whats the highest mileage ls1 you can safely buy?
was looking at a b4c police oursuit package z28 camaro for 5k with 127k on it.....
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08-06-2010
whats the highest mileage ls1 you can safely buy?
was looking at a b4c police oursuit package z28 camaro for 5k with 127k on it.....
08-06-2010
my friends dad got a 98 camaro that is daily driven on the highway and has over 160k and it runs stronger than ever.
I say that if the motor is taken care of then what is there to worry about, they are meant to be driven and mileage is no big deal.
08-06-2010
my 5.3L LSX truck has 305thousand miles and still running strong, But if you want a LS1 for fun stay under 160k
08-06-2010
Ls1's last forever if maintained right. My buddy has around 189k on his 99 z28 and it is still fast as ****.
08-06-2010
I had 96K on my SS when I sold it, and it was just getting warmed up IMO. Mileage doesn't scare me. It's not a 1970's small block 350 in there.
08-06-2010
I'm sure the motor in that cop car is good and all, but you gotta remember IT WAS a cop car, so it had the absolute piss beaten out of it. I know the 2 LS1 Camaro's our town had were knocking and leaking a quart of oil a day ithin the first 2 months...
08-06-2010
Leaking from where though? Front cover seal is easy-peasy to replace.
08-06-2010
I don't really know. My dad is real good friends with a cop down the street that had one. It was on it's 3rd engine when he MADE the city buy him a new cop car.Originally Posted by GeosGP
08-06-2010
My experiences with the F-bodies have been very positive; even with the high mileage of the second one. And I beat them like a rental car.
08-06-2010
ive seen more then a few with headgasket issues BUT thats from lack of care over higher miles
All new engines should last 300k it goes down the harder you beat on them
08-06-2010
I test drove an Ls1 camaro a while back, I think it had around 180k miles and it ran pretty good, but it was elderly owned and was bone stock.
08-06-2010
a thing you have to rmeber with cop cars is when itss hot a **** out they sit with the car running for hours andthen they just beat the piss out of them
08-06-2010
when i was in the market for my gtp i looked at some police impalas, i though itd be bad ass, but now that i see what they are doing to the new chargers ill never consider buying a cop car
08-07-2010
I still like paying extra for lower millage motors. I like knowing they are taken care of.
08-07-2010
But does low mileage mean it was taken care of? I disagree. In fact, I would say the exact opposite; an engine that wasn't maintained wouldn't have achieved the high mileage it did in some cases.
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