Originally Posted by Moorepheus
While I agree that if a part is bad it is bad, and even grandma's car will fail with a bad part. However, if the parts in these motors are speced for the performance in which the car/engine was designed, changing the car's specs via a TUNE, CAM, or etc, these things could put these parts at risk of failure becuase now the performance of the car/engine is outside the acceptable threshold of these parts. We all know that cars will beak down, its designed too, otherwise we would still be drive the 1970 Camaro.
The big concern I have seen over the past year or so on these forums, is that I only see people who have MODDED their car with a TUNE, CAM, etc having major engine failure. In the same breath on these forums, I see is that the Camaro was built to be modded. Now, it might only be 1% of the Camaros that have been modded that we are seeing issues with, but these 1% of issues/failures don't show a good picture for the Camaro engine as an engine that can be modded, because they stand out like a sore thumb.
I have done nothing to my car, I am just not into it. Yet, I have had issues with my car, but nothing even close as to total engine failure. And, I don't think, I have yet to see anyone with a STOCK Camaro to have total engine failure like we have seen with the MODDED ones.
As for GM not helping the people who have modded, I would agree, they should at least stand by the part that is/was not affected by the modification or is known to be defective. But it seems that once you touch the engine, you are on your own.
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