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Looks like you are coming full circle. American Muscle>American Tuner>Japanese Tuner>American Muscle
 
Dont forget the 04 GTO's have lean cruise in the pcm, just gotta get someone to turn it on...gooood gas mileage
 
Fryguy302 said:
You can beat it hard and it will love it. Just make sure you don't over-rev it. They can tap valves to pistons and bend up pushrods when you do that.
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seems to happen quite often with LS motors..BBBUUUUTTTTT replacein a set of pushrods is alot cheaper then doing head work and/or pistons
 
Well, just got back. Took 13 hours in all to get down there, do the deal, and drive back. Very happy with this car! There are a few minor issues that I'll have to take care of in the coming months, but they're basically all cosmetic. Definitely will be a fun summer not having to deal with knock retard any more! ALSO, if anyone has hookups on OEM GM parts, please let me know. I need a couple of interior bits.
 
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AutoEuphoria said:
Well, just got back. Took 13 hours in all to get down there, do the deal, and drive back. Very happy with this car! There are a few minor issues that I'll have to take care of in the coming months, but they're basically all cosmetic. Definitely will be a fun summer not having to deal with knock retard any more! ALSO, if anyone has hookups on OEM GM parts, please let me know. I need a couple of interior bits.
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Hahaha! I remember those days. So glad they're behind me. Silly Mazda engineering.
 
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most of the time it just bends the rods. upgraded springs stops it. dont upgrade pushrods though without springs
 
Agree. I'm also interested in the cosmetic issues.
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Issues I've found so far:

- Volume dial on radio popped off easily. I remedied this with a bit of superglue. I will be replacing the head unit at some point with something else (nothing too fancy)
- "Mode" radio switch on steering wheel is broken off (basically just wiggles around in the housing). I will remove the radio switches at some point (no need to replace them at this point)
- Steering wheel is showing age with some wear/polishing...also, silver overlay on steering wheel spokes is bubbling/creasing (common problem). I may eventually replace the steering wheel or just take the film off
- Shift knob also bubbled, but some peeled off. Trying to find a used shift knob right now on LS1GTO
- Glove box does not stop where it is supposed to when opened. Not sure what the issue is, but I'll investigate further to figure out if I have to replace anything or rig it to work right
- Front bumper seems to be sticking out slightly on driver's side. Not sure why this is - I'll need to look into that further. Not sure if a tab is broken or not inserted correctly or if there is something else going on
- Missing the 2 rear wheel center caps. Trying to find used ones or replica ones because the OEM ones are like $110 a piece

Issues fixed:
- T/C switch was not working. Turns out it was just unplugged. Plugged it back in and it works fine!
- Car came with a front plate holder. Removed plate holder and ordered plugs that are color matched
- Front side windows were tinted DARK...I would have left it, but the passenger's side had a rip in it, so I just removed it

Car is dirty right now from all the snow and traveling. I may try to wash it up a bit tomorrow and take a few pictures. It won't be anything fancy at this point, but it should get the point across.
 
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