any one over 185k
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From: delaware
any one over 185k ok any one over 185k miles on the stock motor ? i seen one post cant seam to find it one guy sed his buddy had a 190k and made like 280rwhp. what have you all seen out of the higher higher mile lt1s ? power wise and at the track and what mods thanks for any info or input.
Last edited by 93z28de; Mar 27, 2012 at 10:23 PM.
Mine had around 190xxx before i shut her down. Stock opti, and zero problems untill i had to go around messing **** up.
Never had her on the track or dyno though. But ive beaten a bunch of cars that are supposed to have similar performance numbers. 4th gen mustang GT's, an older m3, charger/challenger RT's and even kept up with a srt8 challenger decently. I was stock with CAI and exhaust.
Never had her on the track or dyno though. But ive beaten a bunch of cars that are supposed to have similar performance numbers. 4th gen mustang GT's, an older m3, charger/challenger RT's and even kept up with a srt8 challenger decently. I was stock with CAI and exhaust.
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sorry to kina mess this up but Im new to this and just bought a 98 z28 camaro 3 days ago its got 175k miles on the chassis and previous owner said the engine was swapped by another previous owner but idk if it was it sounds healthy and the body is amazing all black with zo6 corvette rims got a couple mods but idk if I should be worried about the motor or not? is there anyway I can tell if its the original motor or not? it'll help me sleep at night thanks
sorry to kina mess this up but Im new to this and just bought a 98 z28 camaro 3 days ago its got 175k miles on the chassis and previous owner said the engine was swapped by another previous owner but idk if it was it sounds healthy and the body is amazing all black with zo6 corvette rims got a couple mods but idk if I should be worried about the motor or not? is there anyway I can tell if its the original motor or not? it'll help me sleep at night thanks
My Black 93 Z28 currently has 189k and still runs like a champ (sounds pretty healthy too for a stock exhaust, lol). From what I can tell it's all original except for the AC compressor and maybe the opti. It's almost sad that I'm about to rip its heart out and drop an LS in its place.
sorry to kina mess this up but Im new to this and just bought a 98 z28 camaro 3 days ago its got 175k miles on the chassis and previous owner said the engine was swapped by another previous owner but idk if it was it sounds healthy and the body is amazing all black with zo6 corvette rims got a couple mods but idk if I should be worried about the motor or not? is there anyway I can tell if its the original motor or not? it'll help me sleep at night thanks
My 93z has about 175k on the body and ran like a top before I built the motor. Zero issues man.. it ran better and was faster than cars with half the mileage. The body is mint too, verrrrry little rust. Love the lt1's man, they will be so good to you if you just take care of them and don't beat the **** out of em 24/7. My Roadmaster's also got about 170k on it and runs like brand new.
I have 170K on mine and still beat the **** out of it. Almost ready for a cam swap.
I have never been to the track or dyno though
I know my motor is original but my T56 has been replaced.
I love a good 4th gear pull in my car
I have never been to the track or dyno though
I know my motor is original but my T56 has been replaced.
I love a good 4th gear pull in my car
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This is not a 70s engine with a piece of **** carb washing the cylinders down with raw fuel, causing enough wear to measure with a ruler.
If you open it up at 185K you will still find crosshatch on the cylinder walls.
If you open it up at 185K you will still find crosshatch on the cylinder walls.
I had a 94 with 170k on it and it ran like new. My current one has 101k on the clock and the way it runs the only thing that's going to cause me tear into it is my own ambition. Take care of them and they'll run forever. My dad sold his LT1 caprice with 275k on the clock and the thing still ran mint.
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Mine only has 144k on it, and I dont see it lasting long enough to see 180k. I wish it would because that'd give me time to build something better, but this car must have been abused pretty badly by previous owners.
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ok wow ok first nascarnate326 were did you get them rims love them and 2ed wow guys keep it comeing nice i do have one ? tho i see the lt1 are starting to be more wanted ? then the ls1 camaros why is this two will the lt1 motor out last the ls1 motor in the 98 up camaros ? i see alot fo 98 camaros not just around here but all over and thay have lower miles lik under 120k and thay burn oil like crazy and they were well taking care off ? sorry not to ls1 bash
what you think if you had to guess a 93 z28 cai catback 3" from the converter all the way back and after market converter would run in the 1/4 and but down for power with a auto 194k and 2.73s in the rear motor is super strong no smokeing any were ever dose idle kinda high 850 in park was 500 before
and i have one last ? what would a 52mm pbs tb do for me its only 100 bucks and the egr block off plats
what you think if you had to guess a 93 z28 cai catback 3" from the converter all the way back and after market converter would run in the 1/4 and but down for power with a auto 194k and 2.73s in the rear motor is super strong no smokeing any were ever dose idle kinda high 850 in park was 500 before
and i have one last ? what would a 52mm pbs tb do for me its only 100 bucks and the egr block off plats
Last edited by 93z28de; Mar 28, 2012 at 06:57 PM.
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226k and still driving it. I bought it used so I assume it's the original motor. Still runs good, doesn't like to be run cold though. The suspension is falling apart on this car before the motor is.
