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 May 10 2010, 12:31 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 458 Joined: 11-October 05 From: Uniontown, Pa Member No.: 917  |
I pulled the trigger on a Summit White 07 Trailblazer SS w/50k miles for the wifey last week. It's got "certified preowned" status which gives me the 100k mile powertrain warranty. It seems to be well taken care of. Body and paint are perfect (not a single scratch or stone chip), interior is perfect, wheels are an 8 out of 10 with some chips in the clearcoat.
My question is...Is there anything special I need to know about the LS2? It won't be raced or abused, so I figure regular oil changes with good syn oil should suffice. Are there any common problems that I should be on the lookout for. Any extra special attention that the SS model requires? I searched one of the TBSS forums, but didn't find the answers I was looking for. I figure since this is a site full of LTx/LSx gearheads, someone else in here probably has one, or knows alot about them. |
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May 10 2010, 06:37 PM
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newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 16-February 10 From: Manitowoc, WI Member No.: 8,588 |
I used to have one. They're a lot more fun to drive if you get the torque management lessened/removed, but then you get into the whole transmission strength issue. I bought hptuners and turned down the torque management and never had a problem, but I only put 22,000 miles on it so I don't know what kind of long term effects that would have. The only problem I ever had (and a lot of people seemed to have) was the rear end groaning/hopping. There is a TSB out there on it, the dealership put in a new limited slip unit in mine at about 15,000 miles under warranty and that fixed it for awhile, but it was starting to do the same thing again when I got rid of it.
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May 10 2010, 07:01 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,323 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Detroit Suburbs Member No.: 1,144 |
QUOTE (Greg84 @ May 10 2010, 02:37 PM)  I used to have one. They're a lot more fun to drive if you get the torque management lessened/removed, but then you get into the whole transmission strength issue. I bought hptuners and turned down the torque management and never had a problem, but I only put 22,000 miles on it so I don't know what kind of long term effects that would have. The only problem I ever had (and a lot of people seemed to have) was the rear end groaning/hopping. There is a TSB out there on it, the dealership put in a new limited slip unit in mine at about 15,000 miles under warranty and that fixed it for awhile, but it was starting to do the same thing again when I got rid of it. Clutch pack LSD, I think they ended up taking the preload springs out, or maybe that was another program, I can't remember. |
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