Car Talk 4: The Richard Hertz Rent-A-Car 500

[CaleDeRoo]

I have no real complaints about my 4L60. Almost 185k and still original. The G80 on the other hand.... But I also think you should chinese choo-choo boi and t56 your truck

God, I hate that term. One of many reasons I quit following Sloppy Mechanics.

The truck did come with an iron block Gen IV 5.3. Ideally, though, I'd like to throw a Maggie on it. Something about that supercharger whine that is just...lovely.

I've told myself that I would turbo my truck when it hits 250k miles, but I probably won't own it that long. I am tempted to swap an iron block into my truck and sell my engine separately.

[MexicanYarisTK]

I think that those cast towers are a yuuuge oversight.

And one guy even had his fail on the track. Cast aluminum is not a material I’d trust in that location without any significant structural support.

GT3, 1200 miles, $245K, Strut tower reinforcement already done. Turnkey.

weight reduction bro!!

[Huckleberry]

God, I hate that term. One of many reasons I quit following Sloppy Mechanics.

The truck did come with an iron block Gen IV 5.3. Ideally, though, I'd like to throw a Maggie on it. Something about that supercharger whine that is just...lovely.

I've told myself that I would turbo my truck when it hits 250k miles, but I probably won't own it that long. I am tempted to swap an iron block into my truck and sell my engine separately.

It's what everyone else does. Hell, even people buying used Corvettes, GTOs, etc. are discovering that their LS1/LS2 has been swapped out for a 4.8/5.3. Now that is a dick move.

[CaleDeRoo]

I've told myself that I would turbo my truck when it hits 250k miles, but I probably won't own it that long. I am tempted to swap an iron block into my truck and sell my engine separately.

It's what everyone else does. Hell, even people buying used Corvettes, GTOs, etc. are discovering that their LS1/LS2 has been swapped out for a 4.8/5.3. Now that is a dick move.

Yeah I would at least replace my 5.3 with another 5.3

[Johnny_P]

is with the G80?

This guy described it well

"The main complaint I always see is that you have to spin a wheel before it engages, and it then engages with a hard cluck and sudden application of power to the side with traction (since both sides now are getting torque) and now you can't modulate the throttle over mixed terrain because every time you let off the throttle, it unlocks again, meaning you'll be slipping a tire before it suddenly engages hard again. Maybe that doesn't matter in mud and snow or something but I know out here where rocks and boulders are common and you're trying to crawl over things slowly, on and off the power at slow speed, the G80 doesn't seem to work in that. The fact that they only lock up once you're already under torque also seems to break them more easily due to the sudden engagement."

All of this is true

[D Griff]

I've told myself that I would turbo my truck when it hits 250k miles, but I probably won't own it that long. I am tempted to swap an iron block into my truck and sell my engine separately.

It's what everyone else does. Hell, even people buying used Corvettes, GTOs, etc. are discovering that their LS1/LS2 has been swapped out for a 4.8/5.3. Now that is a dick move.

I mean, you'd have to be pretty to not realize that at time of purchase... Plus, it seems like a ton of work to maybe net like $2k tops?

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Well, if you blow up the original LS1/2 and just want to off the car, swapping in a 4.8/5.3 is the cheapest route to go.

Dick move for sure, but a thing that could be easily pulled off.

[Swedish Chef]

I think that those cast towers are a yuuuge oversight.

And one guy even had his fail on the track. Cast aluminum is not a material I’d trust in that location without any significant structural support.

Well, you guys live in Iraq, or at least you imported your road repair staff from there. You should only be driving steel wheeled 4X4 trucks or APCs.

Daily driver suitable for Philly/NY/NJ:



Also fixes your absolutely retarded street parking issues.

Never thought I’d drive a Finnish vehicle but dat Patria AMV, doe.

Well, if you blow up the original LS1/2 and just want to off the car, swapping in a 4.8/5.3 is the cheapest route to go.

Dick move for sure, but a thing that could be easily pulled off.

A certain YouTuber bought a C6 unseen from an auction that turned out to have a 5.3.
It should go along well with the brub tub’s suspension design.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Well, you guys live in Iraq, or at least you imported your road repair staff from there. You should only be driving steel wheeled 4X4 trucks or APCs.

Daily driver suitable for Philly/NY/NJ:



Also fixes your absolutely retarded street parking issues.

Never thought I’d drive a Finnish vehicle but dat Patria AMV, doe.

Well, if you blow up the original LS1/2 and just want to off the car, swapping in a 4.8/5.3 is the cheapest route to go.

Dick move for sure, but a thing that could be easily pulled off.

A certain YouTuber bought a C6 unseen from an auction that turned out to have a 5.3.
It should go along well with the brub tub’s suspension design.

Cleetus is pretty much the only youtuber I watch. The auction Corvette is Love that they keep blowing engines and just picking up new ones at the junkyard.

