Daily Driver car ideas

jimbo92 · May 30, 2015

#nowondergmneededabailout

LBarr2002 · May 30, 2015

#shouldaboughtanecoboostmustang

matth_85 · May 30, 2015

#mustangssuck

matth_85 · May 30, 2015

#mustangwithnov8isadisgracetomanhood

Steve97tj · May 31, 2015

Those ecoboost mustangs are badass. Guy on sloppy mechanics Facebook has one that puts down some fast times.

Is the g8 the only car gm put that motor in?

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LBarr2002 · May 31, 2015

Steve97tj said:
Those ecoboost mustangs are badass. Guy on sloppy mechanics Facebook has one that puts down some fast times.

Is the g8 the only car gm put that motor in?

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I think so for the actual L76 designation. I think there's a truck L76 too but slightly different. Its an LS2 with different heads and afm though. The trans is the same as ls2 vettes. There were some internal changes to the 6l80 in the new Camaros.

Twilliamson · Jun 1, 2015

Steve97tj said:
Those ecoboost mustangs are badass. Guy on sloppy mechanics Facebook has one that puts down some fast times.

Is the g8 the only car gm put that motor in?

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Chases V6 EB 150 is a freaking beast... Pulls the hell out of his 10klbs boat.

jimbo92 · Jun 1, 2015

An ecoboost v6 will flat embarrass a 6.2 Chevy while getting better mileage.

matth_85 · Jun 1, 2015

jimbo92 said:
An ecoboost v6 will flat embarrass a 6.2 Chevy while getting better mileage.

I find that hard to believe.

jimbo92 · Jun 1, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Ngaj4eG5s Towing 10k lbs it beats the silverado 6.2 to the top of the mountain by almost a full minute.

matth_85 · Jun 1, 2015

Traffic. Had to be traffic. :flipoff2

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Clemson5.9ZJ · Jun 1, 2015

matth_85 said:
Traffic. Had to be traffic.:

I've riden in them not towing and was not blown away by the ecoboost. I would like to ride with one towing though and see how it is. Those ecoboost torture test videos with the guy from dirty jobs are pretty good.

matth_85 · Jun 1, 2015

I just can't make myself believe that a turbo'd V-6 is gonna last doing what they do with them. Are they cool? Yeah, pretty cool. But, if I'm buying a pickup truck it's gonna be a V8 (gas or diesel).

87sami · Jun 1, 2015

Different drivers and it seemed more of a transmission thing, but still impressive by the ford. The ford trans was holding 5k rpm the whole way up and every time the gm would get to 5k it would shift up and lose momentum. I would have thought the gm would have held rpm better.

LBarr2002 · Jun 3, 2015

I've been out of town so hadn't even checked on the car until tonight. They're thinking the replacement solenoid pack they got was defective and have ordered another one. No cost to me and I should have the car back friday. We shall see...

Steve97tj · Jun 4, 2015

You planning to keep it once it's fixed or have you gotten burned out chasing problems yet?

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LBarr2002 · Jun 4, 2015

Steve97tj said:
You planning to keep it once it's fixed or have you gotten burned out chasing problems yet?

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When it's working right it's an awesome car. I'm pretty much stuck with it for a while anyway, but I want it to be something I can keep for a long time and tinker with down the road.

sarkozy · Jun 4, 2015

87sami said:
Different drivers and it seemed more of a transmission thing, but still impressive by the ford. The ford trans was holding 5k rpm the whole way up and every time the gm would get to 5k it would shift up and lose momentum. I would have thought the gm would have held rpm better.

Shift programming in any GM vehicle I've had sans the old mechanical 700R4 in my truck has left a LOT to be desired.

RClippa · Jun 8, 2015

87sami said:
Different drivers and it seemed more of a transmission thing, but still impressive by the ford. The ford trans was holding 5k rpm the whole way up and every time the gm would get to 5k it would shift up and lose momentum. I would have thought the gm would have held rpm better.

A lot of that is the driver. Once my gm downshifts and I start pulling up the hill it accelerates. If I feather the throttle and keep it around 4-5k then it will just keep pulling. Hold it to the floor and it will upshift because it gets going to fast and wants another gear.

Larry,

Hopefully they get it sorted out for you. It is such a pain when you have a car that you actually enjoy and little crap keeps you from driving it.

LBarr2002 · Jun 10, 2015

Picked it up Saturday and it's been perfect. None of the wierd shifting issues at all.

Until this morning...