Greetings, I'm the proud owner of a 2000 GP GTP with about 127,000 miles. So far it hasn't given me too much in the way of trouble, mainly supercharger couplers going out. hahaI try to take good care of it, listen to it's needs and take care of things as needed.Anyway, I'm going to be installing a ported S/C from 3800perf here pretty soon, and while I'm elbow deep in the block I figure I'll go ahead and do a bit of preventative maintenance on the beast while I'm at it. Right now, I'm alone on all of this and I am very hesitant to take it to a shop, just so they can tell me it'll be $600 or more just for the labor alone to install the crap. I've done most of the other work on my car myself, but the engine bay/block is still a little over my head. I've watched videos and read tons of stuff about it, and I feel like I'm mentally prepared, but I have absolutely zero personal experience. And being that this is my daily driver and only car, I really don't want to mess it up or be without a car for a while if I happen to. So thus my post: Are there any fellow GP enthusiasts around this area who may be able to help me? Or recommend me a good place? The parts I want to replace while in there are namely:
Now, I realize that it's a bit of a laundry list of things, but you do them once right and I shouldn't have to worry about them for some time. My car is paid off, so I'm aiming for at minimum 200k miles... prefer 250k! Thanks guys!
- Upper/Lower Intake Gasket
- Various O-rings (Injectors etc)
- Coolant Elbows
- Valve Cover Gaskets
- TB Gasket
- Head Gaskets (if needed, I may not need them)
- Oil Pan gasket
