[Groucho]

It's official, fellow HoldenHeads....13 months,1 week, and change after driving her off the showroom floor, I hit 50,000 miles this morning on the way to work.

I've comforted my Screaming Yellow Sweetheart with the gift of a nose job- a great improvement indeed. See those pix at http://www.gtoforum.com/showthread.php?t=4660

 

[HTRDLNCN]

nice nose there!

 

[LIVEVIL]

damn I barely have 700

 

[C5ORGTO]

Congrats. I've had mine a month and put on 1,600. Sounds like you'll be the first to 100,000. These cars are made to be driven.

 

[rippinbyu]

sadly only 500 miles after two months...

 

[Groucho]

n00bs! :rofl:

I imagine I'm pretty close to the highest-mileage GTO out there, I would imagine. GM NA should hire me as a long-term test monkey for the Monaro / GTO. Hey- I have Bob Lutz's personal email addy- I should pitch that!

My issues thus far:

Been through one transmission already- replaced under warranty.

The undercarriage is getting pretty worn out, and the ride has become quite boaty. A full-house polyurethane bushing set and Yellow Konis are inbound....the Hotchkis bars are here. Woohoo!

The driver's seat butt-bucket is sagging noticably. No fat jokes- I'm a fairly average (if slightly overweight) 200 lb guy.

First set of Dunlop tires lasted 40k.

It's an exceedingly well-built machine, with the notable exception of the Tremec grenading...

 

[GTODEALER]

...... with the notable exception of the Tremec grenading...

Been there... didn't like it.....

 

[Guest]

How do you destroy a transmission that will hold 1000hp ???

 

[GTODEALER]

How do you destroy a transmission that will hold 1000hp ???

Someone lied to you if they said it will hold a 1000 hp, more like 600 ftlbstq.... trannies aren't measured in hp, it's measured in tq. :cheers

 

[Guest]

I was referring to in-gear hp, not clutch dumping torque.

 

[Groucho]

How do you destroy a transmission that will hold 1000hp ???

My failure happened during high-speed cruise (I was going about 100 in 6th). According to the dealer (whose word I trust as far as I can fling them) the tail bearing went out, which was followed very quickly by other internal mechanical mayhem.

Was a bad tranny, apparently.

 

[Guest]

So you busted your tailshaft on a .5:1 ratio? definetely a bad trans, or a worn tailshaft bearing....

 

[Groucho]

So you busted your tailshaft on a .5:1 ratio? definetely a bad trans, or a worn tailshaft bearing....

Shaft didn't break- the aft bearing did.

This, again, according to the dealer....and I had the distinct impression that they actually had no clue what happened.

it just...blowed up.

 

[Guest]

that reminds me.....do any of the manual guys have a problem with the clutch in their LS1-equipped GTO's? I remember the f-bodies had problems with the fluid overheating and causing engagement problems because the slave cylinder was sandwiched between the trans and pressure plate.

 

[GTODEALER]

that reminds me.....do any of the manual guys have a problem with the clutch in their LS1-equipped GTO's? I remember the f-bodies had problems with the fluid overheating and causing engagement problems because the slave cylinder was sandwiched between the trans and pressure plate.

Mine said "screw off" after 4k miles if I remember correctly.... they suck!

 

[Groucho]

that reminds me.....do any of the manual guys have a problem with the clutch in their LS1-equipped GTO's?

Nope.

 

[GTODEALER]

I think mine may have been due to drag radials and a local 1/8th mile track, and I had one of the early production 04's that had a recall for the flywheel bolts not being tightened...... oh well.

 

[Guest]

dont matter much now does it? Not with that dyno sheet showing 400rwhp (per tire)!