I got lucky I reckon, I generally don't get lucky as I know Murphy pretty well.
I have no oil consumption problems with my 2000 Firebird. No piston slap, no problems at all really. It generally uses less than 1 qrt. in 6K miles. The most it has ever used was about 1.5-2 qrts. in 6K miles but that interval had around 20 AutoX runs, 15 or so 1/4 mile passes and a good deal of play in the mountains!
I started using M1 0W30 at the second oil change at around 3000 miles or so. Car now has 37K miles and I just changed to M1 0W40 as I figured the motor has loosened up a bit, plus it was my summer fill. Maybe it was my break-in, kinda easy on it for the 1st 600 miles then I was at the dragstrip racking up runs!
I will agree with the other folks on the bargain of performance cars statement. I paid 26300 bucks and change "out the door" for my Firehawk {Firehawk option was 4K dollars}.
For that 26K, I ran a best of a 13.42@104mph in 90 degree weather at Bristol Raceway which is nearly 2000 ft. above sea level {if you correct for conditions, I would have run right around a 13.10} bone stock.
Later with a 100 dollar air cleaner lid and Drag Radials I ran a 12.96@108mph. Added 4.10 gears and a underdrive pulley and brought the times down to a 12.59@111mph. All mods put together are less than a 1000 dollars. I think I am going to buy a set of 350 dollar headers and see if I can get into the 11s.
The best fuel mileage was almost 30mpg, with the 4.10s it has dropped a bit,,, a smidge over 28mpg was what I got on my last long trip!
Handles pretty well also, F-bodies do pretty good against some rather pricey competition in SCCA T2.
The only problem I've had with the car has been with the paint on the hood {hood has been replaced 3 times} but that is SLP's fault, not GMs. Dead reliable in spite of over 100 1/4 mile passes, 5 AutoXs, and a crapload of playing in the N. Ga. mountains.
"All that and a bag of chips" and GM still could not sell the cars well?
Just goes to show that most folks do not follow the form follows function motto. It is after all a "redneck car"!
Dunno, all the car mags could do was ***** about the plasticky interior {on what amounts to a 22K dollar car} yet they praise a 32K dollar 350Z that would get it's butt waxed by the F-Body at a dragstrip and most likely a road course.
I have no oil consumption problems with my 2000 Firebird. No piston slap, no problems at all really. It generally uses less than 1 qrt. in 6K miles. The most it has ever used was about 1.5-2 qrts. in 6K miles but that interval had around 20 AutoX runs, 15 or so 1/4 mile passes and a good deal of play in the mountains!
I started using M1 0W30 at the second oil change at around 3000 miles or so. Car now has 37K miles and I just changed to M1 0W40 as I figured the motor has loosened up a bit, plus it was my summer fill. Maybe it was my break-in, kinda easy on it for the 1st 600 miles then I was at the dragstrip racking up runs!
I will agree with the other folks on the bargain of performance cars statement. I paid 26300 bucks and change "out the door" for my Firehawk {Firehawk option was 4K dollars}.
For that 26K, I ran a best of a 13.42@104mph in 90 degree weather at Bristol Raceway which is nearly 2000 ft. above sea level {if you correct for conditions, I would have run right around a 13.10} bone stock.
Later with a 100 dollar air cleaner lid and Drag Radials I ran a 12.96@108mph. Added 4.10 gears and a underdrive pulley and brought the times down to a 12.59@111mph. All mods put together are less than a 1000 dollars. I think I am going to buy a set of 350 dollar headers and see if I can get into the 11s.
The best fuel mileage was almost 30mpg, with the 4.10s it has dropped a bit,,, a smidge over 28mpg was what I got on my last long trip!
Handles pretty well also, F-bodies do pretty good against some rather pricey competition in SCCA T2.
The only problem I've had with the car has been with the paint on the hood {hood has been replaced 3 times} but that is SLP's fault, not GMs. Dead reliable in spite of over 100 1/4 mile passes, 5 AutoXs, and a crapload of playing in the N. Ga. mountains.
"All that and a bag of chips" and GM still could not sell the cars well?