Is this true

**89accordex** · 01-25-2004, 07:47 PM

I see people on here saying A20's are bullet proof are they truly a really strong engine?mine seems to be holding up fine but i'm just curious.

**k-roy** · 01-25-2004, 07:56 PM

Not quite bulletproof but very stout. Thay are notorious for going past 200k miles

**accordlxi2.0** · 01-25-2004, 08:03 PM

heeeeelll yea boy.
ima tell u something i had a '90 cougar with a 3.8 v6, basically built strong NOT.
i had that car for about six month's nothing but problem's and never drove it like i drive now.
i have a lxi my brother has a lx.
when i fisrt got mine's it was sitting out front of my friends house for about a year was really driven, needed a tune-up majorly and a new axle , it had 147,000 (now has 155,000) started it up a little miss looked at the engine and told him this car not gonna handle me man. drove it anyway and the car had (even more) get up than the cougar. both car's are bullet proof.
only had a few thing's replaced but alway's started up and niether left us stranded.
there are some guy's on this board that has 3 or 400,000 on the car and still with the orignal engine.
if you jus got it your gonna love it.

**MrBen** · 01-25-2004, 08:04 PM

Jared has over 300,000; I have over 230,000; a friend had over 400,000...

They are strong engines and last a long time.

**BITESIZE** · 01-25-2004, 08:05 PM

270,000 original miles and still counting! Ha Ha another miles thread....

**89accordex** · 01-25-2004, 08:09 PM

283,000 km and my tranny just went i'll have a new one in in 2 days.

**89AcCOrDmike** · 01-25-2004, 08:11 PM

yeah they're good for a lot of stuff i had a 200 shot of NAWS runnin on mine..then i blew the welds on my intake manifold and my floorboard fell off......

nah just playin...ya a20 engines are very reliable i had my 3g up til 240000miles and i still sold it still runnin like a champ....those engines can take a beating, i mean still runnin strong after 15 years and a 16 year old beating up on it? woohoo youbetter believe it

**x3r0** · 01-25-2004, 08:23 PM

Have 230,000 miles on mine, runs like new.. carboretor just needs a new gasget and to restore the diaphram in the choke opener :-) Car hawls ass with the right adjustments...

**od2681** · 01-25-2004, 08:25 PM

mine is the fourth 3gee in the family..
my dad had a 88 lxi hatch(same color as mine), he also had a 86 dx sedan, my cousin had a 88 lxi sedan, and i have a 86 lxi hatchback...260000 original miles....

**Elijah** · 01-25-2004, 08:36 PM

over 300000 kilometers.And driven hard with a 50-75 shot.And still going strong.I say 50-75 because I change the jets.

**x3r0** · 01-25-2004, 08:42 PM

I am replacing my carb with a good one, and expecting to get 500,000 miles out of my car... see you guys in a couple of years :-)

**Neuspeed87lx** · 01-25-2004, 08:56 PM

a friend of mine had a 3g with over 400,000 on it .... original motor.....it was the 2nd tranny though.....good motors

**Hash_man_Se_i** · 01-26-2004, 02:13 AM

Yup, cast iron block, closed deck... they are nice strong engines, and from the looks of peoples 3g's like sean's... they sure can take a shit kicking!

I have over 230,000kms and still running strong.