[Swedish Chef]

Never thought I’d drive a Finnish vehicle but dat Patria AMV, doe.




A certain YouTuber bought a C6 unseen from an auction that turned out to have a 5.3.
It should go along well with the brub tub’s suspension design.

Cleetus is pretty much the only youtuber I watch. The auction Corvette is Love that they keep blowing engines and just picking up new ones at the junkyard.

I rarely watch YT but yes, same here

Will try watch the latest episode tonight.

[Davestr]

It’s safe to say that there are hundreds of Ferraris and other track oriented cars out there being driven in the same manner as these affected Porsche GT cars, but with no documented damages like those shown above.

You may argue that these cars aren’t made for shit roads but they didn’t all fail due to potholes.

You are right.....but here......yeah.....your even just more with that sound and eloquent logic.....

Chin up mate

[Huckleberry]

It's what everyone else does. Hell, even people buying used Corvettes, GTOs, etc. are discovering that their LS1/LS2 has been swapped out for a 4.8/5.3. Now that is a dick move.

I mean, you'd have to be pretty to not realize that at time of purchase... Plus, it seems like a ton of work to maybe net like $2k tops?

It depends. An iron block would be a dead give away to anyone who remotely knows anything about the Gen III/Gen IV engines. However, if someone swapped in an aluminum block, it wouldn't be as easily detected, especially if you have no basis for how that vehicle with the proper engine is supposed to feel. Externally, they are all the same size. Head stampings would give you some indication if you see 862s or 241s where 243s should be, but again, you have to know what you are looking at.

As for the work, people have done more work for less cash. But you can pick up high mileage iron 5.3s all day for $300-$500. An LS1 or LS2 longblock will bring $3-$4K. Especially an aluminum 6.0. Those are the cream of the crop right now. The LS1 might be closer to $2500-$3000. Either way, you're looking at selling the car plus the profit of selling the yanked engine separately. Shitheads will be shitheads.

The other side of that is, as mentioned before, the people who blow the engine, don't have the funds to fix it, and want to just get it running cheaply to offload it. Understandable, and not as shitty so long as it is disclosed.

[Davestr]

I think that those cast towers are a yuuuge oversight.

And one guy even had his fail on the track. Cast aluminum is not a material I’d trust in that location without any significant structural support.

Well, you guys live in Iraq, or at least you imported your road repair staff from there. You should only be driving steel wheeled 4X4 trucks or APCs.

Daily driver suitable for Philly/NY/NJ:



Also fixes your absolutely retarded street parking issues.

Yo I can see the logic here and its deep. But is that fkr a manual or not. That is the fkn issue overall no???

[Davestr]

https://jalopnik.com/you-have-one-day-t ... 1832939768 -- You Have One Day to Get $1,500 Off of a Fiat 124 Spider Just for Choosing a Manual Transmission

[Davestr]

https://jalopnik.com/you-have-one-day-t ... 1832939768 -- You Have One Day to Get $1,500 Off of a Fiat 124 Spider Just for Choosing a Manual Transmission

Bippity boostity!

LOL!

[CaleDeRoo]

Regular e10 87 - $2.45

Ethanol free 90 - $3.10

[max225]

Someone new in the office




“My roads are worse than yours” competition... this is easily 9” deep (that’s what she said) going though it at full speed would have popped my wheel.

Constantly have to be careful out here.



This amount of gravel/ex pavement is just everywhere out here....


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[MexicanYarisTK]

Someone new in the office




“My roads are worse than yours” competition... this is easily 9” deep (that’s what she said) going though it at full speed would have popped my wheel.

Constantly have to be careful out here.



This amount of gravel/ex pavement is just everywhere out here....


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

not pointing out the model 3

One of the on ramps just felt like an auto x course after a semi snow storm last week, it's

[D Griff]

I would love to drive a 4C, curious how they would compare to the Elise I drove. It seems like they'd be significantly less anus shattering but almost as fun.

[max225]

I do actually. i want to see some of your guys' Baghdad streets. Unfortunately I can't take a lot of pics from the shit that really fucks up the car... city/freeway holes as they would present a danger to me (I'd have to pull over to do it)

[troyguitar]

I do actually. i want to see some of your guys' Baghdad streets. Unfortunately I can't take a lot of pics from the shit that really fucks up the car... city/freeway holes as they would present a danger to me (I'd have to pull over to do it)

The holes here are often unavoidable due to being invisible in the snow.

[D Griff]

I do actually. i want to see some of your guys' Baghdad streets. Unfortunately I can't take a lot of pics from the shit that really fucks up the car... city/freeway holes as they would present a danger to me (I'd have to pull over to do it)

Our roads are fairly OK but I will start trying to get some pics.

[max225]

Looks about normal to me. See this on the daily as well. Also gravel as well for you guys

[4zilch]

[4zilch]