Recent content by Iroc2Vette

I was just told I fell for a April fools joke...I guess time will...

I just watched partially through a video that the C8Z was just canceled. Is this true? Or just more YT BS?....

I don't want to own one either. They can cost $5K-6K per year for maintenance and repairs. And the parts are horribly expensive without being that much better in quality. Nope...I wouldn't own one...from Ferrari. But, a car with similar levels of performance and driving feel w/o all the...

Mmmm...It's ok...Would like to see it when it's integrated into the 'Build It' part of their main site...Right now it's a bit wonky...I'm sure they'll make it a lot better once it's completed...Maybe in another month?

I've always thought of mine to be an 'American Ferrari' but with a Kentuckian accent. Now...they've seemed to out Ferrari'ed Ferrari. I can't wait to drive one. Maybe even own one...

Not really...Though I love the sound of my LS7, I find the sound of the LT6 to be terrific. I've always wanted a Ferrari and the ripping canvas shriek of a Ferrari engine...and GM has now provided :beer

That's what it was... The concentricity...Interesting the Z28 427s exhibited the same issue. Perhaps I got lucky? I've not used any oil for the last 3-4 oil changes. Blackstone wrote I can do 10Kmi changes due to the lack of measurable wearable metals in the samples. So I do 8500-10K. With no...

Hi...I've actually stopped sending in samples. So far, so good. I just did a 2,000 mile round trip stay to Virginia and am closing in on 95,000 miles on the odo. There was a statement in Hib's article that GM asked Linimar(?) machining to start doing 100% inspections in Feb. 2011, if memory...

Now over 90K miles. So far, the engine is holding up well. Uses zero oil between changes. I stopped doing oil sample reports because the engine is showing no signs of internal measurable wear, according to the reports. So far, in my ownership, I've had to do these items: ROAD DAMAGE: Right...

I thought I'd post this latest oil sampling report for those of us concerned with valve guide and stem wear. The oil change was at 10Kmi with zero additions. The engine isn't using any oil, it seems.

My 2013 no at 58Kmiles +, almost no oil consumption and no DTCs or oddball sounds from the valve train. And mine has 5 hours of track time, too.

I'm heading toward 60K, rapidly. And mine is also a 2013. And, both oil test samples had zero wearable metals in the oil, even after 8Kmi oil changes. In fact, Blackstone said I can easily go over 10K. But, my car may've been made early enough in 2012 where I might've gotten a set of older...

I understood the inspection wasn't retroactive. But, thanks for clarifying...Honestly, I just wasn't sure. The dealership I've been using has been pretty good to me. Partyka in Hamden, CT. They've allowed me to bring in my own oil and even brake parts (Delco) from Rock Auto. The dealership...

That's very true. Microphone placement can definitely accentuate certain sounds more than others. I used to do a lot of recording back in my days. But, in this case, it seemed like the engine in this video had the rocker trunnion needle bearing issue. But, the clacking was super loud. I'm...

I saw a youtube video of what that level of rocker arm and high valve train noise is. The engine sounds like it's a damn bloody diesel at idle. It's incredibly loud. My engine just makes a light 'ticking' noise. Rev the engine a bit and it gets buried within the exhaust and intake noise. In my...