WTB camaro z28
01-13-2019, 10:49 PM
#16
Burning Brakes
talking about parts pricing or actual failures? my best buddy is die-hard GM and is thinking about making the jump to a BMW/Porsche/euro...can't keep anything in his Camaro 'together'... engine/trans/driveshaft/axles/etc.. in fact I'll hopefully be doing engine reassembly in next few weeks
I had the valve guides replaced on my Z06 because they've had issues.
Last year I lost oil pressure on the DVP in stop/go traffic. The car sounded normal, it wound up being a broken main bearing. I paid $2500 (engine re-builder cost) for new bearings and rings plus the crank was polished.
Compare what I spent on the above engine work to the ims/ cylinder scoring threads that pop up here from time to time I'm ahead. The ims issues is what scared me from buying another Porsche.
I only track my car a couple of times a year now.
When I had an SC the engine and drive train was bulletproof. It never gave me any issues whatsoever.
