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trackbird View Member Profile	Jun 16 2004, 04:12 PM Post #2
FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196	QUOTE (pknowles @ Jun 16 2004, 10:39 AM) I'm a fence sitter about a track day, if your keeping the rev's up for 20 min sessions then the internals are probably getting really hot and outside there normal environment. But it's still in the designed operating range so I don't know if I would take that in for warranty or not. The oil would be what is outside it's normal range at that point and it would be the most likely thing to cause a failure (short of just shearing a rod bolt, or something).

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bruecksteve Don't worry about Evo's Sam!! Jun 16 2004, 02:07 AM

00 Trans Ram I saw this a few days ago, and thought it was just... Jun 16 2004, 03:09 AM

98_1LE QUOTE This is very common but also logical. Subaru... Jun 16 2004, 03:14 AM

trackbird QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ Jun 15 2004, 10:09 PM)I... Jun 16 2004, 04:07 AM

trackbird QUOTE (98_1LE @ Jun 15 2004, 10:14 PM)That pr... Jun 16 2004, 04:08 AM

Nestromo We will warranty cars with suspension (Ford). But... Jun 16 2004, 04:25 AM

98_1LE QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 15 2004, 10:08 PM)And,... Jun 16 2004, 11:37 AM

bruecksteve I think the issue is how the cars were marketed. T... Jun 16 2004, 12:14 PM

trackbird Not every failure is race related. But, if they fi... Jun 16 2004, 01:00 PM

bruecksteve And that's part of my point, are Z28's and... Jun 16 2004, 02:10 PM

mitchntx I've always contended there was a definite and... Jun 16 2004, 02:22 PM

trackbird I'll not disagree that they seem underbuilt. B... Jun 16 2004, 02:26 PM

AllZWay I think Mitsu surfing the web finding offenders is... Jun 16 2004, 02:29 PM

Nestromo I know a fellow with an '03 Z06. Another of h... Jun 16 2004, 03:08 PM

prockbp i feel that it is the responsibility of manufactur... Jun 16 2004, 03:17 PM

bruecksteve I agree, and if it were your Evo that broke while ... Jun 16 2004, 03:22 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jun 16 2004, 08:22 AM)2) a ... Jun 16 2004, 03:25 PM

Nestromo QUOTE (prockbp @ Jun 16 2004, 09:17 AM)if you... Jun 16 2004, 03:38 PM

pknowles QUOTE How has GM handled the "track" Z06... Jun 16 2004, 03:39 PM

pknowles I would also say that the manufacturer has to clea... Jun 16 2004, 03:47 PM

trackbird QUOTE (prockbp @ Jun 16 2004, 10:17 AM)i feel... Jun 16 2004, 03:59 PM

trackbird Wow, there were 5 posts while I was typing that la... Jun 16 2004, 04:02 PM

jraskell QUOTE I can just as easily do a 6000 rpm launch on... Jun 16 2004, 04:09 PM

trackbird QUOTE (pknowles @ Jun 16 2004, 10:39 AM)I... Jun 16 2004, 04:12 PM

Barney GM walked away from my C5 the first year because i... Jun 16 2004, 04:27 PM

trackbird QUOTE (Barney @ Jun 16 2004, 11:27 AM)GM walk... Jun 16 2004, 04:48 PM

Barney I left it in Ohio at Mallett cars for a year. Aft... Jun 16 2004, 05:15 PM

mitchntx So Kevin, are you independently wealthy or a male ... Jun 16 2004, 05:18 PM

Barney Dealer... You know I made 1 million dollars raci... Jun 16 2004, 05:28 PM

pknowles QUOTE Do a 6000 rpm launch right in front of your ... Jun 16 2004, 05:40 PM

trackbird QUOTE (Barney @ Jun 16 2004, 12:15 PM)I left ... Jun 16 2004, 06:24 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (Barney @ Jun 16 2004, 11:28 AM)Dealer.... Jun 16 2004, 07:55 PM

LT4Firehawk The folks at the Chevy dealership where I had all ... Jun 16 2004, 08:07 PM

ESPCamaro My opinion. Don't sell a high performance veh... Jun 16 2004, 09:46 PM

prockbp QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 16 2004, 09:59 AM)I th... Jun 16 2004, 10:24 PM

98_1LE I think what you guys are missing is that "de... Jun 16 2004, 10:33 PM

bruecksteve So in other words, don't buy any high performa... Jun 16 2004, 11:01 PM

Formula WS6 what was that comment about timed events void warr... Jun 17 2004, 02:32 AM

00 Trans Ram QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 15 2004, 10:07 PM)QUOT... Jun 17 2004, 02:45 AM

trackbird QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ Jun 16 2004, 09:45 PM)B... Jun 17 2004, 02:49 AM

00 Trans Ram OK, now my "lawyer side" is coming out (... Jun 17 2004, 02:58 AM

00 Trans Ram One last thing, then I'll let a few others hav... Jun 17 2004, 03:05 AM

trackbird That was very cool of them. Jun 17 2004, 03:33 AM

CMC #37 Very cool indeed! I have had lots of similar e... Jun 17 2004, 05:11 AM

AllZWay This whole Mistu case might be an interesting one ... Jun 17 2004, 01:15 PM

bruecksteve QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ Jun 16 2004, 10:05 PM)O... Jun 17 2004, 01:45 PM

Eric02z Its the Magnuson-Moss act of 1975.... http://www.... Jun 18 2004, 03:03 AM

trackbird QUOTE (Eric02z @ Jun 17 2004, 10:03 PM)Its th... Jun 18 2004, 05:41 AM

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bruecksteve View Member Profile	Jun 16 2004, 02:07 AM Post #1
Really Old Corner Carver Group: Advanced Member Posts: 1,209 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Atlanta Ga Member No.: 21	I couldn't help but laugh when I read this... I hate it for the owners but I'm sure they can beat it... http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.ph...25&page=1&pp=15