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Originally posted by JDaniel
Also consider a new clutch and the g-50 upgrade.
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G-50 upgrade???
Bruce Anderson makes the point that the Carrera engine is good to go if you make it through the 85-90K zone. There was an article by him stating that the valve guide issue is really not all that prevelent in these engines, but some do fail early. The basic attitude of his was that, in general, the issue was overblown to some degree and it wasn't really too big of a deal for most. He also went into the reasons for the failure, and if I recall, only a few of the motors were in jeapardy....
Mine just ticked 100k and sometimes smokes a little on start up... burns maybe a quart per 1000 and runs great... My mechanic says these motors can drive flat out, cross country and back with no problem and an oil change.... Basically, a 250,000 to 300,000k motor...
