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    XLR-V road noise

    oh sh**, i just realized how old this thread is
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    XLR-V road noise

    noise like a hum? sounds like it could be wheel bearing.
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    1998 Deville's frozen rear brake piston

    this very well may not be your problem but a few years back on my 94 concours i had to cut my parking brake cable because there was not enough slack in it even with my parking break pedal fully release. it was causing one of my rear brakes pads to slightly rub against the the rotor and wearing...
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    Best years to look for when buying an LS

    looks good. I'll have to make my cutouts twice as big for my giant greddy exhaust tips relax , i'm kidding
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    Best years to look for when buying an LS

    oh they all have dual exhaust then, thanks for clearing that up guys. I looked a some of pictures and couldn't see a 2nd. I'm happy to hear this, thought it was just an option on sport models in the earlier years
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    Best years to look for when buying an LS

    I definitelly would love another V8 coming from a northstar but if i can get this 210hp v6 cheap enough and its reliable i wont complain . Kind of wish it had dual exhaust though, that would be one of my biggest reason's to buy a 03+. thanks for all the insight guys, i'll keep you posted if...
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    Best years to look for when buying an LS

    what are your thoughts on earlier duratech's with auto's? might look at a 2000 becuase a deal has popped up
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    Best years to look for when buying an LS

    For me a vehicle that looks like its not gonna probe me comes first before reliability
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    New rims for the spring

    those will look nice in 20 on the ls, i aprove this message
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    Turboed 400 hp manual LSE....

    wow thats expensive, he'll never get 20k for this thing. Even if it wasn't a salvage, people need to realize that when you put performance parts in a car like this your pissing your money away. Kudos to him if he did get a reliable 400 horse out of a 6cyl LS but asking over 20k is insane
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    Maintenance

    Head gasket problems peaked in 1999 for the northstar, most comon 97-99 i believe. after that 2000 + its was tranny solonoid/sensor probles that would cause the torque converter to lock up, though i'm not sure how much this problem effected eldo model's, seemed to be a big problem with the...
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    Best years to look for when buying an LS

    Hi guys, New here and considering buying an LS as my next vehicle(if not another caddy). I've heard from people that the lincoln ls had problems in its earleir years I'm just wondering what are the safest years to buy an LS in terms of reliability? when did ford get most the kinks worked...
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    Which wheels to get?

    My thought's ,option 2 without a doubt my friend. Been wanting to join here for a while but seeing this thread made me have to join. If price is all the same, then go with option 2 just base on the fact that they're staggered. in my opinion option one is too small and bland, just a stock ls rim...
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