robb

And I’m the same with mopars as you are with Pontiacs Harry. I don’t have anything against them just never ended up with one.

hecash

Isn't that sort of thing a required ritual of life for the bearded gender?

robb

lol I think so.

boltonblue

you haven't earned your man card until you have pulled out and torn down a motor you personally rendered recyclable.
In my case it was a 1098cc 4 pot from my sprite. One piston had a hole burned through it the size of my pinkie.
I wish I had cleaned it up and saved it.

robb

It’s definitely easier to blow up a motor than to rebuild one. I blew up a nova drivetrain also, tranny went so we experimented with how high you can rev a straight six.

Hertz Donut

Awkward confession time...

My name is Matt, I am 49 years old, and I have never driven a V8.



Am I banned?

robb

Wow. Never driven a Holden with a V-8?

robb

I’ve never driven a V-12. Gotta throw that on the bucket list.

hecash

I'm going to ask that every one in this thread pray for you. On another point, this is the last place in the world that you should seek therapy.

Hertz Donut

Story time. In 1999 I bought a 3 year old V6 Commodore, with the mighty 200hp Buick 3800 under the hood, a single-spinner diff out back and 4L60E auto in between, bought with 63,000 miles of boat-towing neglect on it. The auto had a flare on the 3-2 kickdown, and the engine had a variety of leaks from never being serviced, so I figured I'd swap everything out for a more decent setup when one or all let go. I put some 18s on it for better traction and lowered it for better handling, then waited for the inevitable explosion from the front, middle and/or back. I fixed up various leaks but it went for about 8 years without an oil change because I didn't want to encourage it.

In 2018, 160,000 miles later, I sent it to the crusher, still with the original (but less leaky) 3800, single-spinner, and 4L60E with a flare on the 3-2 kickdown.

I still miss it every now and then.