Due to the oil discussion I was curious as to
What are the milages of GTP's out there? Anyone want to share?
Mine - 74,500 miles.

'98 GTP that just turned over 40k.

ferb!

'97 GTP (build date of 06/96) with 162K miles. She creaks and moans a little, but other than that is doing well...

Marc

97 GTP-almost 79K-runs like she is brand new! WOW Mark-162 you do anything special

98' GTP Coupe: 97,200 miles, and running great.

How long has other peoples rear brakes lasted? I replaced the fronts like 3 times, but am still on the original rears, and it looks like they still got plenty of life left? Is that normal? Though I was suprised I managed to get 60,000 miles out of the stock RS-As, cause I heard others only got 24,000 miles out of em.... I'm running Yokohama AVS Z rated tires now, and still got lots of tread left after 30,000 miles so far. I know I'm not that easy on the tires, cause my coworkers always scream whn I drive everyone for lunch, thinking I take corners too fast and such. There is also a murderous left turn where I work, so I end up smokin' the tires more often then I'd like Maybe the asphalt in Portland is just nice on the tires.

Does anyone know if its possible to sell tires back to a tire shop? I have two Michelin Energy MXV4Plus tires that I bought in a rush when I got a nail in my sidewalls, cause thats all they carried that fit. I only put like a 100 miles on em, before I got a set of the yokohamas. What's a reasonable price and way to offload em? (other than ebay, which I've had nothing but bad luck)

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Black 98' GTP Coupe
Pretty much all stock, except for slotted rotors, red painted calipers, red reflective lettering, Blazertech Fogs, and CATZ HID Headlights.

My stock brakes lastest till about 58K-which was pretty good considering I am 18!!! I just replaced them all with lifetime performance pads-now have almost 79K on the car and there is plenty of pad left. Hey Mark, 162k! You done a new tranny yet? Mines is going and I only have 79!

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Regarding high mileage, I wondered just how far I could take an engine if it was just me operating it. I bought a 86 Olds new with the then new 3.8L engine. Drove it for 250,000+ miles, then had the car totaled when someone smacked my right rear quarter panel while I was backing out of my driveway (doesn't take much to total a 13 year old car with 250,000 miles on it).

The only engine work was a new cam sprocket at about 160,000 miles because the "plastic" teeth had given out and the cam chain slipped.

By the time I got to 200,000 miles, the car was using 1 quart of oil between oil changes which I did approximately every 5000 miles. My driving habits were easy on the accelerator (but not the top speed), and commuting 30 miles each way for most of my driving.

Only other things to give out were the power steering unit and the catalytic converter. That car served well even though it had one of the crappiest transmissions I've ever had (I nursed it along too). Smog checks showed it to stay WAY below the allowable limits all the way through.

So, while it wasn't a GP, the engine's are still the same. Actually, there isn't an engine made these days (by any name brand manufacturer) that isn't capable of 200,000+ miles if treated decently.

Regards, Gary in Sandy Eggo

I have a 97 GTP with 124K, and she's still running great. No major problems at all. I love it!

My 97 GTP has 93K and runs like a champ. Still kicking the S**T out of the Mustang GT's.

my 98 gtp has about 97500 miles on it now...I got it around 65000 miles and have had some work done to it...no engine work..just fuel pump, tie rod, stereo, window, and engine mounts...

adam

Sgt Combs, have you done any transmission work on yours?

No work on tranny except change of fluid and a cooler. added a shift kit but thats not prvenative maint
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97 GTP bright red, Coupe
Rpg PCM, Throttle Position Sensor Enhancer,throt heat shield,shift kit, thrasher cold air intake, ati extension, 180 stat., high flow catalytic converter w/ u-bend replacement straight pipes no mufflers, tyranny cooler, mag. Nose drive sprchgr w/keyed pulley shaft, clear corner lens, mesh grill, clear tail lights, lowered w/18x9 rims 245/40/18 Dunlop’s,

What about the life span of our stock blowers? I hear rumors that they start making noises at 70k and over. Anyone heard this before? I just bought mine last week and it seems like there is a buzz/rattle type of noise coming from mine on the TB side. Please tell me this is normal.

when it comes to the roots style Eaton blower, they last !! but its the maintenance of them, or lack there of, that ruins them. Many otherns use the engine oil, but the Eaton is self contained and many neglect that even though its around $4.00 for a replacement of it. Replace your S/C oil every 2nd oil change ( if you "use" the S/C often ) and it will be fine.