SHO GoDz 89
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I'm trying to decide on what I should do when I get my 89 SHO. The previous owner took very good care of the car, and a lot of maintenance has been done (except 60k and rod bearings).
It has a new flywheel, clutch, TOB, PP, battery, plugs, wires, o2 sensors, DIS, brakes, tires, rotors, countless sensors, and probably a lot more but the owner did not list everything.
I've taken a ride in the car, and it feels really good, it pulls strong, sounds great, and over all it has never seen any abuse in its lifetime.
What I want to know is what should I do as far as maintenance goes? What is the most important besides the 60k which I plan on getting done asap. The car had its oil changed every 3k miles, and like I said, it has never seen any abuse.
I don't want to worry about the rod bearings too much, since I have been seeing a lot of comments about changing the rod bearings, but I don't want to do something right away if I don't have to for another 10k miles.
The car has 140k by the way, but like I said it was very well taken care of, and it was a daily commuter car until a month ago when the owner got a new car.
If the 60k package comes with rod bearings, then I don't care that much, but I want to get the engine running as best as possible before I do any performance upgrades.
The exhaust is new too, at least the cat back is (stock). I plan on getting a y-pipe for it when I get the car here, because if that hasn't been replaced, chances are it is going to need to be replaced soon enough.
Edit: The reason why I am worried is because my friend's dad who was a mechanic for over 20 years has seen a lot of SHO's in his shop, and he hasn't said anything good about them. He says they are one of the worst built engines and they break constantly, but I don't want to contradict someone who has had experience, even though from what I hear and read, those yamaha's are very reliable.
It has a new flywheel, clutch, TOB, PP, battery, plugs, wires, o2 sensors, DIS, brakes, tires, rotors, countless sensors, and probably a lot more but the owner did not list everything.
I've taken a ride in the car, and it feels really good, it pulls strong, sounds great, and over all it has never seen any abuse in its lifetime.
What I want to know is what should I do as far as maintenance goes? What is the most important besides the 60k which I plan on getting done asap. The car had its oil changed every 3k miles, and like I said, it has never seen any abuse.
I don't want to worry about the rod bearings too much, since I have been seeing a lot of comments about changing the rod bearings, but I don't want to do something right away if I don't have to for another 10k miles.
The car has 140k by the way, but like I said it was very well taken care of, and it was a daily commuter car until a month ago when the owner got a new car.
If the 60k package comes with rod bearings, then I don't care that much, but I want to get the engine running as best as possible before I do any performance upgrades.
The exhaust is new too, at least the cat back is (stock). I plan on getting a y-pipe for it when I get the car here, because if that hasn't been replaced, chances are it is going to need to be replaced soon enough.
Edit: The reason why I am worried is because my friend's dad who was a mechanic for over 20 years has seen a lot of SHO's in his shop, and he hasn't said anything good about them. He says they are one of the worst built engines and they break constantly, but I don't want to contradict someone who has had experience, even though from what I hear and read, those yamaha's are very reliable.
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