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best new motor = 3.6vvt hands down.

MobileAudio219 wrote:Those cars really arent that bad once you replace the intake gasket.
They'll last along time if you dont get it hot.

Yeah youre right, I am needing to do my intake gasket, as a matter of fact.

If you take care of it the 3800 is a good motor. Gm has had some decent motors, some of em just need more babying than others.

Tim

Most of gm's v6 and v8 motors had crappy intake gaskets.

Yup, Intake gaskets are about the only real worry though, past that drive em forever, get semi-synthetic oil in em about every 5-6K miles and keep driving

yup sometimes you have a little trouble outta the tranny though.

they do last good though.

tim

Tim wrote:yup sometimes you have a little trouble outta the tranny though.
they do last good though.
tim

Whats it doing?

MobileAudio219 wrote:Whats it doing?

A few months ago, it was shifting really hard, turned out to be the pressure control solenoid, and another one that I can't remeber the name or function of. My wifes uncle and I swithced them out in about 3 hrs. Wasn't really that big a deal.

Tim

Tim wrote:A few months ago, it was shifting really hard, turned out to be the pressure control solenoid, and another one that I can't remeber the name or function of. My wifes uncle and I swithced them out in about 3 hrs. Wasn't really that big a deal.
Tim

Cool, so you got it fixed? Glad to here it!

I wouldnt mind having one, they are COMFORTABLE and still get decent gas milage.

MobileAudio219 wrote:Cool, so you got it fixed? Glad to here it!
I wouldnt mind having one, they are COMFORTABLE and still get decent gas milage.

Yeah it is fixed, thanks. Dude aside from like high end cars, like caddies and beemers, it will be hard to find a better ride in a car. The do get good mileage, probably the best I have ever gotten. You can tweak em a little bit and get around 400 miles to a tank.

Tim

Nice mid-size car.