ok, no laughing: I just traded in a car that had been in the family since '99. It was a 96 Buick Regal, 4 door, 3.8L. My mother got it with 20k on the clock, I traded it in with 135k. That motor ran like new, no leaks, good power, good mileage. It would still smoke the tires from a hole shot ( showing my age again.....). It was spec'd from the factory at 205hp, and I'd say they were all still there! I wasn't all that good to her either. Usually gave it the 3k oil change, but now and then it went over ( way over ). Even the tranni was still working flawlessly. I know were talking about Ponitacs, but I'm guessing the 3.8 bottem end is similar if not the same, no?
Anybody know if the bottem ends are beefed up on the SC modles?
Originally Posted by banzai7
. Back then they were called the 'shaker 6'. The number six cylinder would often crap out, and the motor would keep going, just shook like mad. GM has a habit of doing that since the mid eighties, no? A good motor gets put into everything. Come to think of it, even a bad motor gets ( ie: 2.8L ) put into everything!!
