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Replying to: ryster (Oct 19, 2006 7:43 pm) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqHPYIUtBM&NR http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Chevrolet+409 The old 409's were fast for their day (early '60s) but were also very heavy and had two four barrel carburetors that had to be kept carefully tuned. Today's Impala SS has electronic fuel injection that's much more efficient. The result is a faster car (0-60 less than 6 seconds) delivered from a small block V8 engine, although purists won't acknowledge a FWD car as a being muscle car.
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Replying to: jpstax1 (Mar 10, 2007 9:33 pm) Clark
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Replying to: cnw (Mar 13, 2007 4:33 pm) 'Ya, I guess I'm considered one of those good 'ole rear wheel muscle car purists that you are refering to.  But, you know, I'm not going to get all in a flap about this here and go on and on about this like some do...Wow, maybe there's finally some maturity here...  Hey, although different, I feel that today's '06 /'07 SS Impala, and all that it intales, is one mighty-fine piece of performance machinery!! Ohhhhhh Memmmmmmmories..!! Yes sir reeeeee bob... I can definately still remember sitting at those stop lights in my machine feeling that lumpy long duration / high lift solid lifter cam...Oh boy..!!  Thanks for taking me back....!! Frank 
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| need help bigtime........have a 2005 impala 3.4........when driving the car at say 35 or 40......car shifts from 2nd to 4th...overdrive....then has no power at all unless you kick it down...just to keep driving it falls on it's face....i need some in put here.........had it to the dealer 3 times now..so far they replaced the converter.......that did nothing.......said it might be the knock sensor.wasn't that........today they said it is retarding the timing when it hit's 40.......i said ok.....fix it.......they told me they told me they don't no why this is doing that.i asked him....trans maybe.he said it shifts fine on his machine.took it for a drive with his machine hooked up and quess what.it fell on it's face....but the machine he had hooked up told him the shifts were fine........here's where i'm at now,car still is not worth a dam.....still have the problem and GM don't no what the problem is.........can any one help please...just bought this car 5 months ago and dtill owe alot......any help would be great. | |
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Replying to: cuff (Mar 19, 2007 3:59 pm)
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Replying to: colchester47 (Mar 19, 2007 4:53 pm)
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Replying to: cuff (Mar 19, 2007 6:15 pm) |
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Replying to: cuff (Mar 19, 2007 3:59 pm) As they say.. it could a million and one different things here.. It's very difficult sometimes to specifically know what the actual problem is mechanically just from a verbal explanation. If anything, I can try to give you some practical advice here... You say that "GM" doesn't know what the problem is ..well cuff, it's their job to FIND OUT and to FIX IT!!. Who do you call GM here... the Service Advisor , Service Manager, Dealership Owner, or the Regional/District Rep. over the Dealership ? How far up the chain have you gone ? Actually, You should have hit them in this order while firmly jumping up and down ... Let us know what you have done here. I don't want to seem like a smart  ss here, but if you don't have a great relationship with this particular Dealership ,why not just go to another.. Good luck and keep us posted.. Frank
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Replying to: mymitties (Mar 20, 2007 3:16 am) If I have to maintain the 35-40 speed, according to the service advisor, the trans doesn't know which gear to be in so it causes a sensation of bouncing or vibration. Frank, Bryan or one of the guys suggested putting it into manual 3rd and it does help the situation although it is frustrating to have to do this since I've got 35 & 40 limits on a number of roads I have to travel. Dealership says it runs as it should.
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Replying to: wbowl99 (Mar 20, 2007 7:00 am)
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