDE with three 20 minute sessions, untold "laps" in my local mountain roads playing with sportbikes. When it's driven on the street, it's driven hard, car has mild mods {cam, headers}.
No problems yet, not even the axle with plenty of 1.80 sixty foots. Great reliability concedering the usage.
Just over 50K miles
250+ 1/4 mile passes, bout as many AutoX passes, one HPDE with three 20 minute sessions, untold "laps" in my local mountain roads playing with sportbikes. When it's driven on the street, it's driven hard, car has mild mods {cam, headers}.
No problems yet, not even the axle with plenty of 1.80 sixty foots. Great reliability concedering the usage.
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Year: 1999
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am
Mileage 34K
How Driven: Babied usually, but a few WOT runs(maybe twice a week, sometimes less)never ran at the track
Mod Level: Light/Moderate
Engine Condition: Excellent
Year: 1999
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am
Mileage 34K
How Driven: Babied usually, but a few WOT runs(maybe twice a week, sometimes less)never ran at the track
Mod Level: Light/Moderate
Engine Condition: Excellent
Originally Posted by AssKickingLS1
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Year: 1999
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am
Mileage 34K
How Driven: Babied usually, but a few WOT runs(maybe twice a week, sometimes less)never ran at the track
Mod Level: Light/Moderate
Engine Condition: Excellent
Year: 1999
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am
Mileage 34K
How Driven: Babied usually, but a few WOT runs(maybe twice a week, sometimes less)never ran at the track
Mod Level: Light/Moderate
Engine Condition: Excellent
Mod Level:Moderate
Engine Condition:Excellent
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Year: 2001
Make: Pontiac
Model: TransAm WS6
Mileage 12.2K
How Driven: Normally on the street/Hard at the track
Mod Level: Light (at this time)
Engine Condition: Still like brand new
Have heads, cam, lifters etc... all neccessary stuff to do my heads/cam installation, plus all the supporting bolt-ons. Need time to start the installs though!
Year: 2001
Make: Pontiac
Model: TransAm WS6
Mileage 12.2K
How Driven: Normally on the street/Hard at the track
Mod Level: Light (at this time)
Engine Condition: Still like brand new
Have heads, cam, lifters etc... all neccessary stuff to do my heads/cam installation, plus all the supporting bolt-ons. Need time to start the installs though!
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Year: 2000
Make: Pontiac
Model: Firebird TA WS.6
Mileage: 60,000. 5k on 2nd motor.... 1st bottom replaced at 55k due to scored sleeves
How Driven: Aggressive.... WOT every outing
Motor/driveline religiously maintained 
.... regularly abused 
Mod Level: Heavy
Engine Condition: Excellent.... for now
Given proper care/maintenance, and a certain degree of common sense, I don't see why you couldn't get 200k modded miles out of these motors before thinking about a re-build. Our LSx's ARE the best designed/well built small blocks ever offered to the public.... JMFUO of course....
Year: 2000
Make: Pontiac
Model: Firebird TA WS.6
Mileage: 60,000. 5k on 2nd motor.... 1st bottom replaced at 55k due to scored sleeves
How Driven: Aggressive.... WOT every outing
Motor/driveline religiously maintained .... regularly abused Mod Level: Heavy
Engine Condition: Excellent.... for now
Given proper care/maintenance, and a certain degree of common sense, I don't see why you couldn't get 200k modded miles out of these motors before thinking about a re-build. Our LSx's ARE the best designed/well built small blocks ever offered to the public.... JMFUO of course....
Last edited by LowETz; Jul 16, 2005 at 12:53 PM.
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From: Live Oak, FL - in the woods where the creatures lurk.
Year: 2000
Model: Z28
Mileage 128K
How Driven: Aggressive (street)first 100K miles, but mostly highway miles
Mod Level: Light
Engine Condition:Valvetrain sounds like a Singer but runs good, no oil use.
Normal replacement stuff: battery, brakes, now cats going, front O2s.
Was off work 2 years and ran WOT 0-130 almost daily for boredom relief.
Model: Z28
Mileage 128K
How Driven: Aggressive (street)first 100K miles, but mostly highway miles
Mod Level: Light
Engine Condition:Valvetrain sounds like a Singer but runs good, no oil use.
Normal replacement stuff: battery, brakes, now cats going, front O2s.
Was off work 2 years and ran WOT 0-130 almost daily for boredom relief.