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Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:13:52 PM   
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Who has a lot of miles on their 3.8L? The highest mileage 3.8L I've seen that's still running is 170k. Can these engines go to 200k+ like the average honda can?
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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:17:22 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: sliek0722

Who has a lot of miles on their 3.8L? The highest mileage 3.8L I've seen that's still running is 170k. Can these engines go to 200k+ like the average honda can?


#1 reason hondas make it that far. Old lady's drive them.
I'd love to see a car that gets it's arse kicked on a daily basis make it that far. The boosted or riced out ones I doubt make it to 200k+

A 3.8L Mustang engine or any domestic will make it to 200+ if taken care of. People forget that, beat the crap out of their cars, then cry when their car breaks down.

I've got 114K right now and don't see 200+ as a problem.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:18:23 PM   
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ima at 140k and my baby still runs like new even with all yhe performance mods!

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:19:53 PM   
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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:20:35 PM   
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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:28:50 PM   
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mine has about 70,000 miles but less than 2,000miles on the engine

my honda civic si hatch has 146,000 though lol. runs like a champ and doesnt burn oil.. leaks it though, stupid rear main seal, garr. lol

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:29:32 PM   
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30,000 miles on mine....

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:30:17 PM   
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i have 84k on my 02 and it runs like new. 

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 5:43:19 PM   
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165K on mine and not a single problem whatsoever.


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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 6:16:17 PM   
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Almost 116k on a 2000 vert and runs just fine.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 6:22:08 PM   
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i got almost 147,000 on my girlruns beautiful and i beat the crap out of her

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 6:57:30 PM   
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111,000 Runs good. Just an exhaust leak.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 7:03:07 PM   
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46000, wouldnt hesitate to drive cross country tommarrow

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 7:15:57 PM   
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150K and still runs well.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 7:36:10 PM   
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140+ on mine, i change my oil with synthetic evry 3 months and run it hard in between and its still runnin strong
hope i have another 60k out of it

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 7:46:12 PM   
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she's only got 64K, but runs great, and i drive her pretty hard. just got 310 miles to the last tank of gas.... couldnt ask for anything better

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 8:39:39 PM   
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103,000 runs strong and never failed on me

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 9:09:42 PM   
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I'm sitting at 250,000.  Original engine.  Replaced the headgaskets at 200,000, and that's been it as far as any major repairs.

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 9:35:55 PM   
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i guess i got the lowest i only got just above 25K

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RE: Miles on your 3.8L? - 6/18/2007 9:40:11 PM   
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105 and going strong. 

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