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Meh, I know this is listed under pushrods, but I did see a few DOHC owners in here ..
Originally posted by pepsi_coke
On Monday, May 16th at 11:17PM EST .. My 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix with the 3.4L DOHC (LQ1) and 5spd passed the 200,000 mile mark!
With more than 55 oil changes (no additives, regular 10w-30 motor oil), two timing belts that were shredded during course of highway driving, two alternators, and a couple sets of tires .. she made it!
Jay
New member of 200,000 mile club as of May 16, 2005
I got to about 187,000 on my 88 Fiero GT, then it dropped the timing chain. I decided to change the motor. I could have changed the chain and kept on going. Currently the car is at 222,000 the current engine has about 76,000 on it.
The getrag transmission has every bit of the 222K on it.
I have 2 chevy luminas,,,my first one is a 1995 with the 3100 engine,,it has 380,000 miles on it and never been inside the engine,,,still going strong,,my newer lumina is a 1997 with the 3100 engine it has 187,000 miles on it and going strong after intake gasket replacement. ( 95 never had it replaced )i love my luminas
290,000. Never a wrench laid on it for major repair. But I desperately want to rebuild it so I can save the crank. No smoke so the cyl. are probably good.
'86 S10 Blazer 4WD, '87 2.8 with 3.1 crank and pistons, A.R.I. "Stage 2 Cam", Iron Heads with stiffer springs, Holley TBI, Manifold bored to fit the TBI Base(4.3 size), Fiero Covers, MSD Coil, DynoMax Muffler and 2.5 Tailpipe, no cat, Auburn Limited Slip, 3.73 final Drive. 700R. '85 Fiero GT 3.4 Hybrid, relieved top intake and exhaust, 57mm TB, Auto. 3.06 final drive.
Driven like a bat outta hell daily. Replaced transmission and alternator in its life. Lost er in a car accident two years ago. After she got smashed to shit (was in two pieces) was still running and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" was still blasting from the speakers. Had to cut the battery to kill the beast. I was knocked out cold and don't remember any of this, this is just what the EMTs told me.
Me too. 94 3100. But the gauge cluster shows less since I swapped a full gauge cluster and never bothered to fix the odometer!
sigpicNew 2010 project (click image)
1994 3100 BERETTA. 200,000+ miles 16.0 1/4 mile when stock. Now ???
Original L82 Longblock with LA1, LX9, LX5 parts
Manifold-back 2.5" SS Mandrel Exhaust. Hardware is SS too.
Heh, when I first got my car I was putting 30k-35k miles per year on it. Far less now, probably in the 10k-20k range.
I am in the 200k mile club. Twice infact.
Once with fellow Board-Member RidgeRunners '93 Sunbird.. 3.1, 5spd, some goodies, and all of 240,000 original miles. I love this car, and will be doing some more modding soon.
I've also had a '90 GP, 3.1 SE 5spd. 240k on that car, all original, and still going as well.
DAMN do I love my American cars!
'93 Sunbird. 5spd, 3.1, it's fast. Oh, and 240k miles has proven lethal against Turbo Talons
I'm lurking occasionaly. It's tough because I'm usually too busy with the Army or my 5.0 Mustang. Which is for sale.
I hit 200,000 miles a few years ago with our 97 Cutlass Suprme SL. Right now it's just shy of 250,000 miles. Everything was fine until 236,000 when I had to replace the head gaskets. The tranny is still going though. This has been a really good car for us.
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