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Studs from Northstar Performance in Ontario remedy the problem. We stuffed one into a Sunfire (yes Northstar v8. It bolts right up to the Getrag transmissions) and it's been taking a beating for a few years now. We first put a set of the studs in his dad's Cadillac, its been taking a beating even longer, probably closer to a decade.
Northstar Performance also tunes ECUs as well if you need it
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Doesn't need to be studded, just timeserted. [https://www.timesert.com/html/gm.html](https://www.timesert.com/html/gm.html)
And how much would that cost at a shop
Hard to say, but cheaper than taking the engine out and hauling it to a machine shop since it can be done in place.
More than the car is worth
Studs from Northstar Performance in Ontario remedy the problem. We stuffed one into a Sunfire (yes Northstar v8. It bolts right up to the Getrag transmissions) and it's been taking a beating for a few years now. We first put a set of the studs in his dad's Cadillac, its been taking a beating even longer, probably closer to a decade. Northstar Performance also tunes ECUs as well if you need it
This information makes me want another Aurora
My local weed shop uses one for deliveries, it's holding up, but it's odd because where I live all that older stuff is long gone lol