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Sep 26, 2008 | 09:25 AM

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Fast93Z

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221,264 miles on my engine stock heads and bottom end and i ran an 8.9 in the 1/8th at 86 mph 2.1 60 foot on bald street tires and a burned plug wire and the only performance mods were cai and shorty headers

like my dad always says you cant beat a Chevy his Silverado has 230,000 miles on it

Sep 26, 2008 | 09:40 AM

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azmarkus

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GM cars run bad longer than most cars run; 70K is nothing for an LT1.

Sep 26, 2008 | 09:50 AM

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camar0corey

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165k here, I'm only going to replace external oil leaking gaskets before I transplant it into my truck.

Sep 26, 2008 | 03:38 PM

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mean_greenZ

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146k here and still running good. knock on wood!

i think there is a guy on here or another forum that has 300K+ on his

Sep 26, 2008 | 07:01 PM

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LS1 Eddie

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They don't run good untill they hit 100k.

Sep 26, 2008 | 09:22 PM

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LT1

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110K here, stock fuel pump, stock engine beating LS1's and 03/04 cobra's

Sep 27, 2008 | 12:56 PM

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Bowtie_Aaron

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94 ta 193k with new head gaskets at 187k. stock long block and cracked pass manifold..bolt on mods in sig. runs like a champ.

aaron

Sep 27, 2008 | 01:04 PM

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That1WhiteGuy

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101k running strong.

btw dont use seafoam it put me and my car thru hell. Use Berryman B12 it works best.

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Sep 27, 2008 | 02:07 PM

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squeals99

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155k and only thing i'm needin right now are my gears put in and some longtubes lol... i have an exhaust leak that is drivin me crazy though

Sep 27, 2008 | 03:19 PM

#30

boostinsteve

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From: Hawaii

I have 115k on mine, runs perfect. Just keep up on maintenance, and don't get overly excited with the throttle all the time.

Sep 29, 2008 | 10:56 AM

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B4CZR2

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From: Spencerport, NY

former trooper car, got 126k and still going strong!

Sep 29, 2008 | 02:00 PM

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CamaroRacing12

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99.5k miles here.... raced it every weekend this past season... runs like a champ...

Sep 29, 2008 | 02:05 PM

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TravisMcGill2000

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192,000 miles on mine and still strong

Sep 29, 2008 | 08:22 PM

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jarretthise

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haha i wish mine help up as long as all yours did...it lasted to 92k and then i lost all my oil pressure...lol i drove it tops 25 miles..due to previous **** *** owners though...i cant stand ppl who cant keep a nice car up and running and tehn just totaly screw you over the coals knowing there is something wrong....now she is going again though with a brand spanking new 355 with supprting top end mods coming soon...

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