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1 posted on 08/24/2026 2:29:21 PM PDT by DFG
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Why gm got away from the 5.7 vortec is beyond my understanding.

I had one in a ‘96 gmc pickup and it was bullet proof.


2 posted on 08/24/2026 2:33:42 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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From the article: Long known for its steadfast reliability and flexibility, GM's small-block V8...

It's been a long time since GM was known for "steadfast reliability and flexibility".

4 posted on 08/24/2026 2:38:06 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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My 25 year old ford modular v8 shows no sign of slowing down.


5 posted on 08/24/2026 2:41:13 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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The US manufacturers and Stellantis are attempting to design vehicles that completely fall apart the day after the warranty expires. GM just went a little bit too far.


6 posted on 08/24/2026 2:43:38 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence." -Marx the Smarter (Groucho.))
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Huh, My 2016 Cadillac CtS-V has the 6.2,granted it’s supercharged and a little older but less than 50k and runs like new, still scary fast


11 posted on 08/24/2026 2:53:02 PM PDT by eyeamok
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The first car company to whip out the blueprints for pre- 2007 cars and build them again mainly as they were will start selling a lot of cars/Trucks. GM should bring back the Buicks from that time along with the 3.8L engine. Bring back the old Siverado’s too. All of those vehicles could hit at least 300K if taken care of.


13 posted on 08/24/2026 2:54:04 PM PDT by Revel
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I’m fed up with the feds...

Get out of our lives...!!!!


15 posted on 08/24/2026 2:55:31 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA "by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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Government Motors, never will I buy one.

Ford I had was bad enough, and it felt refined compared to a GM similar car.


16 posted on 08/24/2026 2:57:34 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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Isn’t machining done by programmable robot machines? How do they get it wrong? Incorrect programming?


22 posted on 08/24/2026 3:14:59 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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Bring back the 250 cubic inch inline six!


25 posted on 08/24/2026 3:33:26 PM PDT by turfmann
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Put BS EPA restrictions in place and this happens.


28 posted on 08/24/2026 3:52:12 PM PDT by ChuckHam
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The Iron Duke: GM's Hated But Unbreakable Engine


32 posted on 08/24/2026 4:05:26 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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MY CHEVY 1 TON 4 SPEED WITH A 454 ENGINE +++==OVER 348,000 ON THE CHASSIS & A NEW BUILD ENGINE...NOT A REBUILD. 50 YEARS OLD.

MY BUICK WAGON WITH A 403 OLDS ENGINE WITH OVER 225,000 MILES. 47 YEARS OLD.

NEITHER IS FOR SALE.....


45 posted on 08/24/2026 5:27:44 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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From my observations everything manufactured after kung flu lockdowns has been crap.


49 posted on 08/24/2026 5:51:54 PM PDT by Organic Panic ( )
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10W30 oil.


50 posted on 08/24/2026 6:02:02 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (No Jesus. No Peace.... Know Jesus. Know peace.)
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I had zero issues with my 2019 6.2L Silverado. Great engine, great truck.


57 posted on 08/24/2026 6:28:10 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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Dicked around so much with electric they forgot how to make real motors.


60 posted on 08/24/2026 7:09:00 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo )
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isn’t using thicker oil akin to bananas that stuffed into shaky read-end differentials in “The Grapes of Wrath”?


61 posted on 08/24/2026 7:26:55 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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Isn’t it the type of oil now used like SAE 0W-20 full synthetic oil that are the cause of more engine wear?


62 posted on 08/24/2026 8:07:47 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Making money now. Still want much more.)
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Article should have included Ford’s bigger engines also. Just about every engine 5 litres and above have lubrication issues, internal part failures due to either poor design or poor quality material, fuel management sub-systems, etc. DuraMax, once known for bullet-proof engines now is being dragged into the muck because of internal part failures.

Big Auto seems to be trying to hit the sweet spot where they produce a vehicle that will last just until the warranty expires and then service department cash starts to roll in as design and quality failures are fixed using the customer’s money.


65 posted on 08/25/2026 3:24:14 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Election 2020 was stolen by mail-in voting. Mail-in voting and RCV counting should be abolished.)
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