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Originally posted by Mystic:
There are a few things I hate about GM. I hate that horrible red antifreeze that causes all kinds of problems. I guess they can't go back to the green stuff because some engineer would be embarassed. That red stuff might look pretty at first but after your car has a few miles it looks like mud!
And now, if GM has been selling cars like the Corvette with synthetic oil and they have to tell people they need to start using conventional motor oil-well, that is pretty poor engineering. I don't think you can blame the oil. And if Mobil 1 is too thin in an engine that may have a tendancy to burn oil, how about requiring 15W-50 Mobil 1 instead? That is what they use in one of the hot Mustangs.
Maybe we need to rethink this entire deal of 5W-20 and 5W-30 motor oils so that corporations that build cars and trucks can have a higher CAFE. And maybe some good engineering needs to be put into American cars and trucks before Toyota and Honda blow us out of the water.
I agree with you, but consider this though:
-LS1 engines make ~330-340 on stock trim
-LS1 engine can achieve ~30-33 MPG
-LS1 engines are slow turning engines, relatively speaking, for better durability.
-The red antifreeze is not a design problem....at least not GM design problem....it's probably more of a money or political problem.
For the money I paid for my car (actually paying), $25,600, this car is not that bad at all. They are kinda inexpensive, so don't expect a lot of German/Japanese type of quality.
An Acura RSX is just about the same price as my Z and it's at least 1.5 seconds slower. The NSX is something like 80-90 Gs....even the Civics, which are great cars, realiability wise are something like 13-14 Gs.
So, pound for pound, the F-bodies are the bargain of the century. I could easily spank a stock Ferrari 355 (which I hear break a lot) for $110k less.
Rick
EDIT: The requirement you were mentioning is "GM 4718M for Corvettes"....I looked it up.
[ October 07, 2003, 12:22 AM: Message edited by: Last_Z ]