This is my 1996 Monte Carlo Z34 with 152,000 miles!

~3.4L DOHC V6
~215 Horsepower
~220 Lb. Ft. Torque
I have put over $2000 in this engine...it was in bad shape when i bought it, but since ive always wanted a Monte Carlo, I had to get it. I bought the car for $650 from a Repo Yard, where it set for a year. The Z is running excellent now and progress is still continuing! The car had 138,000 miles on it when I bought it a year and a half ago, and it never had its tune-up at 100,000! The car was getting 8-9 MPG in the city and the transmission fluid was black as can be. I worked on the Z all summer long, and she now has 152,000 miles, and is getting 14-15 MPG city now, its low because I have a bad O2 sensor! I have flushed the transmission out more than 5 times, and its now shifting smooth and is red finally. Here is a list of what I have in the car/what Ive done to it...:
~New Autolite Double Platinums
~New Beldon/Max Napa Spark Plug Wires
~New GP Sorenson Coil Packs
~New GP Sorenson Igntion Module
~New Duralast IAC Valve
~New K&N Air Filter
~New 180* Thermostat
~New Radiator
~New Water Pump
~New Power Steering Pump
~New Alternator
~New Idler Arm
~New Transmission Fluid
~New LIM Gaskets
~New UIM Gaskets
~New Fuel Filter(2-24-07)
~Completely Cleaned Throttle Body Inside And Outside
~Completely Cleaned Mass Air Flow Sensor
~Removed EGR Valve/EGR Valve Delete(2-25-07)
~Removed EVAP(3-15-07)

TRANNY BLOWN (152,977 Miles)
The spot where I parked the car!

This is where is blew!

The long trail it left after the tranny blew! I was going only 15 mph when it blew!

Heres a pic of the transmission as of right now!

Heres peices I found on the ground afterwards!!!

The peices to the lower left of the photo are actually peices of a gear, all one gear too!

There are also a couple things wrong with the Z. Here's a list of things wrong with the Z...:
~Oil Leak(1 Quart a Week)***Hopefully the Oil O-Ring***
~Power Steering Leak(Still Trying to Pinpoint)
~Brake Lights/Turn Signals Dont Always Work(Electrical)
~Replace All 4 Brakes
~Bad O2 Sensor/ Bank #1

I am planning on fixing the problems in the spring, and if not spring, definetly at the beginning of summer.

I have plans on putting better performance parts on the Z, but it wont be till the beginning of summer. Here is a list of things im hoping to do...:
~Autolite Platinums 104's
~Magnecore Competition Spark Plug Wires
~Fender Well Intake
~Clean Upper and Lower Intakes
~Remove the Air Pump, and Air Pump Exhaust Inlets
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